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 ...
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...
Christian Dior has just unveiled its magnificent new flagship store on London’s iconic Bond Street. Four years in the making, the interior was designed by celebrated architect Peter Marino, whose portfolio of work already includes designs for most of the great names in luxury retailing.
Saturday was P.’s birthday, as you may have already heard, and so the day was spent in late-summer sunlight and...
While there very well may be no one who is more sad to see summer’s end, there are things to...
. . . whether a handcrafted folding brass stool or a stunningly chic shoulder bag, everything is better in...
. . . non, je ne regreet rien | i have no regrets . . . this charming print was...
. . . bits of our weekend included the requisite eggs benedict and champagne cocktail at sunday brunch, this time,...
. . . and before we are whisked away to this week’s exotic and impossibly romantic {take me away} location,...
As with many things, it is wise to purchase the best quality of luggage and travel accessories that one can...
. . . and it was a perfectly lazy sunday: a quaint café with p, after an early afternoon of...
. . . there has been much talk about ralph lauren‘s new flagship store in the quartier latinon the left...
. . . hello! . . . monday, monday and sincerest apologies for the long absence, both here and on...