12 November, 2025

Random Recs: a Tekla store, Claire de Rouen, Eddie Bauer, the future of shopping and more

Tekla x Auralee

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. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 1 Comment Beauty, Brands, News, Retail concepts, Shopping Agnes B, Claire de Rouen, Eddie Bauer, Elissa Santisi, Emote World, fragrance, gorpcore, Patti Smith, Random Recs, retail news, shopping, Tekla

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…)