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AW14 press day highlights: art meets fashion



I spent last week doing the AW14 press day rounds and my early highlights include all the art-fashion collections emerging. Each X Other is an interesting collective of artists, musicians, designers and other creatives who translate their work into something wearable, beautiful and often poetic, the idea being that art is always around you. For AW14, they have teamed up with New York artist Maripol to produce these simple pieces printed with her recognisable Polaroids and club flyers…

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Vogue time



4 Nigel Shafran Paris Avenue Montaigne

What a surprise to see a Nigel Shafran shoot in Vogue. And styled by Joe McKenna too. Shafran’s last Vogue shoot was 21 years ago and he has brought his quiet observational style to the the UK title with this ode to consumerism (beating Karl to the punch), shot in the temples of Vuitton, Chanel and Celine on Avenue Montaigne… (more…)



Editorial shoot: Concrete jungle



Inspired by the brutalist architecture and unexpected greenery of the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, we pitched up on a chilly February morning to shoot our first spring editorial. Photography by Chiara Romagnoli, styling by Navaz Batliwalla

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Coat, & Other Stories///Trousers, M Missoni///Top, Each X Other///Collar, Carven///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Coat, Mother Of Pearl///Dress, Ermanno Scervino///Cuff, Tatty Devine

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Coat, Mother Of Pearl///Dress, Ermanno Scervino

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Coat, Mother Of Pearl///Dress, Ermanno Scervino///Cuff, Tatty Devine///Boots, & Other Stories

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Jacket, BACK by Ann-Sofie Back///Dress, Peter Jensen///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Jacket, BACK by Ann-Sofie Back///Dress, Peter Jensen///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Jacket, BACK by Ann-Sofie Back///Dress, Peter Jensen///Trousers, DKNY///Roll neck body, Wolford///Boots, & Other Stories

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Blazer, & Other Stories///Jacket, CP Company///Sweater, Jonathan Saunders///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Blazer and trousers, & Other Stories///Lime jacket, CP Company///Sweater, Jonathan Saunders///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Jacket, Moka London///Sweater, Carven///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Sheer top, Emma Cook///Pink shirt (underneath), Asos

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Sheer top, Emma Cook///Pink shirt (underneath), Asos///Trousers, Wood Wood///Bag and shoes, John Rocha///Socks, Pantherella

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Shirt, M Missoni///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Top: Isabel Marant at The Shop At Bluebird///Roll neck body, Wolford///Trousers, Wood Wood

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Top: Isabel Marant at The Shop At Bluebird///Roll neck body, Wolford

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Top: Isabel Marant at The Shop At Bluebird///Roll neck body, Wolford///Trousers, Wood Wood///Shoes, John Rocha///Socks, Pantherella

Photography: Chiara Romagnoli
Styling: Navaz Batliwalla at Disneyrollergirl.net
Hair: Claire Healey using Bumble & Bumble
Make-up: Claudine Blythman
Model: Rona Kirwan at D1 Models



Margaret Howell SS14 campaign by Koto Bolofo



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Funny isn’t it… You could spend thousands on flying superstar teams to exotic locales for a mediocre campaign or stay put and shoot these beauties in your own factory. Here’s the SS14 Margaret Howell campaign shot by regular collaborator Koto Bolofo… (more…)