Author: The Chic Geek

SS24 Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton Menswear

Written on June 21, 2023.

Pont Neuf – Paris The sun was shining on Pharrell Williams, in what was the most anticipated menswear shows of the SS24 season. The show notes say, “The Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2024 Men’s Collection orbits the sun as a focal point for opportunity, responsibility and enhancement. In his first proposal for the Maison, Men’s Creative Director Pharrell Williams looks to the sun as a universal source of life: a radiance that energises, heals and unifies humans across cultures and creeds. As our ultimate guiding light, the sun empowers its pupils to study, improve, and share in our appreciation. It teaches us to shine the light – the love – back on our fellow humans.The impact of the sun is present throughout the collection, in the rays of graphics, the warmth of the palette,...

Exhibition V&A DIVA

Written on June 20, 2023.

DIVA celebrates the power and creativity of iconic performers, exploring and redefining the role of ‘diva’ and how this has been subverted or embraced over time across opera, stage, popular music, and film. Showcasing over 250 objects drawn from the V&A collection and loans from across the world, the exhibition explores the powerful and personal stories of creativity, ambition, and resilience of some of the best-known divas, from opera goddesses and silent movie stars to sirens of the big screen and today’s global megastars. TheChicGeek says, “The difficult temporary exhibition space above and in the centre of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Fashion Gallery is my least favourite. Things just don’t pop here. They really should think about the lighting...

Sheep Inc’s New Sorbet Shades Men’s Basics

Written on June 19, 2023.

Sheep Inc are introducing new shades of its T-shirt and crewneck for summer in Lime Green, Dragon Fruit Pink, and Raspberry Blue. As part of this collection Sheep Inc. is proud to announce the first T-shirt that naturally has no carbon footprint: The T-shirt is created without producing any net CO2 emissions by using regenerative farming methods to harvest the Merino wool and using solar powered manufacturing, each T-shirt leaves a naturally carbon negative footprint. Without the need to offset. This takes the full cradle 2 grave impact into account, and calculations are independently verified by Carbon Footprint Ltd. TheChicGeek says, “When we think of T-shirt, we instantly think ‘cotton’, but a Merino wool version...

Label To Know Rise & Fall

Written on June 16, 2023.

Rise & Fall is a new concept in luxury, a brand with a simple mission – to close the existing gapin UK retail by offering discerning, highest quality, sustainable products at an affordable price. True luxury – cashmre & linen – but without luxury prices. By partnering with carefully selected, high end manufacturers and sourcing the very best in fabrics and fibres, Rise & Fall offers a curated and considered collection of apparel and homeware in luxury materials such as a-grade Mongolian cashmere, organic European linen and extra-long staple organic cotton. Jed Coleman, founder, says, “At Rise & Fall, we like to think about clothes in the same way Dieter Rams considers modern design, we don’t do fuss or flounce. We put a huge focus on materials. Our...

Menswear Product of the Week The Bondi Sun Hat

Written on June 16, 2023.

One of the best holiday collabs. of 2023, Zara has teamed up with Aussie sun-protection brand Standard Procedure on a collection of holiday staples. The retro styling and sunshine colours make this a fun, affordable and stylish addition to any wardrobe. Due to my gingerness, I’m a sucker for a bucket hat, even better when it has the addition of the neck protector and this looks like a vintage find from a Sydney thrift store. Standard Procedure is from daughter of long time sunscreen manufacturers, Zepha Jackson and professional surfer, Dion Agius, who came together to bring Australian surf nostalgia back to life in a brand new way. Bonza! Above & Below – Zara – Bucket Hat With Standard Procedure Embroidery – £22.99

Harry’s Limited-Edition Pride Shave Set

Written on June 15, 2023.

Shave specialists Harry’s is excited to announce its 2023 limited-edition PRIDE box set in partnership with Saeed Jones, a renowned poet and writer, bringing the artist’s passion for exploring the intersection of identity, power, and legacy to consumers’ daily routines. The partnership contains a limited-edition Shave Set, for which Jones has crafted an exclusive poem, titled ‘Repeat After Me’ exploring the beauty of introspection and poetry’s power to serve as a mantra and a mirror through which we find our unique and inherent value. The reflective box, which features an iridescent handle, and a selection of Harry’s grooming essentials, invites people to take in Jones’s words, while simultaneously engaging with a reflection of themselves. Recognising the...

