Hermes

Future Classics Black Label



My resolution for next year is to be a bit braver with colour and print. I used to love layering busy Kenzo-type prints but over the years I’ve got lazier and more classic in what I wear. This year, fashion has truly been ‘Bubbled’, with Susie Bubble‘s clashy colour-meets-print-meets-texture influence reaching far and wide and well into 2012. (more…)



How to wear your Hermes sari



What do you mean you haven’t bought your Hermes sari yet? Chop, chop, they won’t stick around forever you know. While researching the Hermes sari on Google, I came across my own post from 2008. Check it out here if you want to learn how to drape a sari (Hermes or otherwise).

[Image Hermes SS08 from Style.com]



On Hermes saris and localised luxury




Hermes is opening stores left, right and centre, proving that there’s no shortage of demand for Constance handbags and playful-luxe knick knacks. Last month saw the opening of a new men’s flagship in Rome but I’m more interested in the recently opened Hermes standalone store in Bombay. Built at 15a Horniman Circle, (the point zero from where all meeting points in the city are measured), it’s the first luxury store to open in a standalone location rather than in a hotel or luxury mall as is the norm for India. (more…)