Filing under B for Business (and better late than never): is the office getting smarter? It’s always funny being a freelancer whose workwear is… nothing recognisable as workwear… talking to people who work in office settings about how they think about dressing for work. Lucky me to have such insightful interviewees! Thank you @thandimaq and @marthahwin , who both have a lot to say about our new corporate-chic era. And thanks @hattie_brett@graziauk for the commission. 💼 🖥️ 📞 🧥 👏 #corporatechic
Two nights in Paris is never enough — but I made it count! What I wore, ate, saw and tried on during a quick belated bday trip… (Not pictured: regret at leaving those blue loafers behind @rubirosas_paris ) 🥐 🍷 🛍️ 🖼️ 👞 💄 🇫🇷
When NY-based vintage and archival bridalwear specialist @studiodorothy.nyc announced its first London pop-up last month, 85% of appointment slots were booked within three days. “Money doesn’t buy exclusivity anymore. What is now the most exclusive thing is something that doesn’t exist anywhere else,” says founder Lizzie Wheeler (@shit.u.should.buy ). “You’re much more likely to find that in the vintage and archival space.” Wrote about the vintage and archival bridal boom for last weekend’s @financialtimesfashion . Thank you @happyisles_salon@tabvintage@itsalexisnovak and all the brides… 👰🏻♀️ 👗 💙 #vintagebridal #somethingold
So it turns out Positano is rather pretty! Deciding to turn a day trip to Pompeii into a few days on the Amalfi coast looks like: roadside lemon granita, ruins, stairs stairs stairs, a shower with a view, a hike among the lemons, tile floors, a bin just for lemons, pasta and that SEA. Bellissimo. 🇮🇹 🍋 🌋 🍋 🍝 🍋 🌊 🍋 🇮🇹
Still not sure about the handbag that’s the alleged focal point of the new @chanelofficial campaign film, but I do know that Margot Robbie’s outfit in the 53-second spot is practically perfect. Wrote about why jeans & a nice jacket is the look of the moment for @telegraphfashion and rounded up some of the best – which has regrettably and predictably given me a case of the shoppies (warning: may do the same for you). Ty @bethanholt and please, somebody stop me.👖 👖 👖 #blazer #jeansandanicejacket
Four days last week when “when in Rome” proved the ideal excuse for pretty much everything 🍝 🍷 🖼️ 🍦 ☕️ 🍕 🇮🇹 (Yes the whole family was there, and yes we did each score every gelato on a scale of 1-10… ask me for our top pick, we don’t gatekeep!)
A landmark exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion opens at The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace this week. Along with the gowns seen around the world, there are never-before-displayed pieces — like a ‘50s poodle skirt and a ‘60s PVC raincoat — that show a different side to the late Queen’s style. “The wardrobe is surprisingly directional when you take it as a whole,” curator Caroline de Guitaut told me for @financialtimesfashion . “She was the ultimate visible expression of the best of British couture and the best of British design.” 👑 👑 👑 Thank you @elizabethcpaton@carolajlong for the commission
We all have friends who rely on AI to help with holiday itineraries, meal plans, training routines and tricky work emails (or to generate an image of how their cat would look as a human, like someone I know). But would you trust ChatGPT to tell you what to wear? I enlisted an AI chatbot as my pocket stylist for @graziauk . Thank you @matthewdrinkwater@styledxelyse@shakailaelise for talking through the pitfalls and potential, and @hattie_brett@hanna_woodside@rebeccalowthorpe for the commission. Read all about how it went in the current issue. ✍🏻 📱 🪞 🧞♂️ 👚 👖 ❓
When you accidentally check your 📱 with your coat but @naomialexandrapike comes through with the pic that might convince your 12-yr-old daughter & friends that Mom is at least a tiny bit cool. 🧙 👜 🥂 Thank you @mulberryengland for the sparkling Sunday night out, and of course @cynthiaerivo for graciously agreeing to a snap. PS: s/o to the best @vinted find ever, this 🤎 velvet YSL suit, which I’m never going to stop wearing & sharing (until winter ends, anyway).
