Tagged: J.Crew

April 17, 2015

Chambray love..

Soft, louche, lounging and easy..

Could this be the ultimate denim dress? The cuffs are to die for..

(All pictures J.Crew)

Timeless pieces that quietly scream elegant summer living..

Laters, Kate x

November 24, 2014

Collar Worker..

There’s something comforting about wrapping up in a scarf when the weather turns frosty. We’ve been lucky in London so far – today was only the second frost of the season, but I suspect things are on a downward slide colder..

J Crew have some good offerings – particularly their innovative take on fair Isle, but Paul Smith is the true king of the winter neck-tie..

Clever modern twists smoothly integrated into stylish classics..

It’s that subtle joy of being able to buy for the husband..and wear yourself..

Or buy for yourself..and expect to see the other half in it..beautiful and functional equals design at it’s very best..

Laters, Kate x

September 4, 2014

SS15 x

Narciso Rodrigez..

Jason Wu..

Philip Lim..

Suno..

Diesel Black Gold..

Edun..

J.Crew..

Tome..

Delpozo..

Jenny Packham

All tantalising split-second sneak peaks of the inspirations behind the coming performances that is the circus of NYFW SS15, courtesy of Style.com.

Which ones tempt the saliva buds?

..And will they live up to expectation? All to be revealed…

Laters, Kate x

August 15, 2014

Classic Cashmere x

(Agnona cashmere sweater, Emanuel Ungaro trousers)

Classic cashmere, that into autumn staple…soft, warm..but still light. But there are two important questions: Are you a round neck or a Vee girl? And do you love your inner fifties goddess or does an inner eighties over-sized boyfriend jumper call your name?

Me? It’s eighties all the way with a tantalising vee..this one from Equipment is pretty damn perfect.

(Equipment in grey)

The essential colours: grey and camel..

(Equipment in blue)

But blue is cool..

(J Crew)

And who can resist the pastels with their flower-like nod to fading summer?

(Equipment)

And white?..there’s always white, ready and willing to make a statement…

Choices, choices, choices….

Laters, Kate x

May 1, 2014

Do I Fall For You? x

J.Crew is a gentle melodic voice over a Spanish guitar in a bar in Shoreditch, singing of relaxed yet crisp cottons, urban slides and pretending not to care..

In many respects they’re hitting it out of the ball-park…

But something’s not quite right, even when my heart skips a beat looking at this top.

There’s almost a computer generated skill to the precision of desire: The perfect angle of slouch, the accuracy of the turn-ups, the atomic glow of the whites..

Maybe it’s the Jean Paul Gaultier effect – I went with the irrepressible Julie from Vintageattitude on Tuesday to see his Exhibition at the Barbican and oh! how we revelled and laughed in the joy and the humour!

Now I want to throw a Banksy graffiti at this pristine grey marl sweat, fray the edges of the linen and in a pointed bra, Vogue away from the Stepford set..