photography

Iain McKell on youth subcults



Iain McKell Private Reality - Diary of a Teenage Boy

“Small town subcultures are funny, it’s not like bigger cities where you effectively have tribes. In a small town like Weymouth, one guy in the group is a hippy, another is a skinhead, and another a rocker. It’s the backwater, and it’s always been behind the times, but within that you get little nuggets of interesting people.”

Photographer Iain McKell has uncovered a stash of photos of his 70s youth and has started a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund his book (more…)



Getting dressed with Margaret Howell



Margaret Howell SS19 ad campaign by Jack Davison

The new Margaret Howell SS19 ad campaign has landed and it’s just as you’d expect. Beautifully shot by Jack Davison, it’s atmospheric, quietly observed and draws your eye to the finer details. (more…)



Gentlewoman style: Burberry SS19 ad campaign



Burberry SS19 ad campaign by Colin Dodgson

Burberry just unveiled its first ad campaign under Riccardo Tisci. I like that it used a range of different photographers rather than just one, including the brilliant Nick Knight (below, with models standing in front of a painting by British artist, Jenny Saville) alongside two of my other faves, Colin Dodgson (above) and Letty Schmiterlow.

And in a further push for inclusivity, it’s featured Stella Tennant who is one of my favourite 90s models (more…)



Uplift and energise



Tanya Alexis
Do people still make new year’s resolutions? Lately we’ve become cynical about them, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with evaluating your lot if you think there’s room for some gentle improvement. (Side note: is anyone watching the new Netflix ‘Tidying Up with Marie Kondo‘ series?) (more…)