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Myriam Girard’s studio visit went up on Friday, here is a little French-flavoured Q&A to brighten up your Monday: Can you list 5 typically French things to do? Myriam Girard‘s studio is inside her SE1 home, which has great views of the London skyline; from the roof you can see the Tower of London, as well as the Gherkin and Cheesegrater. Myriam is a charming host, offering me Mariage Frères tea and some vin santo and waves away my hesitation with the explanation [...] If you missed my interview with the lovely Teatum Jones duo you can catchup here, or read on for a Q&A and a sneak peek inside their studio. Fave biscuit for the studio: Least fashiony interest/fact about you: Favourite designers/influences: About half of my friends seem to be Aquarius and we kicked off the first of the birthdays this weekend with choice ales and musical candles at Cask in Vauxhall. When a chef offers to cook you dinner you don’t say no. We were served up some gorgeous fish, leeks with mussels, samphire and some purple [...] 2012 is here and you know what they say, great minds think alike. In a similar vein to Rachael’s exhibitionerama post I’ve been stockpiling Things To Look Forward To In 2012. Great name huh? Anyway, finally at the end of Jan here it is in all it’s glory… Part two, Art & Beauty is here. Fashion Topshop [...] Last week, Farfetch.com invited me to one of their stores, the delicious Cochinechine in Hampstead. The boutique is quite girly and cute but it has an originality that carries it beyond your average twee. Owner Melanie Chan has great taste, mixing cult labels like l’Agence, Sacai, Carven and Acne with trusty favourites like Sonia Rykiel [...] Everyone loves a good Christmas haul, but don’t expect a ton of presents in this post. After moving a Luton van so full of my possessions it broke the door, I wasn’t really in the mood for receiving this year. Far more valuable was the gift of time from friends to help move, fix my [...] I’ve always associated Brora with luxury cashmere, but at their recent Autumn/Winter event I got to see another side to the brand. They have some really wonderful arran knits, in traditional cream but also fantastic prints. Brora have access to the Liberty archive, selecting prints and repurposing them in their own shades. Gillian, one of their knitwear designers was kind enough to take me round the shop and was full of interesting information. Focusing on the punky mohair stripe jumper, one of my favourite pieces, I found out that it’s made from longer fibres than most jumpers out there so you wont get that really irritating scratchiness. The blue and black version isn’t just a plain blue, it’s a mix of cobalt, with a softer blue and a smattering of magenta/purple to make it really vibrant. Victoria Stapleton, the company’s founder, touched on this when she gave a talk, she’ll go up to the mill in Scotland and unload a ton of debris/treasure like a shoe, or a leaf or a scrap of fabric to start bulding the colour palette for the season. Back to Gillian, she explained that like some of the bigger luxury brands like Burberry and Pringle they too have an army of knitters who make pieces like the handknit baby cardigan. Her own grandmother is one of the knitters which is an indication of the loyalty and family atmosphere Brora have cultivated since taking over a mill in the village of the same name back in the ’90s.
Here are some odds and ends from my week, I really enjoyed dressing up as a rudegirl for an evening out. One of my pet hates is monochrome outfits but I actually loved this get-up. As well as my faux Chelsea cut which now means I have a fringe, oops. Expect some hair-centric posts in the next few weeks. I’m having a bit of r’n’r at the moment, as well as steeling myself for a slew of fashion weeks which is why posts are a little thin on the ground right now. In the last month or so, I’ve generally been trying to make the most of the last few weeks of summer, going [...]  |
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