Anyone grown-up who sleeps with a cuddly toy has been vindicated this year, with various extremely clever and stylish women admitting they do so too. And now, such behaviour is set to be even more acceptable — nay, aspirational — with the arrival of Dolop. Described by its creator Ali Bradshaw as “a premium plush toy brand”, this takes…
It’s summer! That means we need to think about where we’re off to – not the actual holiday, you understand, but the mood, the vibe. For 2025, Substack’s unofficial style scene has already decided: this is Euro Summer, a take on what a dream European vacation might entail. It’s an idea that runs from sardine…
Fashion, as anyone who works in it knows, is all about the new. So, when it comes to those who symbolise any new moment — whether in advertising campaigns or on magazine covers — youth dominates. Or does it? That has shifted recently — with the drive to find the latest bright young thing replaced by…
When it comes to technology, we live in a world where the assumption is that newer is better, that we always need the upgrade, the latest gadget. So when a trend comes along that disrupts this truism, it feels amusing. It’s also, perhaps at a push, a little bit of resistance to Big Tech, a…
Walk down any London street on a Thursday evening right now, and you’ll see people spilling out of pubs, pints swilling with the possibility and potential of life, and just a bit of silliness. Contrast that, then, with any news story on the fate of these institutions. According to The Guardian, 34 pubs shut every…
If to some people E.1027 might sound like a bug to be avoided or an additive in food, architecture fans will smile in recognition. This is the name of the house in France’s Côte d’Azur designed by lovers Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici in the late twenties. The house, its architects and its legacy is…
In the current series of The White Lotus, much has been made of the meeting of two characters, Chloe — played by Charlotte Le Bon — and Chelsea, played by Aimee Lou Wood. “I love your outfit,” says Wood on their first meeting. “Thanks,” responds Le Bon. “I love your teeth.” Wood’s teeth — big,…
‘Walk, don’t run’ might have been the caption announcing Paris Hilton’s archive sale earlier this month. Set up to raise money for those effected by the fires in LA earlier this year, Hilton sold off 97 pieces. The sale was on Vestiaire Collective but, with items made of Y2K dreams, it would have been the…