The culture of fashion: Retail-edutainment rules at Dior’s renovated Avenue...
Retail-edutainment is the latest portmanteau on my mind. Dior is finally ready to reopen its Avenue Montaigne flagship after a two-year reno. This latest incarnation is a ‘universe of Dior’ which...
View ArticleOld Burberry
Having an #oldburberry moment and thinking about the signature check in a classic old money outdoorsy context. Kinda nailed by this old school photo of The Queen at Windsor Great Park in 1985 by Tim...
View ArticleCamille Miceli’s dopamine-drenched collection for Emilio Pucci has dropped
Emilio Pucci has just landed in its latest guise envisioned by new artistic director Camille Miceli. Launched with a series of ‘activations’ in Capri to cement its legacy as a lifestyle brand, the...
View ArticleThe culture of fashion: Gold by Yves Saint Laurent exhibition
The Yves Saint Laurent Museum in avenue Marceau is fast becoming an essential part of the Paris Fashion Week itinerary. To coincide with this season’s shows, October 10th sees the opening of “Gold by...
View ArticleThe super-rare Cartier ‘Cheich’ watch just sold for $1.1 million at Sotheby’s
Vintage Cartier watches seem to have a magic aura unmatched by other watch brands. Why? Because they push the envelope of outer design and are popular with watch nerds, design nerds and pop culture...
View ArticleThe Burberry dilemma
Wow, London Fashion Week came back big time this season. Simone Rocha, S.S. Daley, JW Anderson and Moncler were the buzziest shows, but Burberry AW23* was the one with the highest expectations. Did it...
View ArticleGérald Genta is officially back
“He said, ‘Don’t we own Genta?’ He then said to me: ‘Why don’t you run it?’” The watch world is agasp at the news that Gérald Genta is being revived by LVMH. To be precise, by 24-year-old...
View ArticleThe Culture of fashion: Susy Dyson’s Cartier bangles
Think of Cartier classics and you probably think of Jeanne Toussaint’s panther-themed pieces or Aldo Cipullo’s 70s signatures, the Love bracelet or the Juste un Clou. But not so much pieces like these...
View ArticleThe culture of fashion: kilty pleasures
It’s 30 years since Marc Jacobs’ fateful Perry Ellis grunge collection, so a good time for one revival in particular. This autumn I’m excited for the return of the kilt, the old money staple that...
View ArticlePositive fashion: Curated reseller Marrkt just launched womenswear
Not sure if this is good or bad news. If you’re a selective shopper like me, then good news, I hope! Marrkt (I pronounce it ‘market’, Mr DRG insists on ‘marked’), the curated reseller platform that –...
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