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...Colour choices range from arctic white to rust and pine green, while fabric-wise, modern duffels appear also in canvas and waterproof Ventile, giving the coat a life past the latest cold snap....
...It could well be an Aesop store, with the brand’s signature black-and-white labelled products scattered intentionally throughout. “It provides me with tangible peace,” says Santos....
...Then there’s an ancient APC navy midi-dress that feels a bit austere....
...Bulgari has partnered with Casablanca to produce a capsule of white and grass-green leather accessories....
...APC has managed to stay very French and kept its version nice and neat (£200, matchesfashion.com). Find yourself a good hoodie or sweatshirt, too....
...One series was entirely made up of zigzagging strips; another was exclusively in red and white fabrics....
...I also wear an APC mini skirt with a crisp white shirt, sheer Wolford tights and an interesting belt for an executive school-uniform look.”...
...For Parisian brand APC, however, fashion feeds back into homewares. Since 2009, it has turned its fabric remnants into limited-edition quilts and cushions....
...Then you have APC, Ami, Le Bon Marché – everything is so beautifully decorated there, so French....
...Claire Choisne, creative director of French jewellery maison Boucheron, recently created the Quatre Jean cuff bracelet and high-jewellery ring, which layer denim with white diamonds....
...Poles resembling its lipstick bullets were planted around its white-carpeted showspace on Saturday evening, through which models walked in preppy white turtlenecks adorned with silver turnlocks, ribbed knit...
...But then I started reading interviews with other photographers, and they never got asked what it was like to be a white or Asian photographer.”...
...I rotate between my RM Williams ankle boots, Veja white trainers, Nicholas Kirkwood pointed flats, Converse high-tops, Ancient Greek Sandals and Birkenstocks....
...APC’s, by Jean Touitou, are a sturdy but less visually aggressive option....
...During Mr Buhari’s visit to the White House last month, US president Donald Trump pledged support for the Nigerian leader’s fight against Boko Haram....
...I have a ritual with my husband, Yuske, where I buy APC selvedge jeans every year, he wears them in, then I take them a year later....
...APC, 48 Lexington Street, W1 (020-7287 9659; www.apc.fr). Liberty, Regent Street, W1 (020-7734 1234; www.liberty.co.uk)....
...Later, slim creamy-white cords, boy-cut before I knew what that meant. Anti-fashion, anti-romance....
...“The coat’s from APC but I got it from eBay for £20,” he said. “Think it’s up there with my best second-hand purchases.” But wasn’t he too warm in a coat on his walk? “I just wear a T-shirt underneath....
...Rituals aside, I liked APC’s Petit New Standard cut (£135) for its neat, slightly tapered look....
...There are white hero blouses, with billowing sleeves, worthy of the best rescue scenes....
...Howell’s zip-pocket dungarees (£265) carry into autumn, while APC has a range for both summer and winter. “It’s just genuinely sexy,” says Jean Touitou, APC’s creative director....
...I’d never go for plain white for that reason, but something in a bold colour or a smart stripe could work in the middle of summer.” And as for smartening up with a tie?...
...At APC, founder Jean Touitou said of his presentation of hip daytime pieces – short jumpsuits, suede tunics, short rabbit coats and a collaboration with designer Vanessa Seward that adds a touch of éclat...
...To avoid looking like ‘Fanta’ pants, I wear them with a pair of battered white Jack Purcells and a grey wool sweatshirt. It stops it from being too overpowering.”...
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