The article discusses a new chronograph watch from Breguet that features a 10Hz regulating mechanism, allowing for measurements to 1/20th of a second. This technical innovation is made possible by using silicon and lighter weight escapement components, greatly enhancing the watch's regulating performance. The watch is a contemporary interpretation of a legendary chronograph supplied to the French Naval Air Force in 1960. History continues being written with this watch.

2. Breguet, the innovator.
Type XXII 10Hz, high-frequency chronograph
A contemporary interpretation of the legendary Type XX supplied in 1960
to the French Naval Air Force, the Type XII is the first series-produced
mechanical chronograph to feature a regulating mechanism that oscillates at
a frequency of 10 Hz, enabling measurements to 1/20 th of a second. This
major technical innovation is made possible by the physical properties of
silicon and the lighter weight of the escapement components; considerably
enhancing the watch’s regulating performance. History is still being written...

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19. Perfume.
And something far beyond.
A perfumer’s precious blend celebrates forty years of Aromatics Elixir.
It’s a signature moment in the life of this cult classic. For the occasion, we’ve
commissioned this velvety smooth, sensuously rounded perfumer’s blend,
bottled with a pulsepoint stopper. Proof that you can be more sensuous at forty.
Limited Edition must-haves for the 40th Anniversary:
New Aromatics Elixir Perfumer’s Reserve, 25ml
And the intriguing original scent in a lavish signature bottle:
Aromatics Elixir Perfume Spray, 100ml
Cosmetics and Beauty Apothecary, Ground Floor

23. EDITOR’S LETTER
September
In the world of fashion magazines, the September issue is always
a big one. Autumn/winter is the pivotal season in the designer
calendar, with trends that always seem so much more directional
than those that appear on the spring/summer catwalks. Hence,
come late August – having done the beach and tired ourselves
of T-shirts – we style mavens are drumming our fingers waiting
to discover the looks that are about to leap into our wardrobes.
This month in Harrods Magazine, we celebrate the world’s
most recognisable fashion house. Having all but reinvented
womenswear back in the 1920s and ’30s, Coco Chanel went on to
create some of the most legendary fashion pieces in history, from
the tweed jacket to strings of pearls, to the little black dress and
Chanel No5. Even the logo – interlocking C’s – is an icon.
Our special Chanel section contains a selection of fine jewellery,
watches and cosmetics that are exclusive to Harrods, as well as Karl
Lagerfeld’s clever take on the brand’s classics. “Apocalypse Now”
is his genius vision for the new season, a medieval shadowland of
distressed seams on double-layered jackets encrusted with sequins.
Elsewhere in the issue we have the key beauty looks of the season
courtesy of the most influential make-up artists in collaboration
with the best-known brands (p111); exotic men’s tailoring gets lost
among the dunes in the Moroccan desert (p78); and Laura Barton
has the inside story on how to wear Victoriana (p50). If fashion
isn’t your thing, there’s a good deal of cheese to get excited about
(p145), as well as a road trip through France’s Champagne region
in the latest open-topped Ferrari (p159).
Take a trip to Harrods...
the new season has arrived
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25. CONTENTS
43 78 111 87 145
September
NEW THIS MONTH 122 BEAUTY NEWS
29 TOP 20 Bliss’ latest Triple Oxygen products; Dolce & Gabbana Passion Duo
Launches, special offers and events for September Lipstick; Sisley Skinleÿa anti-ageing foundation; Miss Maquillage gets
therapy; new brand Functionalab; Visoanska amber-infused Source 1ère
33 ZEITGEIST
People and places in the air right now 124 MEN’S GROOMING NEWS
Biotherm’s new fragrance, Force; Harrods Own Label leather accessories;
38 OUT OF THE BLUE Sisley’s Eau d’Ikar; the Grooming Guru selects his top five products
She captivated critics and audiences alike as a blue alien in 2009’s Avatar.
Now Zoe Saldana is back in human form for her new film Colombiana 126 MISE EN SCENT
Hidden among the bright florals, the fruity notes and the woody scents
is the inspiration of a fragrance, the true romance that makes it unique
FASHION & ACCESSORIES
137 GET SPORTY
43 CHAIN REACTION There’s more to getting fit than going to the gym. Taking up a sport is
Fashion’s fascination with the chain-strap bag started with the Chanel a fast and fun way to boost your energy, motivation and wellbeing
2.55; today’s designers are equally enamoured of its chic, chunky charms
45 WOMENSWEAR NEWS
FOOD, INTERIORS & LIFESTYLE
Vintage-style lingerie; Dutch designer Christian Blanken; the new Pinko
parka; Marchesa gowns; Paul Smith’s wearable art 145 MELLOW YELLOW
46 IN BLACK AND WHITE A distinctive lemon-coloured rind and creamy, nutty flavour have made
Sharp masculine tailoring is complemented this season by statement the award-winning Golden Cenarth a star of the cheese world
accessories in a monochrome palette 148 THE FRENCH CONNECTION
49 OH WHAT A KNIGHT Michelin-starred chef Thomas Keller is set to open an in-store pop-up
