IN 2009 VIRGIL ABLOH was an intern at Fendi with Kanye West. Before that, he was a DJ at a wine bar the midwest. Yesterday, the 38-year-old father of two made history with his debut menswear collection in Paris as the first African-American in the role of creative head at Louis Vuitton, prompting InStyle to dub him "the Meghan Markle of Fashion". The Ghanaian-American engineer/architect/DJ/designer/Ikea collaborator (who prefers not to be labelled) has been the artistic director of the French fashion house's men's wear collection since March 2018.
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT wicker that just seems to usher in summertime like nothing else. And to pair with wicker, nothing is more perfect than crisp whites, especially tiny ruffly little white dresses, with pretty necklines or thigh-high slits up the side. From the Algarve Birkin Wicker Basket to the Barcelona Mini Wicker Bucket Bag, we've selected some of our favourite wicker pieces for the summer, along with the prettiest selection of white dresses to go with them.
You deserve a love who listens when you sing, who supports you when you feel shame and respects your freedom; who flies with you and isn’t afraid to fall. You deserve a love who takes away the lies and brings you hope, coffee, and poetry" —Frida Kahlo
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 . . .