DUKE STREET EDITION 09/2016

DUKE STREET EDITION

SEPTEMBER 2016

Early Autumn 

This look is very influenced by the style, colour palette and image making of Suhei Nishiguchi, from BEAMS (Japan). 

Mr Nishiguchi is a fine dresser who matches very subtle material and colour contrasts.

His looks, feature strong yet subtle male tailoring detailing that make for powerful male statements while creating focus on very refined choices.

We've tried to reflect his sophistication with a mixture of elements:
 Levis vintage LVC 60's  Sta-Prest Slacks.
A jacket and top from HM Summer 2016
contrasted by Penelope Chilver's Castillian Loafers in Burgundy to create a relaxed luxury feel.

DUKE STREET EDITION 08/2016

DUKE STREET EDITION

AUGUST 2016

Late Summer

Stylist Jody Leigh's, @jodyjodzzz, Late Summer ensemble is a collection of rich jewel and metal colours:

'African Queen' on a trek in the Raj!

She wears her own short palazzo pants with a Penelope Chilvers, especial edition, SS16 light coat jacket.

All contrasted with a pair of Low Valenciana Espadrilles, also from Penelope Chilvers SS16, demonstrating one possible lace colour combination from the 'Espadrille Workshop'.

ACQUA DI PARMA - ROSA NOBILE

ACQUA DI PARMA
ROSA NOBILE

PEPPER       BERGAMOT      MANDARIN

 Last July I attended the press launch event for the latest 'Acqua di Parma' fragrance 'Rosa Nobile'.

The subtle and elegant presentation took place at Claridges where the perfume and its distinctive branding fitted delicately within the hotel's Art Deco interiors.

 

ITALIAN ROSE ABSOLUTE
LILY OF THE VALLEY
PEONY
VIOLET ACCORD

Present at the event were Paula Paganini and Stephane Euzen, from 'Acqua di Parma', who eloquently described the processes behind the brand and helped us to note the differences within the fragrances complex structure.

CEDAR WOOD      MUSK      AMBERGRIS ACCORD

The perfume is a great success and will become yet another of Acqua di Parma's famed products.

Thank you!

GOLA HARRIER

GOLA HARRIER

CLASSIC GOLA HARRIER TRAINERS COME IN A VARIETY OF COLOUR AND MATERIAL COMBINATIONS. 

WEARING THESE SHOES BRINGS A WORLD OF HERITAGE AND QUALITY TO ALL. A MOST TRADITIONAL BRITISH BRAND THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE IN THEIR WARDROBE.

TALLULAH RENDALL.

TALLULAH RENDALL

In concert, July 2014

London

Last July I had the pleasure of accompanying my old 'digital' best friends, Cris Polizzi from fashionnotesbycris.blogspot.co.uk and Stephen Mahoney the Fashion/Social Editor of theblitzclub.com, "my old mukkers!" as Stephen would put it, to a very intimate concert held at The Barracuda Club and Casino on Baker Street.

Tallulah Rendall, visiting from her base in Berlin, delighted a very select audience with a rendition of the songs that comprise her latest album: "The Banshee and The Moon". This proved to be an incredibly enjoyable evening. She gave a wonderful performance which touched and entertained us in equal measures.

As if this wasn't enough she brought along her brothers who proved to also be incredibly talented. Nicholas Rendall will customise any item with his blackpenart.net creating an artwork out of your most prized possesion, while Max Rendall a.k.a "The Chelsea Joker" convinces us that Houdini is still amongst us.

Also visiting from Berlin, classical musician  Deltcho Deltchev, enjoying Max's sleight of hand.

Tallulah with her mother Liz Brewer.

Tallulah's songs covered a wide emotional range.

SALLY FARMILOE

SALLY FARMILOE

R. I. P. 

2014

I had the pleasure of taking a picture of Sally only a few months before her demise at an event in Knightsbridge. She was gracious and always committed to image and glamour in a manner that honoured and reflected her position as a film and television star.

Sally, Russian fashion designer Rohmir and the always elegant and glamorous Liz Brewer sat together like 'The Three Graces' and were the focus of all eyes at the reception.

DANIEL BUREN / TUMI 'LINCOLN' ENVELOPE AT BALTIC ART.

DANIEL BUREN 

BALTIC, GATESHEAD

(TUMI 'LINCOLN' DOCUMENT ENVELOPE)

For my visit to the Baltic Art Gallery in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, I took all my relevant documents and also Ipad in my TUMI 'Lincoln' Envelope Document Holder. Which forms part of the 'Santa Monica" collection.

The envelope proved really handy and elegant. Many compliments to TUMI and congratulations, once again, to George Esquivel TUMI's Creative Director for such great products.

As always the trip to the BALTIC was enjoyable and interesting. The gallery always presents impressive, large scale installations destined to be crowd pleasers and reflecting the pride Gateshead and Tyne & Wear as a whole, feel for this space.

Daniel Buren created a light manipulation installation which in a simple manner creates divisions of coloured lights throughout the space.

On entering the main space, we were presented with a group of large scale mirrors which reflected the coloured films placed on the windows of the space. This transformed suddenly when sun rays came directly through the windows.