Suave, romantic, and champion of the world’s most eye-catching of his restaurant The French Laundry
gowns; can Antonio Berardi get any more divine? 150 FOOD NEWS
50 HOW TO WEAR VICTORIANA The Food Halls’ new Tea Room and Gourmet Grocery Room; the
At last, an antidote to all that sleek minimalism: refashion yourself vintage-style Ice Cream Parlour; produce from Britain’s finest farms
as a Brontë, a Browning or a crafty gamine 155 CUTTING EDGE
54 ALL WHITE NOW Now that knives with precision-forged blades are available to everyone,
Trends in fine timepieces come and go, but there’s something endlessly gourmet enthusiasts pose a serious threat to professional chefs
modern about the lighter shade of pale 156 INTERIORS NEWS
56 COUNTRY GENT Wedgwood limited editions; Donna Karan home accessories; a rare
Eccentrics rejoice! The landed-gentry-meets-’50s-bookworm fashion portrait of Coco Chanel; Escada bed linens; The Pet Spa
moment has arrived 159 LE GRAND TOUR
58 MENSWEAR NEWS Take one Italian sportscar, add some American charisma, then take it
Topman’s Gordon Richardson; Marni menswear; refurbished vintage on a drive through France – welcome to the world’s chicest road trip
Vespas; Paul Smith’s nod to space rock; Emma Willis’ bespoke shirts 162 CITY GUIDE: MARRAKECH
61 JERSEY GIRL With its bustling souks, colourful mosaics and fragrant cuisine, the city
Thirty-seven years have done nothing to dull the sparkle of a Diane von is a feast for the senses
Furstenberg wrap – or the powerful ambition of its charismatic creator 165 LIFESTYLE NEWS
62 MY LIFE IN SHOES Thai spas in both Thailand and Spain; luxury liner The World; the best
The stylish know the beauty of classics – and what could be more classic of South Korea at Harrods; the top three sunscreens
than the Chanel ballet flat? 166 PRIZE DRAW
66 10 MINUTES WITH ATSUKO KAMIO Win a five-night stay for two in a Mayan-style private villa at
The designer behind Wacoal Dia finds inspiration in understated The Tides Riviera Maya
Japanese sensuality, French romance – and time travel 168 HARRODS ESTATES
68 LADY LIKE Specialising in prime residential properties in central London and the
Flounces and florals, curves and cuffs, sequins and chiffons and lace; Home Counties
AW11 makes an elegant entrance with a new take on uptown refinement 170 THE ULTIMATE SECRET SERVICE
78 THE SHELTERING SKY The tailor with a licence to take Mr Bond’s inside-leg measurement has
The sharper way to wear suiting combines this season’s severe silhouettes recreated the magic of 007’s sartorial success in vintage-look alligator
and monochromatic palette with bold bursts of colour and pattern
87 THE WORLD OF CHANEL
A celebration of this extraordinary fashion house features multisensory
installations as well as exclusive make-up, accessories and jewellery
BEAUTY
Cover
PHOTOGRAPHER RANKIN
111 A STUDY IN COLOUR HAIR LACY REDWAY at See Management
Eight key looks for AW11. Eight international cosmetics collections. MAKE-UP DAVID DIBOLL at Next
Eight make-up maestros determine both NAIL TECHNICIAN GINA EDWARDS
120 HIGH FIVE at Kate Ryan
MODEL MASHA PHILIPPOVA at Premier
Marigay McKee, Fashion and Beauty Director at Harrods, reveals her wearing Chanel jacket £1,341, gloves £279
top new beauty treats for this month and earrings, price on application
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29. Top 20
Launches, special offers and events for September
1. Jewellery by Lana
Lana Bramlette’s totally wearable pieces in 18kt gold
instantly become un-take-offable – as her celeb fans
demonstrate. “Flirt Double Hoop” earrings £589.
Designer Jewellery, Ground Floor
2. LP Skin Therapy
The products in Dr Linda Papadopoulos’ LP Skin
Therapy range help keep skin looking youthful.
Dr Linda will be in the Pharmacy, Lower Ground
Floor, on 5th September from 4 to 6pm. To book
a complimentary consultation call 020 7225 5954
3. Loro Piana mink cape
Upping the brand’s impossibly luxurious ante,
Loro Piana has created a cashmere-lined mink
cape with narrow suede stripes. Cape £21,475.
Scarves, Gloves & Hats, Ground Floor
4. Gurhan jewellery
Touches of Gurhan’s signature 24kt yellow gold make
an appearance in its new sterling silver collection.
Bracelet £1,199. Designer Jewellery, Ground Floor
5. Lanvin AW11 menswear
With a fedora’d nod towards Bowie’s Thin White
Duke, Lucas Ossendrijver at Lanvin has created
the look of the season. Jacket £1,075. Menswear,
Lower Ground Floor and Ground Floor
6. Max&Co and Borsalino
The Il Mio Cappello collection brings together
Borsalino’s craftsmanship and Max&Co’s confident
glamour to create four stylish hats. From £235.
Weekend Room, First Floor
7. Calvin Klein Jeans children’s trainers
Chunky trainers with just the right amount of
’80s stomp appear in the new Calvin Klein Jeans
collection for children. Trainers £90. Children’s
Shoes, Fourth Floor
8. A taste of Tuscany
Relive summer in Tuscany with a tasting event in
The Wine Shop on the Lower Ground Floor. Guests
will receive 10% off all wines on the evening.
20th September, 7 to 9pm. Call 020 7893 8777
or email wineshop@harrods.com for details
9. Native Union Moshi Moshi “Pop” handset
What it lacks in subtlety, the Moshi Moshi gold
“Pop” handset makes up for in cool – and is
compatible with all computers and handheld devices.
