Alasdair McLellan

Margaret Howell AW17 – suited up



Margaret Howell check suit by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue, 1986

I’ve had Margaret Howell tailoring on the brain, after spotting a version of the above image on my favourite editorial throwback Instagram account, @Magazine_Fan. It’s a UK Vogue shot of Jeny Howorth by Peter Lindbergh from 1986, featuring a double-breasted jacket with structured power shoulders. Interestingly, thanks to the small houndstooth check and subtle colour scheme, it hasn’t aged too badly.

Thirty-ish years later, Margaret Howell is still turning out excellent suiting (more…)



Blog like no-one’s watching



alasdair mclellan

A few thoughts running through my head…

You can’t have missed the conversation of the last few weeks around blogging, old media, commercialised peacocking, and so on. There have been heaps of articles, counter-articles and blog posts bemoaning the state of the bloggersphere. Last week (more…)