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At a time of economic instability and excessive fashion trends, one thing is certain: there’s no better time to be yourself
...In London, Benjie Veiga-Lane, 27, the managing director of the events company MAD BVL, carries a 1996 green taiga leather Louis Vuitton “Robusto”, which he bought in a vintage shop in Portobello Road in...
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...And Hayedeh; I both dance and cry to her songs – she’s versatile, and can hit your heart in all the different ways. The place that means a lot to me is my studio-shop in Berlin....
...“We feel that we’re more than a shop,” she says. “The starting point for us is to look at the zeitgeist and what’s going on in the outside world to inspire our thinking.”...
...Residential-style fashion stores have grown in the past decade as retailers have placed focus on the consumer experience....
...ilk, but also for the fashion industry”....
...Two sisters walk into a coffee shop carrying the same handbag....
...Vintage silver and diamanté Cuban-link necklace, from a selection, at The Ruby Fashion Library Bottega Veneta mesh crochet pom-pom top, £2,240, matching skirt, £2,600, cotton knit bra, £680, and matching...
...tangible connections with customers that would otherwise shop online....
...“It has now become fashion, but at the time people really hated it.”...
...My favourite is Sylvia Farago, of Farago Projects, who has produced many HTSI fashion shoots....
...Her father owned a glass and mirror shop and her Russian-born mother ran a boutique selling fashion and accessories. An only child, the young Apfel shared her mother’s love of fashion and clothing....
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...But where best to shop? I personally prefer Depop over Vinted as it feels more geared to fashion, and I struggle with IRL vintage shops because of the unavoidably musty smell. Also — moths....
...For the record, I don’t believe that individuals can shop — or not shop — their way out of the climate crisis....
...Instead, try either a drawstring waist, like Hermès’s version, or oversized at The Row. The aim is to serve looks, not get a fashion code violation....
...“It makes fashion this joke, but it convinces you of the importance and the beauty of it.”...
...“His unisex form of expression in fashion was a hot topic between the ’60s and ’70s . . ....
...In Paris, perfectly timed for the Olympics tourist influx, 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the destination haute book shop....
...The move by Britain’s largest sportswear retailer is part of an effort to become a “global sports-fashion powerhouse” set out by chief executive Régis Schultz after he joined in 2022....
...“We were anti-fashion. We wanted nothing to do with fashion. Designer was the worst, dirtiest word you can imagine.”...
...The secondary fashion market is rife with misinformation, inflated pricing and even forgeries. “We’ve seen some pretty good fakes of early McQueen labels,” says Blyth....
...West End property developer Grosvenor, which leases out retail units in Mayfair as well as Belgravia, is known to be selective with its tenants (a high-end fragrance company keen to open a shop on the same...
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