£59.95; exclusive to Harrods. Cards, Gifts & Wrap,
Lower Ground Floor; and harrods.com
10. Kanebo gift set
Purchase two Kanebo skincare products and receive a
luxurious gift set, including Silky Purifying Cleansing
Cream. Exclusive to Harrods from 18th September
to 1st October. Cosmetics, Ground Floor
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30. TOP 20
11. Anzu exhibition
The once humble birthday card has reinvented
itself as a work of art thanks to Anzu founder Ellen
McGrath. Prints of McGrath’s jewellery illustrations
will be available from 1st to 30th September. From
£4.99. Cards, Gifts & Wrap, Lower Ground Floor
12. Armani Junior
Running the gamut of children’s favourites, the new
Armani Junior collection includes rugged fleeces
and appliquéd dresses. Sweater £89.95; exclusive
to Harrods. Children’s International Designer,
Fourth Floor
13. Agent Provocateur Soiree
Paying a sultry homage to gangster molls and silent
film divas, Agent Provocateur’s AW11 Soiree Collection
is made up of lace and satin confections with a ’20s
feel. “Gene” basque £950. Lingerie, First Floor
14. Basler fur
Quality and versatility are central to Basler’s fashion
collections, which this season include fur-trimmed
parkas and a racoon swing coat with a shawl collar.
Coat £4,925. Champagne Bar, First Floor
15. World Class Cocktail exhibition
Learn how to mix up the perfect cocktail with advice
from finalists of the 2011 World Class Cocktail
Competition. From 25th September to 16th
October. Exhibition Gallery, Third Floor
16. Barbour Gold Label by Temperley
Country classics meet city chic as Alice Temperley and
Barbour team up for a capsule collection that includes
jackets in waxed leather and chunky knitwear. Sweater
£249. Riding Equipment & Apparel, Fifth Floor
17. MBT “Ari” shoe
For improved balance, muscle development and
good old proper comfort, MBT has developed the
“Ari” physio shoe. £249. Sports, Fifth Floor; and
harrods.com
18. Christmas Grotto
As Father Christmas gets his reindeer into training,
now is the time to start booking for the Christmas
Grotto. This year we are offering priority booking
to Rewards Customers from 5th September.
Visit www.harrods.com/grotto for details
19. Smythson bespoke stationery
Writing paper comes no more sophisticated than
at Smythson, which now offers a bespoke service
including headed correspondence paper, invitations
and business stationery. Price on application.
Stationery & Games, Lower Ground Floor
20. Clarins gift with purchase
A make-up bag and four Clarins favourites, in travel-
Cocktail StockFood
friendly miniature sizes, are complimentary with the
purchase of two Clarins products, one of which must
be skincare. Exclusive to Harrods from 25th August
to 10th September. Cosmetics, Ground Floor
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33. ZEITGEIST
People & places in the air this month BY LAURA JORDAN & BEN FELSENBURG/PHOTOGRAPHER DERRICK SANTINI
FASHION Tim Soar experience for Soar. He admits that, although he
Fashion-forward women are in the throes of a love affair expected the design to be the biggest challenge (with
with masculine tailoring this season, making an ideal menswear “you’re designing for yourself; you have this
context for the unveiling of Tim Soar’s debut collection narrative with your designs that relates to you in some
of womenswear. Since launching menswear in 2005, way, shape or form”), it was the technical part of the
Soar has honed an aesthetic he describes as “the point process that proved most difficult. A lapelled dress with
where tailoring and sportswear meet”. With an early- a slit back was, he says, fiendishly difficult to get right.
’90s minimalist influence and off-kilter proportions But the real puzzle was how to make the tailoring
reminiscent of Japanese design, Soar’s style translates “masculine without becoming too blokey”. Dozens of
smoothly to his latest venture. Yet while the leap into rethinks later, the collection is a smooth continuation
womenswear might chime perfectly with the current of the menswear, fitted without being tight, flattering
sartorial mood, the collection’s success is down to more to the contours of a woman’s body with a satisfying
than just fortuitous timing on Soar’s part. For although tomboy bite. Think a long, sleeveless blazer, a
he was confident that this was the right time “for single-breasted coat dress, a varsity jacket with leather
menswear and womenswear to meet”, he was also sleeves and sheepskin collar, and a defiantly minimal
spurred on by sheer demand, particularly when fashion slash-necked dress. “I wanted these garments to work
writer Sarah Mower asked him to make her a coat after a bit like T-shirts do for men… To have an easiness that
admiring the AW10 menswear collection. womenswear doesn’t normally have.”
Working with womenswear has been a liberating Available from Designer Studio, First Floor
Soar in his
Hackney studio
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34. Dancers ca. 1899,
by Edgar Degas
EXHIBITION Degas and the Ballet:
Picturing Movement
The depictions of dancers that Edgar Degas created more than a century
ago have become some of the defining images of ballet in art, but in
their day these were ground-breaking works that divided gallery-goers.
As an Impressionist, Degas was part of a movement that sought to bring
a new realism to art by escaping conservative strictures. Now the Royal
Academy’s exhibition – the first of Degas’ work in the UK – illustrates
the evolution of his techniques for evoking movement in drawing,
paintings and sculptures, as well as his use of the emerging technology
of photography. Comprising more than 80 works, the exhibition
showcases celebrated pieces including Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,
Dancer Posing for a Photographer and The Star: Dancer on Point.
From 17th September at the Royal Academy of Arts
FILM Jane Eyre
Filmed many times before, the story of the young Jane Eyre and her
turbulent relationship with Rochester, the tempestuous master of the
house where she works as governess, is brought to the screen in a new
version by director Cary Fukunaga. Fukunaga’s film reaches out to
new audiences yet stays true to the passion and Gothic romance of
Charlotte Brontë’s novel. Mia Wasikowska (the star of Tim Burton’s
Alice in Wonderland) co-stars with Michael Fassbender (Inglourious
Basterds), who has the looks ideal for Rochester, with fine support
from Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins and Jamie Bell.
Jane Eyre opens on 9th September in the UK
BOOK Absolutely: A Memoir by Joanna Lumley
Jane Eyre Joanna Lumley’s life is every bit as varied as her film and TV roles.
