Fashion

Do shoes get any more sustainable than Veja?

They’ve been mooted as ‘the most sustainable sneakers in the world’ by CNN and their popularity is beyond doubt, even extending to British royalty (Meghan, Duchess of Sussex). Veja is the brainchild of two 25-year-old [...]
Fashion

Tim Walker’s ‘Wonderful Things’ at the V&A

Colour illuminates all that is vague and dreary. The primary colours intrude into the most dismal soul, plunging the senses into a multi-sensory feast, swelling with satisfaction. This is one perspective on the V&A’s upcoming exhibition [...]
Art

Chic Chats #27: Monica Perez Vega

Amanda Gray recently caught up with artist Monica Perez Vega to talk about her career, the process behind her artwork and her inspirations. LC: Where did it all start? MPV: My aunt is a figurative [...]
Art

Brave New Visions: the émigrés that changed the British art world

‘Brave New Visions’ is part of the Insiders/Outsiders festival conceived by Monica Bohm-Duchen. The exhibition celebrates the contributions made to the art world by the émigré art dealers, the artists they supported and the émigré [...]
Interview

Chic Chats #26 – Akamae

New York entrepreneur Cara Boccieri is committed to freedom, both the cultivation and the promotion of it. She founded Akamae in 2014 with the explicit aim of transforming the fashion industry by co-creating high-end fashion [...]
Luxury | Travel

Agriturismo to Know (Part I)

With humble roots in traditional Italian farming, agriturismo or agrotourism (‘agriculture’ plus ‘tourism’) is now a fast-growing global movement.  For some guests it’s about authentically experiencing different cultures and knowing they’re giving back to the [...]
Luxury

Walpole Brands of Tomorrow 2019: STOW and Desmond & Dempsey

Lawfully Chic takes a look at two of the winners of the accolade, Walpole 2019 Brands of Tomorrow. [...]

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Fashion

Striking gold is so 2000. Try striking green.

Should brands care about sustainability? The answer, it seems, is yes. A recent report, from Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (Italian fashion’s governing body), explored the issue with various department store buyers, who confirmed that [...]
Art

An Art Deco gem in Brussels: ‘Flamboyant Art de vivre in the Thirties’

A jewel of Brussels’ Art Deco architectural heritage is the famous Villa Empain. Now is one of the best moments to visit as it recently opened an immersive exhibition, ‘Flamboyant Art de vivre in the Thirties’, [...]
Fashion

Gandys – the lifestyle brand that’s gone from survival to success (in just five years)

How does an aspiring lifestyle brand gain a foothold in the fashion world? They launch with flip-flops, and then build out from there. That’s what Paul and Jo Forkan did. The brothers behind Gandys launched [...]
Fashion

Paris Fashion Week pays homage to a Mother Nature under threat

In the last five years, fashion’s impulse to comment on society has escalated to campaign-style politics, both on and off the runway: from the rapid rise of slogan tees, to the late Karl Lagerfeld’s feminist [...]
Fashion

Ardsly Ardsly: genderless boots with sustainable soles

They’re genderless and the soles are made from recycled tyres – Ardsly’s boots had us interested from the get-go. And then we set eyes on the boots themselves – colourful, chic and just a little [...]
Fashion

The Maiyet Collective at Harvey Nichols

One of the most compelling retail gatherings on the planet right now is being held on the fifth floor of Harvey Nichols in London. It’s a ‘must-attend’ for the discerning fashion and lifestyle set, but [...]