21 September, 2025

What’s the surprise? JW Anderson’s retail redux

JW Anderson Brewer Street

It might be my age and the time of year (nesting is calling!) but I’m a bit more excited for fashion’s lifestyle news than adding more clothes to my wardrobe. (Yes, really!)

This week sees the newly refurbed JW Anderson store in Brewer Street, ~~overflowing~~ beautifully merchandised with Jonathan Anderson’s mix of knitwear, loafer bags, Wedgwood Jasperware and Mackintosh oak stools. Later in the year we’ll see his vision for a new store in Pimlico Road (home of spendy antique shops and World of Interior-style stores). (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Brands, Business of fashion, Design, Designers, News, Retail concepts Burberry, craft, Jonathan Anderson, JW Anderson, Lucie Rie, Margaret Howell, Nicholas Mosse, retail concepts, retail news, Wedgwood

21 July, 2025

Random recs: a Phoebe store, the Versace exhibition, Conde Nast-algia and my summer Supergas

Phoebe Philo store Carlos Place

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ PHOEBE PHILO (above) is returning to Mayfair. I confess I’ve found it harder to engage with Phoebe’s brand without the traditional catwalk show, look book images, or physical retail. So having an IRL store in London is welcome news. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Books, Brands, Business of fashion, Design, Designers, News Conde Nast, designers, exhibitions, magazines, Phoebe Philo, Random Recs, retail news, Superga, Versace, Vogue

17 May, 2025

Random Recs: Arket, Asket and Birley’s ice cream

Asket Brewer Street London

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ ART OF MENDING. My highlight from the Phoebe Philo-edited How To Spend It magazine was Michael Swaine’s story on why he set up a voluntary one-man community mending-service-cum-art-practice. “Mending something is not just about the stitch and the mend, it’s about the care for that other human.” Read more here. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Beauty, Books, Business of fashion, News, Shopping, Trends Arket, Asket, Birley's, Keith McNally, Mark Birley, Phoebe Philo, Random Recs, retail news, technology, Tods

15 November, 2024

Trend report: What to wear for AW24

Shops are back! Cash is cool! Corporate-core is a vibe! It’s like the 2020s never happened lol. Sweats, leggings and Crocs have been demoted and tailoring and tactile tops have regained their position in the corner office for AW24. And with the global slowdown of luxury, we’re also witnessing the demise of loud logos on clothes and accessories. Instead, discreet luxury totes whisper subtle brand codes (the Toteme ‘T’!) and it’s grocery stores and ‘hypebeast snacks’ that are the new entry-level status signifiers. Oh, and high-end lipstick is the eternal ‘affordable luxury’ treat for uncertain times. Because some things never change… (more…)