Random Recs: a Tekla store, Claire de Rouen, Eddie Bauer, the future of shopping and more
A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…
1/ CLAIRE DE ROUEN is returning to Soho. The much-loved art-fashion-photography bookshop is celebrating its 20th year with a new space in the centre of town next month. It was always a fave place to buy presents for those hard-to-buy-for types and now it also promises “screenings, signings, talks and exhibitions”. Along with the likes of Donlon Books, BookMarc, Reference Point and Tenderbooks, Claire de Rouen (below) is a great example of arty, bookish hangouts as ‘cultural third spaces’ where you can meet like-minded curious types, expand your knowledge and get off your phone for a few hours.
2/ ELISSA SANTISI – accidentally TikTok famous. ICYMI, everyone’s favourite under-the-radar stylist is under-the-radar no more thanks to her TikTok famous daughter and the NYT.
3/ A TEKLA lifestyle store is coming to Marylebone. With Mouki Mou, La Fromagerie, Perfumer H, Shreeji News and Agnès b already luring me to this sleepy neighbourhood on the regular, one more destination won’t hurt. (And I do need some new PJs.) The Tekla store on Marylebone High Street will open in late November, offering apothecary products and apparel alongside its existing sleepwear (top), socks and slippers.
P.S, while mooching down Marylebone High Street, be sure to check out Agnès b’s two new fragrances; a rose-infused eau de toilette and a woody white floral eau de parfum (with a burst of saffron to give it its rock’n’roll edge) – below.
4/ PATTI SMITH on notebooks and handwriting. I think we’re related.
5/ EMOTE WORLD’S perfect coat. If you’re in the market for a new coat, Jennifer Alfano just dropped a top rec in The Strategist. This nutmeg brown DB overcoat (below) is just-tailored-enough for your big city day-to-night needs.
6/ An unexpected EDDIE BAUER obsession. Discovered at a talk on outdoor wear at the University of Westminster last month, the vintage Eddie Bauer goose down gimp mask face warmer* (below) is still on my mind. We need the chic, modern-day version of this – perhaps a Craig Green-Bauer collab? Also discovered at this highly informative panel talk and exhibition, the Outdoor Recreation Archive, an amazing archive of vintage books, catalogues and ephemera (below) preserved by Utah State University. The hippie-era The North Face catalogues were particularly fascinating as well as the practical little survival booklets. (As someone with zero interest in camping or mountain climbing but very keen on keeping warm, I love all this shit!)
7/ The future of shopping in the FT. TLDR: A.I will help you shop more efficiently. Also, “A.I helps shoppers spend more money.”
WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: Tekla; Claire de Rouen; Agnès b; Jennifer Alfano; Eddie Bauer/Disneyrollergirl; The North Face/Disneyrollergirl x2; Outdoor Recreation Archive/Disneyrollergirl
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