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Quote of the day: Jeny Howorth on Neil Kirk



Jeny Howorth by Neil Kirk for Honey

“We had lots of great times together. Neil was great fun to travel with. I travelled far and wide with him, from Sri Lanka to Key West. He could be difficult at times with a warped sense of humour that definitely appealed to me. I remember being in Hemingway’s bar in Key West [Sloppy Joe’s Bar] with Neil and the very wonderful Anne Boyd [fashion editor, The Observer]. There was a severe rain downpour and we were up to our knees in water, drinking margaritas. All in a day’s work. I loved my adventures with Neil. One of my first and favourite covers was for Honey magazine, November 1983 [above]. As far as I can remember, it was shot on a beach in The Hamptons. We had run out of clothes, so we used what I was wearing—my father’s old sweatshirt and my favourite white shirt. The sun was going down. Bang. Bang. Bang. Done. I still love it.”
Jeny Howorth, model, Neil Kirk in Vogue: The Supermodel Years (more…)



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…)



Quote of the day: Scott Galloway



Jeff Bezos to buy Vogue

“Your GQ and Vogues are about to become hair plugs on a mid-life crisis billionaire. The Newhouse family are smart and they will recognize that this is a dying industry with terrible cash flows so they will register some trophy value by selling it to someone who likes the idea of owning GQ. They are going to go the same way as newspapers. In a very weak flex way, it’ll be like owning Chelsea football club.” (more…)



In defence of muted majesty at the Met



Imaan Hammam Met Gala

Had to hard disagree with Bonnie Morrison (on Fashion People) who asserted that the less ‘colourful’ looks at last week’s Met Gala didn’t meet the brief.

Au contraire!

My favourite looks included Imaan Hammam’s zoot suit-esque realness (by Magda Butrym, above) (more…)