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Festival Style 2022 Black

Written on April 19, 2022.

I’m not going to say ‘black is back’ because it never went away. But, thanks to colour obsessed Instagram, it has been lurking in the shadows. While everyone around you is a trippy hippie, this festival season, standout in black. From dark shades to raven coloured headgear to gothic fingernails, black is the leader of the pack. Peace out! Hackett Bespoke – Aviator Sunglasses – £192 Nobis – Bucket Hat – Oasis Classic Flat Top Bucket Hat – £60 Shoreditch Nails – The Old Street – £10 Find these products :- Hackett Bespoke – Aviator Sunglasses – £192 Nobis – Bucket Hat – Oasis Classic Flat Top Bucket Hat – £60 Shoreditch Nails – The Old Street – £10 ...

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Tried & Tested Lab Series Max LS Weightless Anti-Aging Water Lotion

Written on October 19, 2021.

Lab Series – Max L S Weightless Anti-Aging Water Lotion – 200ml – £40 Lab Series’ Max LS Weightless Anti-Aging Water Lotion has been reformulated with ‘Youth Renewing Technology’ and powerful ferments to condition and recharge skin after cleansing, leaving it smoother and younger-looking. The new Max LS Weightless Anti-Aging Water Lotion is clinically proven on men’s skin to: enhance skin’s overall brightness, boosting skin’s radiance by 11%*, help refine skin’s texture and help it look smoother and minimise the look of fine dry lines*Clinical testing on 27 men immediately after one use. The Ingredients Molasses Ferment helps to improve the look of skin tone by restoring radiance. Lactobacillus, a potent probiotic,...

Label To Know Cut&Pin

Written on March 11, 2021.

Cut&Pin is a new Yorkshire based menswear brand launched by Al Baker and Martin Parker, two male friends sharing one vision; to create a wardrobe of everyday pieces, using recycled cashmere, jersey and organic cottons – designed and made with integrity at the core. Baker has worked in the brand marketing and digital arena across a multitude of mid-to-luxury brands for 20 years and Parker has worked in the fashion industry for 22 years as a designer, across menswear and womenswear, working with some of the biggest retailers on the UK high street. Cut&Pin uses a three-pillared approach in the creation of its collection, which is produced from either deadstock piles (the pieces big manufacturers throw away), recycled materials and organic fabric. This low-waste philosophy...

Book Fashion Wankers It Takes One To Know One

Written on October 27, 2019.

Are you more Romford than Tom Ford? My latest book, Fashion Wnkers – It Takes One To Know One, has just been released. The idea is, in the age of Tom Ford’s ‘F*cking Fabulous’, Eggsl*t and B*llocks To Brexit, the ‘Fashion Wanker’ is the new fashionista (or fashionisto). It’s all about confidence and being able to laugh at yourself. The truly stylish are the first to poke fun at themselves after all and it’s a very British thing. Left – Fashion Wankers Cover – For those who make Quality Street look like Dover Street… Fashion Wnkers is the funniest fashion book (obvs. I wrote it!) this side of fashion week. It shows you how to be a fashion wnker and will help you spot which wanker you are and what to look for out the selection of 16 fashion wankers....

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Exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams at Victoria & Albert Museum

Written on January 29, 2019.

It turns out Christian Dior liked English food. Clearly a charmer and a man who knows his audience, Dior had a strong relationship with London and the British royal family. Many of you probably saw snippets of this exhibition on people’s Instagrams when it was in Paris last year. This is the same, but with an added room explaining his relationship with London. The Victoria & Albert museum did the same with Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty. This giant Dior exhibition, the largest ever in the UK, charts the miraculous growth and influence of Christian Dior up to the present day. The staging and room sets are stunning. The lighting and displays make everything look sumptuous. The only negative is, the space will quickly become congested, as there isn’t much...

Exhibition Moses, Mods and Mr Fish: The Menswear Revolution

Written on April 2, 2016.

A new exhibition charting the emergence of the modern male wardrobe has opened at the Jewish Museum in Camden, London . This new exhibition tells the story of men’s fashion and the emergence of the modern male wardrobe – taking visitors on a journey from the tailoring workshops of the mid-19th century to the boutique revolution and mod culture of the Swinging 60s. The story is told through the huge number of Jewish companies who were at the forefront of the major developments and changes in the design, manufacturing and retail of men’s clothing from the mid-19th to late 20th century. Right – Cecil Gee, who helped bring the 1960s Italian Mod look to London, in his Shaftesbury Avenue store in the 1960s. I love the birdcage For over 100 years British menswear set trends which led the...