Having been born in India at the tail end of British rule, Lumley
embarked on a career that put her at the heart of fashion and society
throughout the Sixties and Seventies, first as a model for the English
dress designer Jean Muir, and then as an actress, becoming a Bond girl
and then the star of the TV action series The New Avengers. She then
reinvented herself as a sublime comedy actress in Absolutely Fabulous.
But there is major substance to Lumley, too, as proved by her
triumphant campaign for the rights of Gurkha veterans of the British
Army. Absolutely is the year’s essential showbiz memoir.
£20. Available on 29th September from Waterstone’s, Third Floor
BOOK Jamie’s Great Britain by Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver is the man to turn to for all that’s best of British in
the kitchen. The chef ’s restaurants, books and television series have
made him internationally renowned, but his roots go back to his
parents’ pub in Essex, where he first began to cook. Now Oliver
shares more than 100 recipes that together portray the national
culinary character. That means classic dishes, a few that have a
centuries-old history in Britain, as well as some contemporary
recipes from the community of more recent immigrants.
£30. Available on 29th September from Waterstone’s, Third Floor
FILM Drive
French director Jean-Luc Godard once said, “All you need for a movie
is a girl and a gun.” But add a car with a moody, silent type behind
the wheel and then you’re really talking. The sublimely pared-down
Drive was the buzz of this year’s Cannes Film Festival; audiences were
enthralled by this action thriller, which harks back to some of the best
cinema of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Ryan Gosling plays the kind
of role that you could imagine played by Steve McQueen or a young
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood stunt driver by day, getaway driver by
night. His life has no emotional attachments, until it’s thrown into
disarray by the arrival of a woman (Carey Mulligan) whom he wants
to protect; but soon his own life is in peril.
Drive opens on 23rd September in the UK
Ryan Gosling in Drive
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35. ZEITGEIST
Grace Jones in a maternity dress
designed by Jean-Paul Goude
Super Lamp 1981,
and Antonio Lopez, 1979,
by Martine Bedin
from the Postmodernism
exhibition at the V&A EXHIBITION Postmodernism: Style and
Subversion 1970–1990
Far from being dryly academic, this sprawling landmark survey of
perhaps the most influential movement of recent decades is crammed
with playful fun and is a must for anyone interested in modern style.
Following on from the clean lines and pure abstractions of the Fifties
and Sixties, everything changed as Postmodernism’s irreverent mash-up
between past and present shook up all the arts in a riot of exuberant
colour, bold patterns, artificial-looking surfaces and freedom in design.
Represented with entertaining dazzle at the V&A, the exhibition
features the iconic sensibility of Grace Jones in music videos; the
“big suit” David Byrne wore in the 1984 Talking Heads concert film
Stop Making Sense; and Jeff Koons’ bust of Louis XIV, an outrageous
parody of classicism in stainless steel. Paintings by Andy Warhol
and Robert Rauschenberg are also featured, as well as the seminal
graphics of Peter Saville, whose designs defined Factory Records
almost as much as the music of Joy Division and New Order did.
From 24th September at the Victoria and Albert Museum
BOOK That Woman: The Life of Wallis
Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba
In a year that has been lit up by a royal wedding, Anne Sebba’s
biography looks back at the woman at the centre of a romance that
cast a shadow over the throne three quarters of a century ago. Wallis
Simpson was the character who so caught the heart of the Prince
of Wales that months after being crowned King Edward VIII he
abdicated rather than renounce his plans for marriage to the twice-
divorced American. Delving into the high society of the East Coast
and the sophisticated jet set of the post-war years, Sebba reveals the
inner workings of this strong-willed personality, who spawned as
Brian Wilson much rumour and gossip as any latter-day celebrity, and whose perfect
coiffure and outfits made her a style icon who is still influential.
£20. Available from Waterstone’s, Third Floor
MUSIC Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
The unpredictable Brian Wilson in concert is always an exciting
prospect, but this showcase for his latest project is particularly special.
The most recent album from the great composer of the Beach Boys’
hits is a meeting of minds across the decades with one of the
founding fathers of American popular music. In the ’20s and ’30s,
George Gershwin took emerging jazz and brought it into the
mainstream with musical numbers that continue to evoke a seductive
atmosphere at the mere mention of their titles: “Rhapsody in Blue”,
“Summertime” and “Someone to Watch Over Me”. Now Wilson uses
his gift for harmony to reinterpret Gershwin’s music and add a novel
twist to “It Ain’t Necessarily So”, “I Got Rhythm” and other eternal
standards. The evening will also feature classic Beach Boys songs.
From 16th to 18th September at the Royal Festival Hall
FILM Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
For spy aficionados, there can be no richer era than the Cold War,
no better chronicler of the uncertain allegiances between the Soviet
Union and the West than John Le Carré, and no novel of his more
enthralling than Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. In this subtle chess game
of a tale, the task of rooting out a mole within British intelligence
falls to George Smiley, an ageing officer who has developed the art of
being underestimated into a lifelong career. The story was originally
shown as a 1979 BBC series starring Alec Guinness; now, in a
Grace Jones ©Jean-Paul Goude
masterstroke of casting, Gary Oldman plays Smiley, with the cream
of male British screen talent arrayed around him in the form of
Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch. The director
is Tomas Alfredson, whose critically acclaimed Let the Right One In
Gary Oldman demonstrated a mastery of slow-burning tension.
as Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy opens on 16th September in the UK
Tinker, Tailor,
Solider, Spy
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38. INTERVIEW
blue
She captivated critics and audiences alike as Neytiri, a blue,
nine-foot-tall alien in 2009’s Avatar. Now Zoe Saldana
is back in human form for her upcoming film Colombiana
BY MATT MUELLER
“Oh my god, it’s muy caliente, right?” Making her entrance into a sea- there, but I will never be a part of them, or of anything that I feel is
facing suite at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes during the annual film misrepresenting us, or only enhancing one aspect of our culture.”
