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Mr Porter + Google Glass UK: The Titanium Collection
The first for many of the world’s most exclusive online sartorial launches, Mr Porter have transcended markets to present the Google Glass Explorer edition to its UK Customers. Mr Porter is now offering an edited selection of three titanium optical frames in exclusive packages. Each package from the titanium collection includes Glass, a pair of…
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MONCLER + ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: AW 14
Moncler appointed Annie Leibovitz for their Autumn/Winter 2014-2015 advertising campaign. Annie Leibovitz’s viewfinder will be focusing on the iconic nature of Moncler, the global down jacket to wear anywhere in the world, at any latitude and in any season. The shoots were set amidst natural surroundings, such on the Chrysler Building of New York, with…
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Tiger of Sweden Autumn Winter ’14
Recent brand exports from Sweden would have you believe that Scandinavian style centers around minimal, simplistic design in basic colour palettes. Yet while this is true – in parts – there also is something to be said for those that break the rules in a nation where style can come across as muted. Tiger of…
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Ruffians, Covent Garden
Opening its doors to trade at the end of 2013, the second outlet from new grooming label Ruffians strikes the perfect balance between rough industrialism and modern sophistication, with an interior that acts equally as both meeting point and grooming destination for the growing following of loyal customers it’s attracted in the interim since opening.…
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Penhaligon’s Bayolea: Grooming Regime
Undisputed masters of the olfactory for over 150 years now, the Penhaligon’s name is one oft-conjured when prompted to recall those at the pinnacle of perfurmery. Much like the wisened owl or the omnipresent tortoise, Penhaligon’s seems to operate within its different timescales to other major players in the market. Resolute in its reluctance to…
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Concrete Flower
Once again, the house of AtelierPMP brings us a fragrance that is both modern and excitingly different. Following up on the success of their debut Dreckig Bleiben – elected by Gala as their 2013 “Perfume of the Year“ – proprietors Stefanie Mayr and Daniel Plettenberg have once more carved out a new perfume concept which…
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Salon L’Objet: Tenth Anniversary Dinner Collection at the Dorchester
L’OBJET, a luxury lifestyle brand renowned for it’s exquisitely crafted tableware and home accessories, is to launch it’s latest collection “Sous Le Ciel” through an exclusive collaboration with three Michelin star restaurant, Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, this summer. For the first time, one of the three private dining rooms at Alain Ducasse at the…
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Dom Perignon P2
The objective of champagne? Celebration, enjoyment, the crowning of one glorious moment, the acknowledgement of a more sombre one. Whichever way you look at it – champagne spells occasion, and so does Dom Pérignon. A champagne house that prides itself on it’s dedication to vintage, Dom Perignon fine wines come exclusively from one year and…
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Revolutionary: Leica T-System Camera
There are many reasons why people pine after the iconic red circle on their camera; a symbol of heritage, style and above all performance. Past Leica models have been first and foremost centred around facilitating the taking of great photographs; the same can be said for their latest model, but this time the design aspect…
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Valentino Uomo
VALENTINO UOMO There comes a time when a fashion house knows it’s time to embrace a new direction, a direction not obtuse for the industry, but one that is nonetheless either damning or augmenting; Fragrance. On the back of their surging men’s collections Valentino have released their first scent for men, a subtly opulent scent…
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Hermès: Dressage L’heure masquée
While time may never truly be in our hands, we are at liberty to choose how to display it. This timely arrival of Parisien brand Hèrmes’ new line of watches has been duly noted by us here at JOSHUA’s. It’s not to say we are straying away from the old adage “where a watchmaker’s watch,…
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Istituto Marangoni: London
The new wave of young aspiring fashion designers may find it an exciting world out there in the fashion industry, attracted by the glitz and glamour. However, it’s easy to forget that there’s a large business and industrial side accompanying the creativity flair. Studying to become a fashion designer may have its attractions, but when…
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Ex Idolo – Thirty Three
Thirty-three is a fragrance built around a vintage oud – distilled in 1980 and aged until its release in 2014. It is also the only modern perfume to use a significant amount of wild harvested Chinese oud oil and natural Chinese rose oil to build scent profile. A surprisingly soft and velvety fragrance. Ex…
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E. Coudray – Nohiba
This is a classic. Originally titled Black Tulip this scent was created in 1924 and worn by the legendary dancer Josephine Baker in her glory days as the darling of the Paris demi-monde of the 1920’s. Nohiba is a spicy blend of galbanum, Incense, Geranium, Incense, Labdanum, Rose, musk and amber. E. Coudray Nohiba…