Author: The Chic Geek

Trend Reworking Vintage Classics

Written on July 26, 2023.

We all love vintage, but finding on-trend vintage in the right size can be an epic and frustrating search. The trend for reworking vintage is gaining pace as a solution to the mountains of unwarranted clothing and give new life to old. Beyond Remade from the founders of Beyond Retro, and Vintage Threads Rework from Vintage Threads, are just two vintage brands leading the charge. Top – Vintage Threads Rework Beyond Remade Beyond Remade takes recycled materials such as denim, duck canvas or suede and upcycles them into brand new pieces inspired by ‘vintage classics’. These recycled fabrics are remade and reimaged as timeless designs such as dungarees, aprons, and jackets – all with a vintage style. Each piece is completely unique and made from 100%...

Menswear Product of the Week The Pixelated Hoodie

Written on July 26, 2023.

Every so often an item comes along that is worthy to enter the hallowed halls of any fashion museum. A future classic, it joins the likes of Chanel’s LBD and YSL’s Mondrian. This AW23 season, we have Loewe’s super-clever and fucks-with-your-mind hoodie that is designed to look like something you created on WordArt using Windows 94. It instantly turns you into a living avatar. While sold as a women’s style, it is completely unisex – just go for a bigger size – and will bring out the inner character in anybody regardless of the resolution! Loewe – Pixelated Hoodie in Technical Knit – £1750

Hamilton & Hare & Henry Moore

Written on July 19, 2023.

Luxury underwear brand, Hamilton + Hare, has announced a limited edition T-shirt collection with the Henry Moore Foundation, celebrating 125 years of the visionary British artist. Born in July 1898 in Castleford, Yorkshire, Henry Moore’s career marked the creative and commercial pinnacle of British post-war art. His monumental bronze sculptures can be found on housing estates, outside offices and in public parks around the country, and indeed the world, upholding a lifelong vision that art should inspire the everyday, meeting people where they are. Hamilton + Hare founder Olivia Francis says, “We’ve long been inspired by Henry Moore’s work for its timeless modernity and beautiful simplicity and have sought out many of his works across London, many of which are a walking...

Garbstore X Simple OS

Written on July 18, 2023.

Garbstore announces a collaboration with cult Californian footwear brand Simple for a tribute shoe celebrating the 1990s, the decade in which Simple launched. An icon in the skateboarding community, the OS Sneaker has evolved a culture of its own as a perfect casual shoe for everyday wear. The OS Sneaker embodies the ideas that Simple was founded on – clean, minimalist, comfortable and easy on the planet. The design of the Garbstore X Simple OS is an exercise in nostalgia with a freshness that feels just as at home in 2023 as it did in 1991. Premium materials, construction and thoughtful, irreverent detailing create a silhouette that captures the essence of both brands. The Garbstore x Simple OS Sneaker uses original colour shades from the brand’s early 90’s product catalogues...

Lyle & Scott Launches Free ‘Kits for Clubs’

Written on July 18, 2023.

Premium British lifestyle brand, Lyle & Scott, is launching its biggest brand campaign to date – a new global initiative supporting grassroots football. The brand will launch ‘Kits for Clubs’ to pay tribute to its historical connections to football by supplying free, bespoke football kits to amateur teams and small clubs across the world. Beginning with a seven-figure investment from the brand in the first year, the campaign will grow to offer new kits to tens of thousands of dedicated grassroots football players all over the world. Clubs will be able to apply for their new football kits using a simple application process, filling out a short online form with the story of their club at https://kitsforclubs.lyleandscott.com/. Any club, whether 5, 7 or 11-a-side,...

Tried & Tested Officine Universelle Buly Les Jardin Français

Written on July 4, 2023.

Officine Universelle Buly has taken a trip to the allotment, or jardin ouvrier in French, and been inspired to create six new fragrances. Each has been inspired by a collection of very old seeds and seedlings curated by 18th and 19th century botanists. Les Jardin Français brings to life an intoxicating and unique palette of garden fragrances all with vegetal ingredients, from oriental watercress to Afghan carrot and Iraqi beetroot. The fragrance include: Andes Verbena & Ulu Basil, Indian Cucumber & Syrian Mint, Oriental Watercress & Sardinian Parsley, Scandinavian Redcurrant & Peruvian Tomato, Iraqi Beetroot & Egyptian Rhubarb and Afghan Carrot & Caribbean Sweet Potato. Officine Universelle Buly – Les Jardin Français – 75ml – £145 TheChicGeek...

