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Editorial shoot: Bittersweet blues
I’ve wanted to shoot with Vanessa Jackman for yonks. We met on a funny bloggers’ trip to Paris a few years ago and generally catch up twice a year on the fashion week circuit where she shoots street...
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Le Monde D’Hermes and a house of scarves
Who needs expensive glossies when you can pick up this standard of editorial excellence free from an Hermes store? The autumn-winter 2014 issues of Hermes’ magazine has a feel of The Gentlewoman and...
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Highlights from Hermes SS15 at Paris Fashion Week
The end of a lovely chapter at Hermes ss15. I’ve enjoyed Christophe Lemaire’s vision at the house but I’m champing at the bit to see what Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski has in store too. Some called Lemaire’s...
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THE DRG STYLE INDEX: WOOD WOOD X DISNEY, A.P.C, LIBERTY, SHANG XIA, NIKE
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar… 1. WOOD WOOD WARPS DISNEY ICON Get ready for a very cool Disney collaboration with Danish brand...
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Scent of a rose
Pin It Much as I love my niche, masculine fragrances (welcome back Helmut Lang), there’s no denying that timeless florals and fruity orientals are the biggest money spinners. And that’s for good...
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Feeling at home at the revamped Hermes New Bond Street store
Pin It Making your retail store feel like a home – a relaxing, inviting and luxurious one – is quite the thing right now and Hermès has of course nailed it. Enter exhibit A: its newly re-zhuzhed...
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THE DRG STYLE INDEX: Christopher Kane, Net-a-Porter, Nowhere, Hermes
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar… 1) CHRISTOPHER KANE HAS A PROPER WEBSITE! Pin It This really is shaping up to be a big year for...
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Buy it now: Hermes Le Bain bath and body line
If you’re going to spend £28 on a shower gel, you may as well make it an Hermes one. Hermes has had its bath products for a while now, but is only recently starting to actively market them. I noticed...
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Buy It now: Summer scents
This is the first summer for yonks that I’ve felt properly summer-ready. For that I thank the early June spell of scorching sunny weather, oppressive at times but I can handle that – I need all the...
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AW15 trend report: Hermes accessories edit
The Hermès Oran slide sandal made have been the hit of the summer, but there’s plenty more to love from the Hermès AW15 accessory collection. First, I have to flag up this A la Plume giant scarf by...
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THE DRG STYLE INDEX: GLOSSIER, ERDEM, HERMES, PAUL SMITH, FINERY
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar… 1. GLOSSIER GOES GLOBAL Did Christmas just come early? Yes, if you’re one of the gazillions...
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On Hermes, Apple Watch, and ‘what if’
It’s been months since Apple Watch launched and I still don’t know anyone in my regular circles who has one. Definitely not one that they paid for with their own money, that they use regularly. My...
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THE DRG STYLE INDEX: HERMES PARFUMERIE, COMME DES GARCONS E-COM, MATTHEW...
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar… 1. HERMES OPENS A STANDALONE PARFUMERIE Hermès is going to great lengths to big up its...
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Ask Alison: Do you speak Hermès?
Here’s the latest ‘Ask Alison’ post from DRG retail editor, ALISON BISHOP, on how Hermès is using playful storytelling to launch an accessories e-commerce microsite Hermès has a playful answer to the...
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Fenwick beauty favourites
As we descend into the Christmas shopping season, the department stores are going full guns ablaze for your beauty dollars. If you want to bypass the chaos of tourists and overzealous scent-spritzers...
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In case you missed it – the Disneyrollergirl highlights
2015 has been a busy old year for me. I’ve been juggling working on a book (ETA August 2016 – whoop!) with freelance writing for my regulars and consulting on a new brand. Trying to fit blogging...
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Long read: The rise of the scented object
I first became aware of the power of ceramic as a scent diffuser at a Chanel beauty launch. We were given tiny ceramic tiles in the shape of a camellia that were scented with Chanel no 5. The porous...
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A jangle of bangles
Much as I love the idea of wearing an armful of chunky bangles, I’ve never quite managed to make it work. Maybe the answer is this arrangement of wooden bangles, mixed with a thin golden bangle or...
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How to buy an Hermès fragrance
There are many ways to buy an Hermès fragrance. In department stores, at airports, online. But for the best experience, in keeping with the poetic Hermès approach, I’d recommend buying from an Hermès...
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On the terrace with Hermes and Henry
London is experiencing a few days of welcome (albeit intermittent) sun and I’m starting to get holiday vibes. These Hermès pictures portray the feeling, thanks to Mark Borthwick’s sunlight-flooded...
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