When I was eighteen most teens my age would want to go and "have a large one" out in Bangkok/Corfu/Magaluf (delete according to preference and budget). I wanted to take the Eurostar to Antwerp and see the birthplace of the "Antwerp Six", wander around looking at old glove shops and chocolatiers and stay in a… Continue reading RA Revisited
Category: Shop Watch
The Other World
You might have wandered past the former bStore shop on Kingly Street (previously on Savile Row) and wondered where a) bStore has gone and b) what the hell is Other, the new name. The answer is that bStore as a brand producing its own clothing is no more but bStore, the iconic store co-founded by… Continue reading The Other World
OC London: Final Word
This is just me, hanging out with Humberto Leon, Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony, Chlo√´ Sevigny and Henry Holland – ya know – maxing and relaxing. We weren't shooting the breeze talking about rem‚Ķ. wanderlust and irony (you don't know how hard it was to resist asking Ms. Sevigny about those videos). I along with… Continue reading OC London: Final Word
OC Landing
It's inevitable that I was going to add my show of excitement for Opening Ceremony setting up shop in London to the waves of jumping-up-and-down frission of anticipation that are currently traversing across the city. I'm not one to feign indifference or put on a cool and unaffected front. Therefore I'm just going to come… Continue reading OC Landing