21 September, 2023

Positive fashion: Curated reseller Marrkt just launched womenswear

Marrkt womenswear

Not sure if this is good or bad news. If you’re a selective shopper like me, then good news, I hope! Marrkt (I pronounce it ‘market’, Mr DRG insists on ‘marked’), the curated reseller platform that – until now – specialises in heritage-y menswear brands, has now added womenswear.

Its email blurb promises the likes of pre-loved APC, Comme des Garçons, Margaret Howell and Trickers, or as they put it, “classic, quirky, design- and quality-driven – less about the logo, more about the product.”

I know a lot of guys who use Marrkt to buy and sell their old Levi’s, Ralph Lauren etc, so I may have a lurk for re-ups of Levi’s Made & Crafted jeans, deadstock 90s Jack Purcells (hopeful much?) and the fantasy cord blazer I’m still hunting for.

Check it out here.

WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGE: Slowboy for Marrkt
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27 July, 2023

Margaret Howell AW23 styling masterclass

Margaret Howell AW23

Not wanting to wish August away but… it’s not feeling very ‘summer vibes’ here atm. So please indulge my early preview of Margaret Howell AW23 comfort dressing.

Margaret Howell is continuing its run of modern utility-luxe dressing, with increasingly gender-fluid styling and casting that I’m fully on board with. I love this 80s-utility vibe which feels like a cross between old money Burberry and army-surplus-thrifted-from-Laurence-Corner-circa-1985.

Naturally, my standout is the massive tweed check coat layered over the grey V-neck, tucked into a raw denim skirt. (I would swap the knee socks for ankle length.) The pleated kilt-esque skirts are going to be everywhere for autumn, while the chunky webbing belt over the gauzy is-it-a-coat-is-it-a-dress is a great example of ‘what’s the surprise’ wrongness. P.S. this may have to be the year I pop my Paraboot* cherry, inspired by these crenelated-sole shoes.

Let’s have it!

Margaret Howell AW23 styling masterclass

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7 July, 2023

Shop the post: A very English summer

Margaret Howell SS23 ANNEMARIEKE VAN DRIMMELEN

High summer season in London – not always a great look. The tube is rammed with tourists and locals and the default girl-about-town uniform of Summer ’23 seems to be strappy mini slip dress layered over a less-than-pristine white tee, mashed-up 90s trainers (Stan Smiths, Converse, Reeboks) plus equally lived-in trainer socks. It’s aiming for a sort of Kate-Moss-by-Corrine-Day grungy romanticism but widely missing the mark.

The truth is, we do summer dressing far better when it’s a little bit cooler, when the layers are more knitwear-leaning and yes, when there’s a hint of hailstorm in the air. More Iris Palmer bucolic realness by Tim Walker circa 1996 if you will. (more…)

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24 September, 2022

Trend report: Margaret Howell SS23

Margaret Howell SS23 Collection

The Margaret Howell SS23 look book is in and I can honestly say it’s the best ever.

It’s giving post-punk-meets-90s-Vogue-Italia vibes, with an air of Stella Tennant tomboy in the best possible way. I think a big part is the hair and casting, aided and abetted by the very off-piste styling (by Beat Bollinger). (more…)