Black Friday, black schmiday! I don’t really go mad for these sales unless I need something practical (I’m currently Googling printers #fml) but otherwise I would approach them the same way I do any other sale season; look for the ‘investment buys’ that I couldn’t usually afford.
For me that means hunting out the Christophe Lemaire, Sofie d’Hoore and Margaret Howell goodies that have a long lifespan and won’t date. (more…)
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands and industry stories currently buzzing on my radar…
1. HELMUT LANG’S RADICAL RELAUNCH
The most interesting part to me about the new Helmut Lang structure, hiring an editor, instead of an overall creative director, is the plan for a regular reissue of archive Helmut Lang pieces. (more…)
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar…
1. GRINDR’S FASHION PIVOT
So Grindr is live streaming the J.W. Anderson AW16 menswear show this morning, which isn’t as weird as it sounds. According to the New York Times, Grindr is pivoting to embrace fashion, music and entertainment, not just gay guys looking for a hook-up. In short, Grindr is doing a Snapchat. Sounds like a sensible move. Read more here… (more…)
What happens in Bristol stays in Bristol, as was the case on our West Country adventure with model-slash-dancer-slash-all-round-creative-entity, Arlie Osborne at Models 1. She showed us the sights – the street art, the waterways, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, oh and the best breakfast in the west (thank you Cafe Kino)…
ABOVE: Coat, Sandro menswear/// Top, M Missoni AW14/// Trousers, Alexander Lewis pre-fall 14///Shoes, Purified/// Socks, Falke
Dress, McQ pre-fall 14/// shoes, Dr Martens AW14/// Socks, Falke
Dress, McQ pre-fall 14
Coat, Sandro menswear/// Top, M Missoni AW14/// Trousers, Alexander Lewis pre-fall 14
Jumper, ESK AW14
T-shirt, Lulu & Co AW14/// Skirt, M Missoni AW14
T-shirt, stylists own///Trousers, McQ pre-fall 14
T-shirt, stylist’s own///Trousers, McQ pre-fall 14
Jumper, Jonathan Saunders Pre-fall 14/// Dress, Rag & Bone
Sweatshirt, Jonathan Saunders Menswear /// T-shirt, Lulu & Co///Skirt, Sandro/// Bracelet, Cornelia Webb AW14
Jumper, Jonathan Saunders Pre-fall 14/// Dress, Rag & Bone
Coat, Mackintosh AW14/// Dress, McQ AW14
Credits:
Photography: Emma Miranda Moore
Styling: Navaz Batliwalla/Disneyrollergirl.net
Make-up: Maria Jeetoo
Model: Arlie Osborne at Models 1