festival, Zoe Saldana could easily be referring to her film career. In fact, Prior to landing Avatar, Saldana admits she was getting sick of portraying
she’s commenting on the muggy room temperature and, although attired women “who just cried all the time, or were emotionally compromised”.
for south-of-France heat in a light summer dress, Saldana marches over to Wanting to use the vigorous physicality that years of serious dance training
open a window and let the Mediterranean breeze blow in. gave her, she’s now in the throes of a kick-ass phase, following Avatar and
As the Pandoran warrior-princess Neytiri in James Cameron’s Avatar, Star Trek with her highest-profile action heroine role yet in this month’s
she was fervent, bright-eyed, defiant – and sexy, as nine-feet-tall, blue- Colombiana. Sprung from the same adrenalised hit factory that yielded
toned aliens go. As deep-space xenolinguist Uhura in J.J. Abrams’ Star the Liam Neeson thriller Taken – and following much the same revenge
Trek, she brought smouldering, sultry elegance to the perilous cosmos. formula – the film features Saldana as Cataleya, a girl whose parents are
In the space of two franchise behemoths, Saldana morphed from a murdered before her eyes by a drug cartel and who grows up to become
maybe-star into a full-on Hollywood supernova. Not too shabby for an an assassin with the express purpose of doling out payback.
actress who might have survived the Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads To be able to play a character where you get to do what men are
and impressed Steven Spielberg and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, yet predominantly known to do is awesome,” she grins. The intensive
struggled to find her way in an industry that often sends black and Latina training that goes into starring in an action thriller like Colombiana,
actors down typecasting plugholes – she herself being half Dominican and the close-quarters baddie-bashing required of Saldana on set,
and half Puerto Rican. Aware that complaining wasn’t going to help her however, does take its toll. And the 33-year-old actress says she is feeling
cause, she’s kept a dignified silence about her worst encounters, while it more and more these days. “My mom tells me I look like a map when
acknowledging the challenges she’s faced. I come home, because I’m black and blue all over the place,” she says.
Trunk Archive
“Sixty years ago, in the years of Ricardo Montalban and Rita “I’m addicted to the adrenalin of being physical, but I’m finally entering
Hayworth, they had to do what they had to do,” she observes. “But the consciousness of mortality. With Avatar, I was fine. I would get hurt,
now Latinos are becoming more integrated in society, and art has been get up, brush it off and just keep going. But my body feels like it’s aged
evolving along with it. Those stereotypical roles are always going to be 10 years since then. It can’t reboot itself as quickly.”f
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40. Saldana as Neytiri in Avatar;
RIGHT, FROM TOP As Cataleya in
Colombiana; and on the set of
Star Trek with director J.J. Abrams
Colombiana also sees Saldana displaying an work ethic – “we’re tough, we’re feisty, we work too
impressive facility for using hand artillery. She much and we don’t take breaks” – and being raised
discloses where her degree of comfort comes from: to seize responsibility for her own life.
“Latinos hunt! My dad and his brothers were Saldana grew up in Queens until her “hippie”
countrymen from the Dominican Republic, so I Puerto Rican mother moved the family to the
grew up with a rifle around,” she says, adding with Dominican Republic at age 10, after Zoe’s father
a laugh, “Now that I’m an adult and I know what died. It was there that she discovered dance,
weapons represent, I would have wanted my father studying ballet and other forms at one of the
to have used a little more caution, keeping weapons country’s most prestigious academies. When she
away from us. But my stepfather’s also a hunter, and headed back to New York at 17, Saldana segued
my partner in life comes from a family of hunters, into acting by joining a youth theatre group that
so I’m comfortable having guns around.” put on positive-message plays for teens coping with
Although she regularly hits the firing range with substance abuse and sexual issues. Soon, she found
her partner, actor-businessman Keith Britton, herself recruited by a talent agency and, at the age
Saldana doesn’t hunt and insists she’s never taken a of 21, landed her debut film role as a bolshie diva in
life herself – “except maybe an ant here and there”. Center Stage (directed by the National Theatre’s own
But she has no qualms about her friends and family Nicholas Hytner).
taking part, differentiating them from “people who, In preparation for Avatars 2 and 3 and her
just because they have money or want a rug in their reprisal of Uhura in the Star Trek sequel this
living room, will go to Africa and kill an animal that’s autumn (she hopes she gets more to do this time
We’re tough, at the point of extinction. There’s no dignity in that,
there’s nothing to respect about that. My partner and
around), Saldana opted to take the first half of 2011
off. “My body needed it, and so did my brain. I
we’re feisty, his family will eat and use everything of an animal needed to decompress.” And she couldn’t be more
we work too much they’ve killed. And I take pleasure in that, because
I can have venison stroganoff and really enjoy it.”
delighted at the personal freedom that’s come with
stepping off the gruelling Hollywood treadmill. “I
and we don’t As for Britton, Saldana has been with him for eat what I want, I’ve stopped exercising, and I have
take breaks 10 years, and they got engaged last summer. Saldana
calls him “the right man to be growing old with,
a life – as opposed to just waking up and running
around, hopping on a plane, doing this, doing that,
because he holds his own. We were very young when exercising, going to bed early,” she says. “I’ve been
we got together, and we’re very respectful of each spending a lot of time with family, travelling and
other’s lives and cultures. I exercise my right to be having fun – and staying out really late.”
