Posted by Rebekah Roy on May 23rd, 2008
I was running some errands and came across this shop – it’s funny how you pass a street all the time and then one day it’s like you’re seeing it for the first time. This shop has been here for over 20 years.
All the garments are so beautifully cut and the linings are just gorgeous. I love the women’s coats; they’re timeless with a twist. Everything is understated but with lots of attitude. John Pearse has been a tailor his whole life and his site says so much about his personal style- in many ways it’s one of my favourite sites.
John Pearse is a Tailor of Savile Row which means he makes some of the best bespoke suits in the world. A bespoke suit is created to your specific personal requirements. A bespoke suit is not to be confused with a made to measure suit. To make a bespoke suit a tailor will take many measurements and figuration and then a personal pattern will be hand-drafted and cut from scratch. The suit is entirely hand-made and hand-finished so the care and attention is unparalleled – this is truly the art of suit making.
I never loved menswear until I moved to London and of course when you walk into a shop like this you’ll understand why.
John Pearse
6 Meard Street
Soho, London W1F 0EF
Tel: 020 7434 0738
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on May 17th, 2008
I’m a sucker for leather gloves. The picture above is the shop front window of the House of Cashmere in the Burlington Arcade (in London). They have some great light weight leather gloves in fabulous colours. I like wearing gloves especially on the tube when everything feels so dirty. Oh, and I love wearing driving gloves too, especially in dark green. I just can’t bring myself to wear leather gloves in warmer weather and even though I like crochet vintage gloves they just seem a bit granny or better suited to weddings.
If you’ve looking for some super cool gloves check out Gloved Up by designer Laura Shepherd. She offers some really cool fingerless gloves like this Short Brocade, perfect for summer. All the gloves come in pairs, but of course you can wear one if you like ;)
I love the Shiny Black Puff Sleeved Gloves longer gloves too!
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Laura also does bespoke gloves just contact her at: info@glovedup.com
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on February 24th, 2008
Jimmie Martin is one of my favourite furniture designers and he’s been featured in Vogue, Harpers, Style, Flux and countless other publications. Jimmie’s created a bespoke chair that incorporates a hand-painted portrait of Kylie (taken from the Showgirl Homecoming tour), with hundreds of Swarovski crystals adorning the headdress as well as armrests along side Kylie’s very own handwritten signature. All of his chairs are amazing and unique. This chair is to be auctioned off at The Lighthouse Gala Auction 2008 in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust on the 10th of March at Christie’s, St James’s.
Auction Estimate £4,000 – £6,000. For more info contact Hannah Monteith at hannah.monteith@tht.org.uk or 020 7812 1667.
Here are some other chairs of Jimmie’s that I love:
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Posted by Rebekah Roy on December 22nd, 2007
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