Candles make a great present anytime of year. Who doesn’t love a candle? But, some of the ‘luxury’ big boys don’t offer such great value, you can just be paying for the name and the packaging, while, some of the smaller brands can look a little too handmade and don’t have the slickness when it comes to packaging and quality of fragrance oils.  You want richness and also something that will suit your coffee table or sideboard. You also don’t want to gift the same thing as everybody else. I present to you Beaufort London. I’ve been a fan for ages and their smokey shtick will have you fantasising about having your head blown off by a cannonball while below deck on HMS Victory. Which man isn’t going to love that?! The Fathom V candle, an aquatic scent taking its name from Shakespeare’s The Tempest,...

You can have good or bad ‘Dad Trainers’. If you get the dad trainer right, you’ve taken a slightly off-cool brand or shoe and made it your own. If you get it wrong, you look like one of those CEO/dad types who wear jeans that are too tight and a quilted gilet. You know where I’m coming from. Hoka is firmly on the cool side of Dad Trainers and fits into that category of ageless, slightly geeky tech sportswear. It was while perusing in Zara that I saw these as a double take for the distinctive Hoka orange contrasting ombré colouring. The Zara trainers are much brighter in real and are a decent homage at nearly a third of the price. You’re welcome! Left & Below – Hoka – Mafate Speed 4 – £160             Left...

Pigeons at LFW week is nothing new, but one that disables one arm is. JW Anderson’s quirky and silly 3D printed pigeon clutch back is pure Trafalgar Square magic circa 1985 minus the bird shit. Ridiculously impractical, sometimes you just want something and you don’t know why. If the brand restricts the numbers it is guaranteed to become a cult item. Pre-order now. Left & Below – JW Anderson – Pigeon Clutch Bag – £650  

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 ...