Claire de Rouen

Random Recs: a Tekla store, Claire de Rouen, Eddie Bauer, the future of shopping and more



Tekla x Auralee

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ CLAIRE DE ROUEN is returning to Soho. The much-loved art-fashion-photography bookshop is celebrating its 20th year with a new space in the centre of town next month. It was always a fave place to buy presents for those hard-to-buy-for types and now it also promises “screenings, signings, talks and exhibitions”. Along with the likes of Donlon Books, BookMarc, Reference Point and Tenderbooks, Claire de Rouen (below) is a great example of arty, bookish hangouts as ‘cultural third spaces’ where you can meet like-minded curious types, expand your knowledge and get off your phone for a few hours. (more…)

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The culture of fashion: Alaïa for foodies and bibliophiles



Alaia Violet Cakes Bond Street London

Just after New Year I treated myself to a banana bread and coffee date at the new Violet Cakes cafe in the New Bond Street Alaïa store. Food and fashion have been forging an alliance for some time and I was reminded that Azzedine Alaïa was a natural instigator of this idea as far back as the 1980s.

Unlike other luxury fashion houses with their ultra brand-coded cakes and confectioneries (hello Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami cakes) this is a somewhat more wholesome approach. The food is consumed round an aluminium communal table nodding to the original spirit of Azzedine Alaïa himself, famous for inviting models, seamstresses, editors and even passing VIP clients to join the home-made feast at the studio table. (more…)

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Burberry’s Brits



Burberry aw17
What did everyone make of the Burberry show last week? I loved it! After the initial buzz of the evening wore off, I canvassed some fashion industry opinion, and found the reactions to be 50/50 mixed. While Burberry is very much in favour of opening up Fashion Week to the wider public with its shop-the-runway model, in many ways I think you need to be there IRL to feel the full impact of the shows. (more…)

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Disneyrollergirl’s picks for Time Out’s Best 100 shops in London




Choosing my favourite shops for Time Out’s 100 Best Shops In London list wasn’t difficult. I’m not a big online shopper because I prefer to make really considered purchases and I find the whole store ambience and experience adds to the value of what I’m buying. My top five stores are the ones I visit on a regular basis, not just to buy, but also to ‘keep my eye in’ and research what’s out there. (more…)

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