IF YOU'VE BEEN noticing Japanese things (products, music, philosophies, décor) everywhere lately, you're not the only one—the country and its culture have been captivating sophisticated online circles for awhile now. I came across Osaka-based Truck Furniture a few years ago, but forgot about it until an image from their Instagram feed fell across my path that was so atmospheric, immediately needed to see more ...
NO.4 CLIFFORD STREET - Here sits an elegant Georgian building, one of the oldest in the neighbourhood of Mayfair, London, a house dating from 1719 and originally conceived by the architect John Witt, and now the current home of Connolly, a clothing and leather goods boutique that made its debut in 1995, but closed temporarily in 2010 for a 5 year pause ...
It's time again for introducing the new arrivals (& current favourites) at The Shop, and this week, there are myriad wonderfully chic things. At Belgrave Crescent, there is the Bordeaux Jetsetter Tote in White Camellia, a perfectly lovely sized tote for everyday, simple yet sophisticated, lightweight yet durable.
中目黒の中心エリアから少し外れた裏路地に佇んだショップ『Waltz(ワルツ)』。開放感のあるファサードに重厚感のある漆黒の鉄扉が印象的なここは、良質な”アナログ”をキーワードに貴重なカセットテープやヴァイナル、国内外のヴィンテージ雑誌、ラジカセなどが揃う専門店だ。繁華街や大通りに面することなく、ひっそりと構えたお店の場所からも既に名店を匂わす薫りが漂ってくる。オーナーを務める角田さんは、かつて「アマゾン」でリテイル部門の事業部長を長年務めていた経歴を持ち、流通や音楽業界には明るい人物。昨年、昔からの夢でもあったという自身のお店をオープンさせたのだという。しかし、なぜ今カセットテープなのか。そして順風満帆であったはずの環境から脱却したその真意を訊いてみた。「時代の流れとともに革新的な技術の進化とインターネットの普及によって、前職では大きな躍進を体験できました。しかしその反面自分が好きなアナログへの価値観が一般的に排他的になっていくようにも感じられました。そんな中で、その反動を逆手に、今自分のやりたいコトにチャレンジするしかないと一念発起したんです」。
DO YOU REMEMBER our discussion about how the only way we love the modern is when it is tempered with...
Our bestselling Saint-Germain-des-Prés Shoulder Bag is now available inPink Suede, the colour of daydreams. Celebrate the beauty of everyday life, whether Sunday brunch or sunny afternoons in Capri, with this impossibly romantic incarnation of the original that is sure to never leave your side . . .
FOR THE GIRL WITH EXQUISITE TASTE -- Back by popular demand, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Seacliff is finally here again! Over the past few months, we have been inundated with requests for our most popular shoulder bag and our tannery in France has finally produced more leather in this beautiful shade of grey, the colour of the sea on a romantically overcast day along the shores of Scotland . . .
THIS WEEK'S AT THE SHOPS features NYC-based Shawn Warren Jewelry. Was recently introduce to the label and immediately fell for the designer's clean lines and rock 'n refined aesthetic. My lucky Horseshoe Necklace, made of sliced grey diamonds and the prettiest glittery rose gold chain, has quickly become a new favourite and has never left my neck since the day it arrived. The designs, inspired by Shawn's mother, have that perfect mix, whether rough diamonds and rose gold, or sliced diamonds and white gold, that work just as well with organza cocktail dresses as with blue jeans . . .
Off to the Sunday markets, but first, a little weekend springtime inspiration by way of Paris & ponytails, little white...
FAR AWAY, BETWEEN THE NORWEGIAN SEA and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Norway and Iceland, lie the Faroe Islands. A...
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE craziest day at the office, rushing around trying to meet shipping deadlines and a host...