Portrait Getty Images; film stills Kobal Collection
who I am, and to think the way that I do.” She beams with pleasure. “I love love love going
Next year, Saldana is due to return to Pandora, the out! There’s nothing better than dressing up, putting
fictional planet that’s made her famous, for back-to- on make-up and heels and going dancing. I love it,
back shoots on the Avatar sequels. Despite its success, and why not? I’m human and I’m young – and I’ll be
you’d imagine that Saldana’s reaction at the prospect telling you the same thing when I’m 70 years old.” HMN
of taking herself off the market for nearly 18 months
during what is arguably the peak of her career might Colombiana opens on 9th September in the UK
be a starry strop. But she expresses the complete
opposite. “Are you kidding?” she squeals. “Do you
know what it means? It means that I’ll be employed Matt Mueller contributes to Total Film, Screen
for over a year in a business that’s unpredictable!” International, Wonderland, Entertainment Weekly
Such pragmatism is a sign both of her New York and The Guardian
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45. NEWS
The talented
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When Domenico Dolce and Stefano
Gabbana praise a designer, the
fashion world sits up and pays
attention. Such an accolade has
been bestowed on Dutch designer
Christian Blanken, a fashion-
design graduate of Central Saint
Martins who honed his skills
at Diane von Furstenberg and
Max Mara. Since setting up his
own label in 2008, Blanken has
developed a line that embraces
VINTAGE GLAMOUR sportswear-inspired luxury. For
AW11 he works a clean, urban
vibe with monochrome separates
including a lamb-fur
coat, leather-panelled
leggings and funnel-neck
sleeveless jackets. On the
strength of the collection,
Blanken looks set to
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name-to-know to
one-to-wear.
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winter collection and exclusive pieces with and muse Marchesa Luisa Casati declared. Casati
informal modelling in Way In on Saturday was renowned throughout European high society in
10th September from 2 to 6pm. the early 20th century for her extravagant, eccentric
and surreally glamorous style. Fittingly, the brand
named after her – Marchesa – does not do understated.
Paul Smith’s Creative Directors Georgina Chapman and Keren
Craig have made a signature out of modern fairy-tale
wearable art gowns that are dramatically proportioned, ornately
embellished, impeccably crafted and shamelessly
Talk about a heavyweight design collaboration. For romantic. The AW11 collection exemplifies why
AW11, Paul Smith has created a collection of clothing these English designers have conquered the
and accessories in conjunction with the Henry Moore Hollywood red carpet. Inspired by Great
Foundation. Moore, who was best known for his abstract, Expectations’ Miss Havisham, the
voluptuous sculptures, also produced prints, drawings and collection features swathes of draped
etchings that Smith has reworked onto silk scarves, bags and tucked silk tulle, antique-
and neat shift dresses. Smith’s interpretation of the artist’s looking lace, voluminous feather
work serves as a potent reminder that Moore’s aesthetic is as gowns and intricate embroidery.
modern, and relevant, as ever. Dress £525. Available from Gown £4,125; exclusive to Harrods.
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46. STYLE
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49. Oh what
a KNIGHT
Suave, romantic, and
champion of the world’s
most eye-catching gowns;
can Antonio Berardi get
any more divine?
BY NICOLA COPPING
“In the past few seasons, my work has been based
around the human form, and we’ve been playing
around with the idea of armour.” As descriptions
of new fashion collections go, this from the
British-Italian designer Antonio Berardi, famed
for his sensual and form-fitting cocktail dresses
and eveningwear, would appear moderately benign.
Yet, as Berardi describes his place within the
relatively challenging institution that is British design, Antonio
Berardi
a tinge of pathos reverberates through his voice.
A contemporary of the fêted Alexander McQueen
and John Galliano (Berardi worked for four years
with the latter), Berardi is content, successful and,
crucially, independent. He is neither reliant on a
conglomerate of behemoth proportions nor obliged
to kowtow to the demands of outside investors.
A rock within the UK’s creative firmament since
his Central Saint Martins graduate collection in
2004, Berardi has established not only a steadfast
aesthetic (simple, beautiful, undercut with femme-
fatale coolness) but also a resilient business. As armour suddenly makes sense. This is Berardi’s
the London Fashion Week website describes him, own shell, which strengthens him for the
“Today, Antonio Berardi is one of the very few world outside; his aesthetic established and
internationally influential designers operating a unswerving, his business solid and stable,
completely autonomous company.” his protection in place. With the benefits that
Berardi is also a rarity in the world of fashion experience can bring, he designs not for the
for his honesty, humility and hint of vulnerability. critics but for his customers. “When you become
Whereas McQueen and Galliano struggled to established, it’s about how, from one season to the
admit their weaknesses until, arguably, it was too next, your customer still feels like she needs to buy
late, Berardi is open about the burdens of being from you,” he says. “She has to feel comfortable
a successful designer. in herself, and once she has found that comfort,
“I can imagine the pressure that was on both it’s easy to build on. My customer is 35-plus, she
John and Lee [McQueen],” he says. “It was not has disposable income, she is probably a working
just a case of sitting down and designing, doing all woman, and she’s bold and assertive.” In other
those things you love in order make your collection words: she is a woman in search of sartorial armour.
