Category: Designer Brands
Needle and Thread x
The little black dress is due for a revival and, like the label Rixo, Needle and Thread is a reliable bet when it comes to punching above one’s weight in the world of competitive design stakes.
A visual cross between Self-Portrait and Armani, the label does only cater for one type of figure: big busted, look away now.
But the attention to detail (note the stars and the polka dots on the tulle, plus the beading on the shoulders) plus the price point – add a nought for most designer equivalents – means it deserves its place in the spotlight.
(All pics Pinterest)
(They also offer similar dresses in blush, cream and white..perfect for the bride who wants something a little different..)
Laters, Kate x
Time x
And so it starts..from fancy free summer to rigour and routine with no transition, like an open door has been slammed. Maybe that’s why this coat is so appealing – it shouts attitude, purpose and no nonsense.
Or maybe it’s that I love coats and autumn is the time when the craving is at it’s strongest?
All these are designed by Barbara Bui who combines a Parisian’s eye with a rock chick’s sass.
(All pics from Barbara Bui)
If you can’t escape, embrace.
Laters, Kate x
Alexa Chung x
It’s British, it’s a woman, it’s designed by a fashion icon…so Alexa Chung by Alexa Chung should be the wobblies de chiens. So why does it leave me – like her collaboration with AG on the clammy side of cold?
Like a crow over carrion, time to pick over the bones…
- There’s no progression of ideas. Like famous clothes horses before her, she’s taken inspiration from the wardrobe that’s made her: a bit of this, a bit of that. The link that draws them together is her, which is great if you are her. Or want to pretend to be her. But don’t you want to be yourself? Isn’t that what she’s all about? Being an individual…I’m confused..
2. She’s a hipster chick who’s proud to buy vintage and snuffle her way through charity shops. I doth my feathered hat. But to emulate her style you just need to do the same..those Mary Janes? a fiver at Camden… 
3. Because it’s so reliant on the past there’s not much modern twisting, which begs the question – where’s the house style to hang a feathered hat on?
(All pics Alexa Chung)
4. She’s an intelligent woman who understands and has personally experienced the patriarchal influence on fashion, so why reproduce clothes for boys again?
You’re beautiful, rich, clever, creative – so be it, be original instead of hiding behind things other people have done.
Laters, Kate x
Pure Moss x
‘Picture a summer night when it goes silvery-blue from the light of the moon’ Is how Kate Moss describes the inspiration behind the wallpaper for her bathroom.
Based on silver-tinted anemones symbolising luck in Greek mythology and interspersed with shards of solar radiance, the wallpaper is the creative result of a collaboration between Moss and De Gournay, the bespoke wallpaper house.
(All pics Architectural Digest)
The hall is now proudly adorned with the daybreak version. ‘I like the feeling of when the sun is just coming up at a festival and you have that glowy light.’ It’s all pale pastels and bright, in your face neons.
A match made in heaven.
Laters, Kate x
For spoils x
With Jennie Kwon jewellery there is a lightness of touch like a kiss from an angel.
Her choice of colours add to a sense of feminine playfulness: There’s no pressure to conform to symmetry.
(All pics Jennie Kwon)
One to remember.
Laters, Kate x
Within reach x
For an aspirational label, Isabel Marant manages to produce an every-now-and-then treatable jewellery range that’s naturally quaffable.
There’s an edgy, urban vibe that’s highly wearable.
(All pics Isabel Marant)
Come join the noise.
Laters, Kate x
Loveshackfancy
Back to the boho summer dress vibe complete with straw bags, picnics and iced gin and tonics by a pool.
Loveshackfancy is New York City lifestyle brand founded in 2013 by Rebecca Hessel Cohen.
It’s creamed off the best bits of vintage inspired Victorian pieces and blended them seamlessly into a modern, timeless style.
(Pics from Loveshackfancy)
It’s a label that creates an overwhelming urge to jump into a camper van and head to the surf..
Laters, Kate x
There’s more..
The tour de force of Vanda Jacintho is not limited to clothes. Her jewellery also rocks.
(All pics Vanda Jacintho)
Nuanced and complex, these are statement earrings with a built in spotlight.
Laters, Kate x
Vando Jacintho x
Vando Jacintho’s Brazilian upbringing is infused in her lush, colourful, tropical, quirky aesthetic.
Light yet bright..
Bright and brilliant – her ‘panneux’ – her version of a sarong which can be worn four different ways. Worth checking out here.
(All pics Vando Jacintho)
Eu te amo.
Laters, Kate x
Bowlful..
Such a pleasure when a sink can be full of colour and visual ideas as well as water.
These sinks from The London Sink Company, a mother and daughter team, are glowingly resplendent in their form and practicality.
Not a cheap option, but a deep one that sings buy less, buy better, buy better but maybe wait longer – but then relish with joy every turn of the tap.
Laters, Kate x
Maison Bentley Style 