IN THE quiet of autumn evenings, as twilight paints the sky in shades of lavender and gold, there’s a palpable shift in the air. It’s not just the crisper temperatures or the earlier sunsets, but a change in the very rhythm of life. Colette once wrote, “Autumn is the season of nostalgia, of memory, of looking back”. Yet it’s also a time of subtle anticipation, of cocooning ourselves in preparation for what’s to come.
As autumn descends, the air grows crisp and the world transforms into a canvas of amber and gold. This fleeting season, with its gentle decay and whispered promises of renewal, invites introspection.
AS THE CRISP air ushers in a new season, the fashion world undergoes its perennial metamorphosis, breathing life into our wardrobes with fresh inspiration.
Monochromatic dressing in black or white is a sophisticated and timeless style choice that involves wearing different shades and textures of a single colour from head to toe.
In the most recent instalment of our weekly newsletter, we shared these Pleated Barrel-Leg Chinos, and they were so popular, we thought we might post them here as well.
There is an entire board dedicated to the seaside at the TIG Pinterest page, such is our love for the coast, which is beautiful any time of year, but especially in the summertime.
IT FEELS LIKE it's been a long time since we've been able to find wonderful things to share with you organically. Google feels a bit broken and Instagram, our other source for inspiration, isn't what it used to be.
FOR SOME reason, we never paid much attention to American actress Dakota Johnson’s style before. Recently, however, we came across images of her on the set of the upcoming Celine Song film, Materialists, (starring Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, and Johnson) and really love the clothes that her character wears in the movie.
"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." — F. Scott Fitzgerald
HAD INTENDED to share this article much earlier, but it simply fell by the wayside amidst my busy schedule. No matter though—the timeless Fair Isle sweater is never not in style.
WE ALL KNOW the iconic opening scene of the 1963 film Charade: Audrey Hepburn looking devastatingly chic in a chocolate brown Givenchy coat and oversized sunglasses, sipping coffee on a sunny terrace in the French ski resort of Megève.
EARLY AUTUMN is one of those tricky times when the weather is still quite unpredictable. Early autumn in England is a time of transition, as the weather shifts from warm summer days to cooler, wetter conditions. This changeover period is notoriously difficult to predict, as weather systems become more variable—one day may be mild and sunny...
LAST WEEK there was a London heatwave and it was far too hot to even consider autumn clothes. Then, seemingly overnight, the heat dissipated and across the street, there are suddenly yellow fallen leaves strewn at the end of all the neighbour's drives.
WE RECENTLY came across some images on Pinterest that felt immediately familiar⏤images that conjured up an iconically stylish couple who met a terribly tragic fate in July of 1999, over 24 years ago now.
AS YOU MOST likely know by now, the chunky knit and silk/satin skirt combination is a classic. We've written about it several times here and every year, around this time, the look becomes relevant once again...
