• Maison Kitsune Condorcet

    Maison Kitsune Condorcet

    Co-founders and Creative Directors Gildas Loaec and Masaya Kuroki of Maison Kitsune welcome another string to their bow in the form of a new world for all things Kitsune. Situated in 68 rue Condorcet in Paris the space will host both men’s and women’s collections as well as a Cafe Kitsune. The space itself follows…

  • Turnbull & Asser Autumn Winter 2015

    Turnbull & Asser Autumn Winter 2015

    TURNBULL & ASSER AUTUMN WINTER 2015 Turnbull & Asser delve into a provocative world of espionage for Autumn Winter 2015 with a collection that boldly celebrates this movement and the iconic films which encapsulate it. From the obscure Dandy in Aspic to the iconic Ipcress File and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, sharp eyed tailoring references…

  • Lacoste LS.12:  A Limited (re) Edition

    Lacoste LS.12: A Limited (re) Edition

    True sneaker lovers know authenticity when they see it. It is as if they almost have an inherent nature to the ‘true’ and ‘pure’ when it comes deciphering the latest offerings. What is new may not always be the best and therefore the story of the shoe is evem more vital – and in the…

  • HEAD MONTE CARLO: An 80’s Revival

    HEAD MONTE CARLO: An 80’s Revival

    There are few objects of your childhood that when mentioned, receive mutual acknowledgement across a generation; the HEAD holdall was one of them. Most seen at the time were hand-me-downs, passed on from elder siblings or – for the privileged few – bought for specifically for purpose. But their position as a status symbol was…

  • Nike Running: HO14 Winter Collection

    Nike Running: HO14 Winter Collection

    Running isn’t a fair-weather sport. It’s an all-weather sport. Running is lacing up morning, noon or night, rain or shine. It’s sleet and slush and icy, slick surfaces. It’s conquering the cold. Slogging through fog. Being headstrong in a headwind. Running is getting out there, being one with the world no matter what the weather,…

  • Mr Porter + Google Glass UK: The Titanium Collection

    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…

  • Tiger of Sweden Autumn Winter ’14

    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…

  • Penhaligon’s Bayolea: Grooming Regime

    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…

  • London Collections: Men AW ’14

    London Collections: Men AW ’14

    London has for many years shown that it is among the best in delivering diversely creative collections, with bellowing trouser shapes and oversized outerwear being a focal point for many up and coming designers. However this season the capital showed something that most had been calling out for: wearable elegance. Gone had the anti fit…

  • Mr Porter + Raf Simons SS ’13

    Mr Porter + Raf Simons SS ’13

    Nothing says premium more than true scarcity. Despite recent attempts by high street brands to elevate their brands through collaborative endeavors and perceived scarcity in numbers, the end result is more incendiary popularity – a momentary flash – than a perpetual lauding. That said, true scarcity does exist, and none are more versed in the…

  • Ermenegildo Zegna Spring Summer 2013

    Ermenegildo Zegna Spring Summer 2013

    Understandably summer collections take inspiration from the style and fabrication of warmer climates, but this season it seems the luxury sector has its eyes firmly focused on one continent – Africa. Ermenegildo Zegna’s Spring Summer collection suggests a yearning for Couture that is reflected by the steadfast mirror of the modern atelier. The confident yet…

  • Etro Rajasthan

    Etro Rajasthan

    ETRO RAJASTHAN The central and defining feature of ETRO has always been their ability to use seemingly disparate colours in intricately fussy patterns yet still end up with a garment that is more than wearable. It’s almost as if ETRO view the rainbow as a challenge with each collection striving to better their ever increasing colour…

  • Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP: Optical Glass House

    Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP: Optical Glass House

    A lone elegant structure sited between tall monolithic buildings, The Optical Glass House allows for space within the otherwise intimate city of Hiroshima. A project undertaken by Hiroshi Nakamura and his studio NAP, the Optical Glass House reinvents the way we look at modern urbane living and the usage of space. “Although located downtown in…

  • retaW Fragrance Fabric Conditioner Evelyn*

    retaW Fragrance Fabric Conditioner Evelyn*

    The smell of ones clothes is understandably not at the forefront of ones daily thinking; it’s something that we ordinarily leave to ‘chance’, or perhaps a decision simply left to the hands of another. For most, this is probably because you don’t actually care, at the end of the day(s) the garment will return to…