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...No “Taskrabbit” is going to splurge on one of Fendi’s denim or leather utility aprons for spring, but if they did, they’d find them fit for purpose....
...He describes the aesthetic of his first collection — shown on supermodel friends he’d called in through favours — as conjuring up “a grandiose, decadent, very English kind of lady, with bespoke and interesting...
...I’d want to be around to enjoy the glory!” Follow FTWeekend on Instagram and X, and subscribe to our podcast Life and Art wherever you listen...
...It did not have the rigid structure you’d see from European industrial producers working with large joineries. He arrived in Brazil as an immigrant war refugee; he had to pivot....
...“F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E” and “Sorted for E’s & Wizz” were ticked off like rites of passage from someone moving from Sheffield outsider to Britpop in-crowd....
...The latest collection from Engineered Garments – a brand synonymous with navy twill – includes the D Sum jacket that is inspired by the Japanese double-breasted samue workwear jacket....
...But G goes on leave at this point, handing the file over to H, who drafts a minute, which is signed by D and returned to C, who revises his draft accordingly and lays the new version before A.”...
...While there, I read a buzzy new novel, Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan. The FT review was a bit negative: I would give it a rave....
...I’d work with the elephants because I’d enjoy giving them a hug from time to time. I’ve recently rediscovered my collection of vinyl....
...Sarah O’Connor: When economists talk about ageing, they often talk about it in quite gloomy terms....
...O’Neill & Brennan, a supplier of labour and logistics solutions to the construction sector, has hired 180 prisoners over the past two years to work on day release at sites around the country....
...In 2017, a 37m-high rocket inscribed with Chanel’s double-C logo almost did, rising up like a NASA simulator at the end of its AW17 presentation....
...According to MMO Population tracker, it has c 18.7m subscribers and 353k daily active players which ranks number 14 of 140 tracked MMOs....
...“It’s not imminent,” O’ Shea said. “We made mistakes on this — very public mistakes — I’d rather take the time to get it right than rush back into it.”...
...Ben McKenzie, best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the teen drama The O.C., swaps the screen for the keyboard in something of a personal crusade to reveal the true nature of crypto....
...So I read with interest in Sarah O’Connor’s article (“We should all be asking more questions”, Opinion, February 7) about an unnamed academic who would throw a soft ball to his students and whoever caught...
...We witness O’Flaherty choose sides when he is made an official Vatican visitor to Italian concentration camps for British prisoners of war in 1942....
...Sarah O’Connor: It has been a couple of years now since the UK changed its immigration policy quite dramatically, and effectively stopped most lower-paid migrants from coming in....
...They were a nuisance but they were part of the neighbourhood, as was Bond Street Kitchen on the second floor, where I’d regularly meet friends to flirt with our favourite waiter....
...And we’d like to think that Paris Saint-Germain is part of that.”...
...Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” shirt went off like a bomb at Paris Fashion Week, Cher was photographed at dinner with Rick Owens wearing a vintage Stephen Sprouse blazer emblazoned with “God Save N.Y.C....
...To impose such a severe order, you’d assume that a court would be very sure of its evidence....
...But for marrying usability and collectability: “I’d say the best vintage compact is the Leica M6, which has a changeable lens. The lens is so sharp. It has full manual control....
...We’d bet that others may follow suit....
...I’d love to hear about what traditions you value — email me at isabel.berwick@ft.com....
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