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Buy it now: DeMellier bags



Demellier bags

Milli Millu has rebranded. I met founder Mireia Llusia-Lindh a few years ago by chance at a networking event by – how else? – admiring her bag and asking where it was from. We got chatting and I was happy to champion her growing brand of handbag workhorses.

The brand has evolved tremendously and last year won Walpole’s Brand of Tomorrow award. (more…)



Introducing Jigsaw A-Line



JIGSAW AW15 Sheepskin Jacket £495 Soft Stretch Polo Neck Sweater £129 Richmond Indigo Skinny Jeans £79

How great is it to see the British high street embracing style conscious ‘mid century modern’ women with well made, classic cuts that have contemporary flair? Whistles has successfully led the charge here for a while, M&S is doing so much better and Jigsaw is the latest to up its game.

As Lisa Armstrong pointed out in The Telegraph, Jigsaw was amazing in the 90s but then it lost its mojo. I remember the John Pawson-designed store and Juergen Teller campaigns (more…)