At the Coggles press day I discovered the brand has a two year old archive of on-the-street portraits taken by Nick Scaife. These images are very much about the person as much as their clothes, and Coggles has gone on to develop this idea by making short films about a few of its favourite subjects. (more…)
Thursday evening saw the launch of Acne’s Snowdon Blue book/shirt/exhibition project. On show until 13th May at the Acne store (13 Dover Street, W1) is an inspiring display of Lord Snowdon’s portrait photography, each subject a vision in blue. A clever, organic concept, it all started six months ago when Snowdon’s daughter (and head of his archive), Frances von Hofmannsthal took her idea for a Snowdon Blue book to Acne’s Jonny Johansson. (more…)
ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT:
TOP: Dries Van Noten shirt, £305; Chloe necklace, £444; Acne sweater, £160
MIDDLE: Mother of Pearl sweater, £290; Smythson bag, £695; Carven shorts, £204
BOTTOM: Balenciaga leather bag, £1,045; Karlheinz Weinberger book, £37.50; Grenson shoes, coming soon