Tried & Tested Ringana Fresh Sunscreen SPF 20

Written on June 29, 2023.

Ringana – Fresh Sunscreen SPF 20 – 125ml – £38.45 Founded in 1996, RINGANA is a pioneering Austrian company in the natural skin care and food supplements industry. The waterproof and nano-free formulation with SPF 20 relies on the natural mineral sun protection filter, zinc oxide. Zinc oxide acts as a natural shield against harmful UV rays, karanja oil supports sun protection in a natural way, curcuma extract regenerates the cells and protects against free radicals and bisabolol and coenzyme Q10 soothes and regenerates the skin. TheChicGeek says, “The ‘Fresh’ element of this, being made from active ingredients, means it has a shorter expiry date – it should last about 10 weeks. It’s thick, but goes on easily. The size of the product and packaging...

Castore Launches AMC Legacy Collection

Written on June 29, 2023.

Premium sportswear brand, Castore, is setting a new standard in tennis performance clothing. Designed to fully enhance your game, the Legacy Collection combines the distinct brand ethos of Castore and Andy Murray to deliver unparalleled comfort and optimum performance on the court. The AMC Legacy Collection is crafted with high-stretch, quick-drying fabrics and the collection ensures unrestricted movement and ease both on and off the court. The collection consists of technical polo tops, training shorts, mesh mix training t-shirts and active shorts in a classic white colourway, with prices starting from £40. TheChicGeek says, “While Andy Murray felt left out from an awful piece of artwork commissioned by the All England Club, he offers everybody the chance to...

Comment – Good Buy Creed?

Written on June 27, 2023.

News in that Kering, the luxury giant that owns Gucci, Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta, has bought the fragrance company favoured by Essex boys, Creed. Reports say that the first major acquisition for ‘Kering Beauté’ has cost the group $2 billion for the niche fragrance house. Kering could be a company on the luxury fragrance rebound after narrowly losing out on the Tom Ford label to Estée Lauder for $2.8 billion last year. When you compare the two brands and prices it feels hard to believe that $2 billion is the correct price for Creed. Tom Ford has a much bigger store network, categories and potential for growth. Creed’s annual revenues of over €250 million ($273 million) for the year ending March 2023 compares meekly with Tom Ford’s revenues estimated to be in the region of $800...

American Vintage Opens In Hampstead

Written on June 27, 2023.

American Vintage has opened the doors to a brand new menswear and womenswear space in the London neighbourhood of Hampstead. The store is designed in natural materials and tones, in a nod to the Mediterranean origins of the Marseille brand and its quality materials. The essence of American Vintage has been celebrated through its collections since 2005. Here, it is diffused into the atmosphere of this 70m² menswear and womenswear store. The design uses wood and terracotta enamel while also leaving space for natural greenery in the store. This latest store in its London network is just as unique as its predecessors. The brand’s essential materials come alongside new terracotta tile designs. At the heart of the store is a space with great personality, featuring...

The Merchant of Venice Adds To Accordi di Profumo Collection

Written on June 27, 2023.

One year after the launch of the Accordi di Profumo collection, The Merchant of Venice continues its journey into the world of sustainability, reinterpreting in a contemporary key the most iconic ingredients of perfumery, some of which were already described in the ancient botanical manuscripts of the Serenissima era. The essentiality and olfactory purity that characterises Accordi di Profumo makes these Eau de Parfum wearable individually or combined following the concept of layering, to create a made-to-measure perfume directly on the skin, with its own unique nuances and facets. In 2023, the Accordi di Profumo collection is enriched with 4 new Eau de Parfum of exceptional olfactory quality created in an exclusive partnership with Givaudan, a leading fragrance manufacturer, with...

Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2024 Men’s Collection Campaign By Pharrell Williams

Written on June 26, 2023.

In his first campaign for Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams ignites his vision for the Maison with the new Speedy: an adaptation of the emblematic Speedy bag contextualised in imagery featuring Rihanna photographed by Keizō Kitajima and Martine Syms. The proposal – released days after his debut show – expands on the foundation for the Men’s Creative Director’s practice at Louis Vuitton. It represents the union of two everyday icons: a luxury bag founded in codes of reality, embodied by an artist of universal human appeal. The campaign was styled by Cynthia Lu and Matthew Henson, both long-time collaborators of Pharrell Williams. In the lead-up to the show, a campaign teaser graced the façade of Musée d’Orsay. The new Speedy is informed by the cosmopolitan nucleus that inspired...