wonderful. [For them] it was also a case of being Perhaps she is like Victoria Beckham, or
trawled all over the place – doing an opening here, Transformers actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley –
a photo shoot there, an interview here. two of Berardi’s celebrity fans who are in search of
“John would come out at the end of the catwalk red-carpet protection. “Celebrities become kind of
show and people would think, God, how confident like advertising for the brand,” says Berardi. “We’re FROM TOP
Antonio Berardi
he is. And I think it was that part of his persona lucky, because people come to us. I’ll give you an dress £1,350;
that kicked in for those two minutes. Then John example: yesterday, the pre-collection went up on gown £3,399,
would go back to being incredibly shy; that’s how Style.com, and L’Wren Scott [the designer and exclusive to
Harrods; dress
he is. There really does need to be some sort of care stylist, and companion of Mick Jagger] called in £1,899; and
package. Most of us are quite fragile creatures – even three dresses for Nicole Kidman. With all the labels gown £6,050,
if we become theatrical when we put on shows.” that exist, it’s great to think that somebody out there exclusive to
Harrods
So a collection pivoted around the concept of would even consider us. It makes me quite proud.”f
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50. INTERVIEW
“Celebrities
become
How to wear
kind of like
advertising
VICTORIANA
for us” At last, an antidote to all that
sleek minimalism: refashion
yourself as a Brontë, a Browning
or a crafty gamine BY LAURA BARTON
To wear Victoriana after a summer of even moderate
flesh-baring might well prove an inhibiting task. Just how
does one assume the correct mental attitude to wear the
season’s high collars and demure hem lengths without
applying half a can of spray-starch to one’s brain?
Getty Images
Victoria Beckham in
In the Victorian era, bare surfaces were not tolerated;
an Antonio Berardi dressers and tabletops were covered with ornaments,
dress in 2009 and walls were adorned with decorative techniques
from marble-effect to wainscoting. So the challenge this
It is no coincidence that Berardi’s ultimate influence season is, in essence, to view yourself not as a woman,
is the chief of all successful independent designers, but as a Victorian parlour in which no surface may be
Azzedine Alaïa, an elusive man who eschews both the left unadorned. Accordingly, when you climb into your
classic fashion-show format and the world of fashion Antonio Berardi gown, with its shimmering bodice
politics. Yet Alaïa is still blessed with unmitigated and sleeves, its high, gauzy neckline and its elegant skirt,
global success and a legion of famous fans. it may help to think that you are not getting dressed –
“Design is something that Azzedine is so you’re decoupaging yourself.
passionate about. He does it on his terms,” says The Victorian era was not an age when respectable
Berardi. “He does it quite slowly, and he revisits young ladies slouched about in Ugg boots and miniskirts.
himself. I think, in a strange kind of way, we do that On the contrary, this was a morally upstanding period.
too, on a very small scale. Hopefully, everything is as So it may also be helpful, as you fasten up your Roland
thought out as it would be in an Azzedine collection. Mouret outfit – the mutton-sleeved jacket with its trim
It’s like being in a laboratory. You don’t finish a piece waist and long cuffs, and the wide-pleated skirt – or your
of research so you can move onto the next thing; one Nicholas Kirkwood lace-up shoes, to tell yourself that
thing leads to the next, and that’s how I view my this is not so much an outfit as it is a display of morals.
work. As a designer, I’m an individual and, after so One might say something similar of your gorgeous
many years, I still have my company, and it’s growing Nina Ricci ensemble, all watery-hued silks and high,
season after season. So I’m really happy with that.” ruffly collar. The way to wear this prim little number is
Berardi’s unique combination of two cultures – the to imagine that you are a figure of great moral import – a
sensuous Italian and the straight-talking British – is schoolmistress, for instance, or an eager young preacher’s
his ultimate trump card. “My British side is a lot wife, devoted to rescuing impoverished gutter-dwellers
more tailored and definitely edgier than the Italian from a life of gruel, sin and tavern brawls.
side, which is much more sensual and romantic,” he Still, if the notion of tavern brawls and sin appeals, you
says. “My Italian side is the one that will sit down might like to consider wearing your Emilio Pucci gown
and discuss at length; it’s much more lyrical, and it with the knowing wink of a fallen woman. Floor-length
marries quite beautifully with the British side, which though it may be, this is no decorous dress; its bejewelled
is much more stiff-upper-lip,” he says, laughing. surface allows a glimpse of flesh that would make even the
And so, the duality emerges in the clothes: stiff most jaded member of the Beefsteak Club blush.
in their structure and poise, but romantic in their Finally, the wearing of your Chanel trouser suit will give
inclusion of lace, velvet and metallic brilliance. As you an opportunity to channel your inner ragamuffin. This
his new collection steels itself for the autumn/winter can be taxing for beginners, but you will soon get the hang
battle ahead, Berardi has only one piece of advice for of it: shuffle your neck in that prim white collar, slide your
his army of female customers: “Invest in a coloured hands into those grey tweed pockets, and walk with a gait
cocktail dress. Every woman has an LBD, and she worthy of the most Artful of Dodgers. Size up each passer-
needs to invest in something colourful for a change. by as if he might be the owner of an expensive pocket
I like short – it’s flirty – but I like the idea of long watch, a silk handkerchief or, at the very least, an orange.
too. Part of where I come from says that the more Should your new demeanour get you into any sort
covered up you are, the more sensual you look.” of trouble with Her Majesty’s Constabulary, do explain
All catwalk photos Anthea Simms
As with the man as well as his collection, all the that this is merely a seasonal affectation and that normal
fun of armour is peeling back the layers to reveal the conduct will resume come spring. FROM TOP Chanel jacket £4,635,
delicacy underneath. HMN blouse £2,339, trousers £1,112
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First Floor; and harrods.com Kirkwood shoes £845; Roland
Mouret jacket £1,299 and skirt
Laura Barton is a feature writer for The Guardian. £575; Emilio Pucci gown £9,599
Nicola Copping is the Editor of harrods.com She also writes for Q, The Word, Vogue and Red
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51. CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIONS, FIRST FLOOR

52. Star
struck
Collaborations with the most influential names in fashion,
architecture and dance have made H.Stern one of the world’s
most adventurous and successful contemporary jewellery houses
“It’s imperative that jewellery designers think outside enriching. “This is a true collaboration; we did it
the box.” So says Roberto Stern, and he should together and the result is so Diane and so H.Stern
know; he is, after all, the President and Creative as well,” he says. Von Furstenberg seconds this idea:
Director of one of the world’s most iconic jewellery “We enhance one another,” she says.
