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Monday October 26th, 2009

Why Smythson Rules

We have long been fans of Smythson, the English stationery and leather goods purveyor. Their products are without fail, exceptionally well made, deeply luxurious and discreetly elegant – and those are words we don’t toss around often. When the “Nancy” clutch came out, Madonna’s stylist was one of the first to pick it up, and Read more →

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Published at 4:58 PM
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Fraulein von Unwerth

We have been long trawling the street for a new trend — one that you can cannot simply ape by looking at a magazine. The studs, mega-heels and shoulders have all gotten a little, well, ho hum, as of late. But finally that exciting feeling of a fashion rush came roaring back at last week’s Read more →

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Friday October 23rd, 2009

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Pushing Daisy

What London girl recently snared both the Gap and Uniqlo ad campaigns? Lily Donaldson? Tolula Adeyemi? Agyness Deyn? Nope. It’s Daisy de Villeneuve of the impressive fashion dynasty. Her family is a huge part of London history–photographer dad Justin discovered Twiggy, mom Jan is a model and was a supe back in the 60’s, whilst Read more →

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Friday October 16th, 2009

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What Kate Wore Next

I’m not talking about Kate Moss (in fact, dare I say it on Fashionista, I might be over her), but Katie Grand. She looked fantastic last night, mostly because she looked in need of a good scrub which is quite refreshing from the legions of blow-dried Barbies swooping into London this month. We spotted her Read more →

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Nightcap

Ten Easy Pieces

Dover Street Market’s a cool place. The four story department store’s owned by Commes Des Garçons’ Rei Kawabuko and her husband, Adrian Joffe and it has one of the most interesting edits in the world. Included in the heady mix is a line of furniture by Finnish company Artek, called “10-Unit System”, designed by architect Read more →

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Published at 11:23 AM
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London’s Burning

“Geez”, muttered a friend Wednesday night. We’re standing in a jam packed club – not even a famous one – heaving with human traffic and queueing for £14 drinks. “What recession?” Indeed what recession — it’s certainly not in London. After a manic LFW, one would expect everything to calm down for a moment, for Read more →

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Published at 9:37 AM