The last time I was at Hyères was exactly a decade ago. Back then on the blog 1.0 I enthused and gushed about this annual celebration of grassroots fashion and creativity, nestled in the Robert Mallet-Stevens designed Villa Noailles. It was the novelty of seeing seeds of young graduates in fashion and photography flourish quietly… Continue reading Right Hyères, Right Now
Month: April 2018
Polle and Pompula Up Your Life
>> Longtime Style Bubble readers will know about my Uniqlo fixation, dating back to when the brand first landed on these shores to provide me with the eye-soothing layers that would balance out the cray. Their design collaborations have always erred on the side of unexpected – from Undercover’s Jun Takahashi to Carine Roitfeld to… Continue reading Polle and Pompula Up Your Life
Into Another Garden with Chanel
There’s talking about Chanel haute couture. There’s seeing it from afar on Style.com (rest in peace…). There’s going to the shows, and being swept away by the set, the music and the magic of it up close in the showroom. Then there’s the ateliers, seeing the custom made forms of the couture clients and… Continue reading Into Another Garden with Chanel
Spring Snow Sprung
>> The cherry blossoms are trying to pop out but snow still fell. Perfect opportunity then to break out with one of the key “long-life” pieces from Coach’s SS18 show, which was the weirdly weather appropriate shearling jacket inlaid with that iconic square face on the back as part of the wider Keith Haring collaboration that… Continue reading Spring Snow Sprung