In a Crate Digging feature with fabric late last year, Daniel Avery named his top tracks of 2018, including Marie Davidson’s ‘Day Dreaming’ within that haul.
Year: 2019
“There is a purpose in everything. In order to achieve it, one must detach oneself from an awareness of self.” The importance of this humility lay in the fact that without it one cannot perceive things as they are in themselves; egotism tries to refashion things according its own distorted perceptions. “I am no longer of this world,” wrote the young Brancusi. “I am far from myself, I am no longer a part of my own person. I am within the essence of things themselves.”
New York Fashion Week came and went with little fanfare. This time around, there seemed to be a lack of enthusiasm for the affair.
Vanessa Friedman, the Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic for The New York Times expressed a similar sentiment in the article, “Marc Jacobs and the Ghosts of Fashion Past and Future.”
The article suggests a somber tone during fashion week. Friedman points out that it seemed to suffer from an identity crisis partially as a result from the loss of influence that New York designers once had over the fashion world.
THIS NEW YEAR ALREADY seems to be flying by. For some, January was a very long month, but for us, it was one of industry and new beginnings, the start of new (good) habits and the keeping of resolutions, all of which we’ve (more or less) continued into this month, but with far less constraints. This weekend was one of those relaxing ones that one needs from time to time to recharge—long languid mornings and late brunches, books and films and wine and rambling conversations. There are big new projects and life plans in the future, but for the weekend, it was nice to stop time for a moment…
London’s 0171 understand that communication can be tricky. Who among us has not, at some point, not replied to a text or an email? Exactly. “1000 Words” gets at the deeper meanings behind this through the medium of a Glass Candy-esque piece of seductive electronic pop, complete with a stream of conscious vocal delivery.
A FEW YEARS ago P took me to visit an old school chum of his, Andrew, in the picturesque town of Ilkley in West Yorkshire. Located in the Wharfe Valley, at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales, the town was as charming as they come, with its quaint little restaurants (think I ordered Sole au Gratin) and perfect little English pubs where one of the old men from the village even asked my fancy self if I were "on the television".
Hard to keep up with everything new in the beauty and fashion domaine. While Prêt-à-Porter Fashion Week is ongoing in the Capitals of Fashion, in the beauty world there are a few things that are not only popular but they’re really worth trying. Here are a few of my favourites.
One of the things that I love about L.A. is the contrast of experiences you can have in a single day: everything from taking in the waves at the beach, driving down the rugged coastline to hiking through succulent-lined trails. And of course there is the shopping, the dining, and the culture of Hollywood history at the city’s core.
THIS WEEKEND was a working one in parts, and parts old films and drinks on terraces where it was warm in the sunshine and chilly in the shade—a lucky situation for February, when terraces are still hospitable even in the wintertime. We moved here for the weather, but ended up staying for people, the food, and the laid-back way of life. The endless sunny days, however, will always be our first love and now that February is already nearly half over, it will be springtime before we know it…
The Allis lounge and bar at Soho House Chicago is one of those places that is immediately noticeable on your Instagram feed, with its grand proportions and chic juxtaposition of industrial ceilings and concrete pillars with crystal chandeliers, velvet sofas and beautiful herringbone flooring ...
Mark has one of the most coveted jobs in television. As a senior commissioner at one of Britain’s biggest broadcasters, he controls a budget extending to the millions. And every day, a steady stream of independent television producers arrive at his desk desperate to land a pitch. At just 39, Mark is young to wield such power. After making his name as a programmemaker, he initially became a commissioner at a rival broadcaster before being headhunted five years ago. A string of hits later, he is now one of the industry’s biggest players.
In the middle of the craziness of the week, we made the decision to leave Paris for a few hours, to change the view, the ideas, to discover a new neighbourhood and new tastes.
My dream dessert for Valentine’s Day is Baked Alaska, a heavenly trifecta of cake, meringue, and ice cream. I am not yet brave enough to take on the task of creating this confection. If you dare, here is a recipe!
The incantation that begins Octo Octa’s “I Need You,” 30 seconds of euphoric moaning, could introduce any number of songs. A post-yoga chant could develop with layers of blissed-out voices and the hum of a harmonium. A ’90s house sound might emerge, with a diva calling the shots over groovy drums.