Get The Look Indiana Jones Dial Of Destiny

Written on June 15, 2023.

Indy is back! Slightly older and greyer, he is a hero nevertheless. Who knew archeology could be so stylish? The new and final film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, has Indy racing against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA. Looking just as cool as ever in his leather jacket and Poet hat, Indy is a style icon and one where it doesn’t matter if you roll around in the dust. Hat – Herbert Johnson’s original indy hat was made distinctive by reducing the brim width only on the sides, creating a dimensional brim. Shaping the brim into an ovoid protected the eyes and neck whilst reducing the sides helped with...

Tried & Tested Anokha Man Skincare

Written on June 14, 2023.

Anokha Skincare says men and women are different. Men’s skin tends to have more sebum as a result of testosterone production. They also shave (sometimes), which creates more sources of irritation and sensitivity. While unisex brands are a ‘thing’ right now, they don’t do justice to the differences in men’s skin types. Anokha Man has launched with three products: Rice & Hinoki Facial Cleanser, White Tea & Lychee Toner and Sake & Sandalwood Facial Lotion, to be used day and night. Anokha Skincare was established in 2008 by New York-based, board-certified plastic surgeon Nina S. Naidu, MD FACS. Naidu witnessed an increasing number of significant reactions to standard topical preparations including Bacitracin and Neosporin (over the counter antibacterial...

Label To Know July

Written on June 14, 2023.

The Melbourne-based travel brand that disrupted the Australian and US luggage market with its unique and considered approach to luggage brings its line of beautiful travel products to the UK for the first time. Frequent travellers and founders, Athan Didaskalou and Richard Li both came from categories that focused on experience-based business and saw a category that was selling poorly designed products at extreme premiums – and wanted to fix it. After a year of reading reviews to find out consumer pain points, planning, designing, and testing, they launched July in 2019, and with the perfect carry-on luggage, designed from the ground up in Melbourne. July has since built a physical store footprint, expanding to five stores across Melbourne and Sydney, with the brand’s...

Mulberry Extends Its Classic Clipper Family

Written on June 14, 2023.

Mulberry adds three new styles to its signature Clipper family: the Heritage Clipper Crossbody, the Heritage Tote Clipper, and the Heritage Day Clipper. Inspired by Mulberry’s Somerset roots, and reverence for the great outdoors, the Clipper family was first introduced as a timeless travel bag in the 1990s and remains a longstanding Mulberry icon. All three new silhouettes are available in Eco Scotchgrain, a lightweight, bio-synthetic material made from inedible cereal waste. TheChicGeek says, “The Clipper is one of Mulberry’s longest standing and most masculine ranges. These new bag shapes give it a contemporary update and are testament to the timelessness of the range. It also falls into the on-going ‘Quiet Luxury’ trend that is having a big impact at the...

Sebago & Drake’s New Footwear Collaboration

Written on June 9, 2023.

Sebago, the legendary New England shoemaker, has collaborated with Drake’s. Beginning with the Docksides, the boat shoe that helped to define 20th century university campus culture — worn by Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Pharrell Williams and countless other individuals of style and influence — the Drake’s for SebagoDockside is available in both navy and white leather with paracord laces, and patchwork navy, red and white leather with leather laces. Other special details include contrast hand-stitching, white eyelets, a green and white side tab, inspired by the awning outside of Drake’s shops, and embossed co-branding on the shoe’s insole. “I have a deep affinity for Sebago,” says Drake’s Creative Director Michael Hill. “In fact, the Dockside is the first shoe that I remember...

Marc Jacobs Introduces The New St. Marc Bag

Written on June 9, 2023.

Marc Jacobs making a statement with the revealing of their much-awaited St. Marc bag. Supported by some of the most celebrated figures from music, film, and fashion circles. The campaign features 80s legend Debbie Harry from Blondie, rapper BK the Rula, imaginative designer Mowalola, fashion model Lottie Moss and actress Ever Anderson. This dynamic cast was shot by renowned photographer Chris Rhodes and styled by Sydney Rose Thomas. But what about the bag? AVAILABLE IN THREE SILHOUETTES – The top-handle has a classic elegance, while the convertible clutch gives versatility. The mini top handle has functionality with its style.