5 June, 2023

Wear It Well by Allison Bornstein

I’m embarrassed to say I hadn’t heard of Allison Bornstein but I’m following her now. She’s a stylist, wardrobe consultant and TikTok wardrobe whisperer who makes helpful shop-your-closet videos. But the big news is she’s publishing a how-to styling book and it sounds great.

Wear It Well: Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed* is based on methods and systems of making your wardrobe work harder while retaining the pleasure of expressing your style.

There doesn’t seem to be much online about it yet (it comes out in September) but from what I’ve seen it will emulate the contemporary, collage-y visual style of Bornstein’s social media posts. Style how-to books can be tricky as fashion changes so quickly, but her advice seems to be rooted in the classics, which is always a good starting point.

Wear It Well: Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed is available for pre-order here* and here*.

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IMAGES: Wear It Well by Allison Bornstein
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23 May, 2023

Coming soon: Sofia Coppola Archive

Sofia Coppola Archive book

Is it too early for holiday gift planning? Sofia Coppola’s first coffee table book is available for pre-order, landing in September.

Archive, published by MACK is a kind of time capsule of film storyboards, scripts, photos and ephemera, charting the creative life of the one-time designer, 90s It girl, influential director and all-round style icon.

Signed (or unsigned) copies can be ordered here.

UPDATED: This Vogue article is a great read.

Sofia Coppola by Andrew Durham via MACK Books
Sofia Coppola Archive book

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30 April, 2023

Luis Venegas on the underrated craft of designer catalogues and printed matter

Luis Venegas by Fede Delibes

“Every six months, when the season was changing, I took the train from my little hometown to Barcelona and spent a whole afternoon going from Armani to Versace to Donna Karan, all the fashion luxury stores, collecting that season’s paper footprint. I was 13 or 14 years old and carried around a backpack full of catalogues. As for the brands we didn’t have in Barcelona, such as Yohji Yamamoto, I would flick through magazines and go to the gutter, the brand credits: usually on the very last pages, I would discover the telephone number of this or that store. I would ring from the house telephone to Paris or Milan – God knows in what language, some kind of English I hope – and I would request these catalogues. Even though I was a child, they would send them to me.” (more…)

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24 March, 2023

Quote of the day: Maggie Bullock on J. Crew and the legacy of prep

J Crew book by Maggick Bullock - with a New Yorker prep explainer by Hua Hsu

“A man who confidently strolled into class or an office in well-scuffed bucks didn’t have to worry he’d be held back by some bourgeois triviality. He knew where he stood. So did everyone else.”
J. Crew chronicler Maggie Bullock, New Yorker

A fascinating explainer on J. Crew and the history of prep. New Yorker writer Hua Hsu reviews Bullock’s new book, deep-diving into the status signifiers of Brooks Bros, J Press and the rest, and their significance on society at large. (more…)