Luke Brooks and Beth Postle are two painterly kindred spirits who have come together to take up residence at the Hackney Shop on 99 Morning Lane, shortly after friend and sister Jenny Postle and Sam Leutton’s label did the pop-up thing. You’ll be familiar with Luke from his Central Saint Martins MA collection, making a… Continue reading Trees and Faces
Category: London
To the Ball and Back
As I entered Koko, three hours or so before the Hermès Silk Ball was about to kick off, I was trying to sift through my foggy brain to remember the last time I was there. It may have been seven or eight years ago. It may have been a Foals gig. I may have licked… Continue reading To the Ball and Back
Fast Steps
“It’s not an ‘if” but a ‘will.” That’s what I said about my steely determination to get Dior’s A/W 14-5 (although inspired by their S/S 14 couture show) ready to wear embellished trainers on my feet. Thanks to the peeps at Dior, I got to try on all five styles in a ridiculously decadent session… Continue reading Fast Steps
You going to them men shows?
“I know where you’re going! You going to New Oxford Street where them men’s shows are, aren’t you?” asked one black cab driver as I jumped in. “Oh actually I’m going to Victoria for another men’s show but very well observed!” I say. “Oh I thought all the shows were all in one place,” he continued.… Continue reading You going to them men shows?