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...“There’s been growing demand for V-neck sweaters, with searches for the style increasing by 10 per cent this year versus 2023,” says Daniel Todd, buying director of Mr Porter, where sales of the style have...
...Porter says that the imperative is not to cause more damage....
...“We’re seeing luxury brands evolve the polo by experimenting with fabrication, pattern and construction,” says Mr Porter’s style director, Olie Arnold....
...For Charlie Porter of the online vintage and antique shop TAT, pewter is the perfect starter metal....
...“When a kid draws a bird, they do a V. And you don’t want to ski alone, you want to be in a group....
...Prix Pictet Human, 2023 is at the V&A’s Porter Gallery until October 22 Follow @FTMag to find out about our latest stories first...
...I’d add Tibi’s smart polo top (£375, net-a-porter.com) and a sandal or court shoe. Now, shorts suits....
...At Mr Porter, style director Olie Arnold says menswear brands have significantly grown their jewellery offer and are seeing buoyant sales beyond classic gold pieces....
...“The classic” style works for most necks but choose a V-neck or scoop if your bust is full (£65, sunspel.com). Now you can layer on top with a cardigan from Allude (£355, net-a-porter.com)....
...If you have a shorter neck, choose an open-neck or V-neck style, and wear your hair up. Don’t fancy a tulle skirt?...
...embroidered cotton Margot blanket, £1,035, and matching cushion, £250 Olivia Walker porcelain Coral bowl, £1,800, thenewcraftsmen.com Zeus+Dione silk-blend Crocus striped halterneck top, £340, net-a-porter.com...
...“At Net-a-Porter, black has always reigned supreme — it is still our top-performing colour to date and our largest investment,” says Page....
...McKee was a senior executive at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson & Johnson....
...She also notes a set of colourful men’s silk waistcoats from the 18th century pulled from the V&A collection....
...Take her Self Evident series of eight portraits of black Britons, taken in 1995 and now part of the V&A collection....
...This was among the cuts Verdi made before the premiere that were discovered by, among others, Andrew Porter, who in the 1950s made this newspaper a force in classical music criticism....
...According to Sam Kershaw, buying director at Mr Porter, “Amiri and Dries Van Noten have taken a more subtle approach to the oversized jacket, with silhouette punctuation across the shoulder-line and sleeves...
...For more plunging necklines she recommends Eres’ Sculpt triangle bra (£245, net-a-porter.com)....
...With a trouser co-ord such as The Row’s or Jigsaw’s caramel ribbed knit V-neck sweater and matching flared trousers (£120, jigsaw-online.com), a pair of white trainers or classic loafers will work....
...What really interests both designers is reinterpreting classic menswear staples such as varsity jackets, skinny jeans, pea coats and V-neck sweaters through craft and manipulation....
...I have a two-year-old pair by Acne Studios, but Rag & Bone has a similar style called Angela Field (£290; net-a-porter.com)....
...“President Trump has a habit of saying whatever comes into his head,” said Fred Bartlit, a Chicago lawyer who was on the trial team in Bush v Gore....
...“The age of 11-16 is vital, but it’s also when you are not allowed to be an apprentice,” says the mother of two, whose work has just been added to the V&A’s collection....
...“But places like the George V [in Paris], they like bands to come in and bash it up, as long as they pay for it,” he adds, taking a ruminative puff on his e-cigarette....
...Kaufmann (1885-1955) owned the principal department store in Pittsburgh, a monumental classical building by Benno Janssen, where his original office was furnished “like an old country house in Normandy”....
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