One Last Shopping Spree at a New York Icon of Fashion

For 123 years, Camelot was on 5th Avenue, otherwise known as the Henri Bendel department store, the place to be for any fashionable woman worth her salt in 20th century America. So when the timeless Manhattan mainstay announced its imminent, forever closure this month, we kind of lost it. Needed a hat that looked like a…

The Mexican Subculture That Celebrates Bad Hair Days

We all have bad hair days, whether its uncooperative hairlines or one too many rounds with the hair curler, most of us would rather just stay the f**k indoors. But in the city of Monterrey in Mexico, an urban subculture known as the Cholombians have taken most people’s idea of a very, very bad hair…

The Photographers Who Documented the Birth of Street Style

And so ends the seasonal Olympics for street style photographers in Paris! Also known as Fashion Week, it’s the time of year when these professional people-watchers jump through hoops to capture the hottest outfits of the City of Light, taking their cues from legends such as the Sartorialist and Bill Cunningham. But the real three fathers…

Upcycled French 19th Century Dress Shirts

I‘m quite taken by this Parisian brand that embroiders 19th century linen dress shirts found in the south of France. The shirts are inspired by nomadic travel, from Paris to Pakistan. Each one comes with its own travel guide from the region that’s embroidered onto the flax-based fabric, encouraging you to discover a little-known destination where the…

And Now Paris Lovers, You Can Dress Like a Parisian Café Chair

I don’t really have much business being at Paris Fashion week– you’re far more likely to find me at the café with my pichet of wine. And anyway, there’s too much noise surrounding it all to allow someone like me to find stories behind the clothes. But paying no mind to the chaos, a small and…

The Real Princess Leia

Could it be that Princess Leia hails from an ancient Native American tribe called the Hopi, short for Hopituh Shi-nu-mu, meaning, “The Peaceful Little Ones”? Hollywood didn’t give them much credit for one of cinema’s most iconic hairstyles, so in the interest of learning and being curious, let’s put the spotlight on these real-life Princess Leia(s)… According to George…

A Very Serious Retrospective of Vintage Versace Ads

I remember tearing out this advert of Stephanie Seymour in her pastel suit and sticking it on my bedroom wall. That was the 90s, when Versace and its supermodels ruled pop culture. Gianni Versace once said, “I don’t understand those who are professionally cultured. I like pop culture, the culture that doesn’t need to show off.”…

10 Jimi Hendrix Looks to Inspire an Epic Vintage Shopping Spree

There are plenty of male style icons of past and present to admire, but there are very few that make women both swoon and wish they could raid their closet at the same time. Today on the internet, I found myself getting lost in Jimi’s hypnotising style and now I’m just about ready to hit…

The Mad Hatter Is Real and He lives in Venice Beach

Once upon a time in America, hidden behind the beach where they attempted to rebuild the canals of Venice, you’ll find him… Look for the twinkling lights, the dream catchers and the crooked sign with a fedora and there, through an open door of the mystic den all in black, the mad hatter awaits. His…

Dudes Fashion Week: 12 Rules of Pitti Uomo

It’s men’s fashion week again and over in Florence, the Pitti Uomo parade of dapperly dressed dudes is out in full force. Worlds away from your typical street style photography of other fashion weeks, the men of Pitti Uomo have their own rules… Don’t bother coming unless your fabrics look like they were woven by…