houses, H.Stern. He describes the Brazilian house’s Now in their seventh year of working together, the
designs as “contemporary jewellery done in an old- duo’s latest collaboration is the Sutras Collection,
fashioned way”. Audacious and unusual ideas, with comprising wonderfully chunky gold and crystal
a hint of Brazilian flamboyance, are executed using bracelets, pendants, earrings and rings. The starting
artisanal craftsmanship; concepts may be modern, point was von Furstenberg’s interest in Indian
but the importance of tradition remains at the heart Mughal jewellery, such as the 18th-century ring she
of the brand. wears. Like the antique Indian designs, each piece
Founded by Roberto’s father Hans, a German is reversible. On the back are mantras – or sutras
émigré, the company shares its name with the – such as Love, Laughter, Freedom, Harmony,
German word for “star”. And the house has Confidence, Truth and Life, which are engraved in
appropriately engaged in a number of stellar characters based on von Furstenberg’s handwriting.
collaborations. It was Roberto’s vision and spirit that The designs also feature rock crystals that have a flat
first encouraged Diane von Furstenberg to approach upper surface and a rounded, or cabochon, lower
him with her ambitions for a collaborative collection surface to enhance the appearance of depth. As von
in 2004. Von Furstenberg pursued H.Stern with Furstenberg says, “You just want to swim in them.”
vigour. “I wanted bold, and I didn’t think anyone If India is an influence in the Sutras Collection,
else in the world could deliver this boldness,” she for the Grupo Corpo Collection H.Stern looks to its
explains. She is irrepressibly enthusiastic in her praise homeland, joining forces with the Brazilian modern
of not only the result but also the man and the house. dance group whose mesmeric style is something
“Roberto has taken H.Stern to a whole other level,” of a hybrid of graceful ballet and rhythmic samba.
she says. “He is a real jeweller and, even though he is It’s an unusual partnership that again demonstrates
a brilliant businessman, he is also an artist.” Stern’s ability to push boundaries, and the jewellery
The striking thing about the H.Stern and Diane inspired by the dance group is equally innovative.
von Furstenberg collaboration is that there is an The H.Stern designers took influence from all stages
FROM TOP H.Stern Diane
von Furstenberg Collection effortless synergy between the two brands, their of the dance production, from conceptualisation and
“Sutras” drop earrings £6,000, aesthetics perfectly complementing one another. choreography to costume and set design. The sinuous
the back of the small “Sutras” This is because, Stern explains, it is a totally different contortions of the dancers’ bodies were also an
pendant £3,600, large “Sutras”
ring £6,300. TOP RIGHT large experience from commissioning someone to design important influence, and became translated into the
“Sutras” pendant £10,000 jewellery for you, and thus is more creatively elegant curves of the pieces. Noble gold (H.Stern’s

53. PROMOTION
FROM TOP
H.Stern Grupo
Corpo Collection
18kt yellow gold,
Noble Gold and
diamond bracelet
£2,100 and
18kt yellow gold
“Nazareth” earrings
£2,200;
RIGHT
The H.Stern +
Grupo Corpo ad
campaign, featuring
an 18kt gold and
diamond ring
£3,600 and
earrings £3,300
BELOW, FROM LEFT
Oscar Niemeyer
Collection white
gold and diamond
“Pampulha” ring
£5,200 and 18kt
yellow gold “Copan”
cuff £14,000
signature combination of yellow and white gold) and yellow-gold cuffs and rings in the Copan range take
18kt yellow gold are brushed, mattified and grooved I wanted bold, their cue from the concrete São Paolo building of the
before being set with diamonds and gemstones and and I didn’t think same name, while the concave and convex domes of
twisted into avant-garde designs that reflect Grupo the National Congress building inspire the sweeping
Corpo’s fluidity of movement. anyone else in the lines of a yellow-gold bracelet.
Bold, sinuous curves and Brazilian heritage are also
central to the Oscar Niemeyer Collection. A titan of
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designer of some of the 20th century’s most iconic
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UN headquarters in New York (a collaboration with
the legendary Le Corbusier). Niemeyer’s passion
for – and command of – curvaceous lines is seen
throughout his work, and is echoed in the H.Stern
collection. This is the first jewellery collection
Niemeyer has personally approved, and it takes direct
inspiration from his sketches and buildings. The
collection comprises six ranges, including Pampulha
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and bracelets that reflect the undulating roof of the
São Francisco de Assis church in Pampulha, Brazil,
which Niemeyer designed in the 1940s. The wavy

54. NEWS
There’s something robustly
masculine about the Marine
Dame by Breguet that
The original Omega Ladymatic was launched makes the design
at a time when ladies took their elegance very all the more sexy on
seriously. The 1955 design has lost none of its women. Despite the
grace in Omega’s new Ladymatic chronometer, delicacy of the white
which is now also equipped with and gold combination,
an advanced mechanical watch the satisfyingly weighty
movement featuring the Si 14 silicon case and stamped rubber
balance spring, an innovation that strap give the wearer all the sex
makes it more resilient to knocks appeal of a woman wearing
and shocks. But while 21st-century a man’s crisp white shirt, and
customers will appreciate the smart very little else. The Breguet
technology, it will be the design that technical heritage is right there
wins their hearts. The mother-of-pearl too, with 30-minute and 12-hour
dial engraved with Omega’s signature totalizers and a small seconds hand
wave pattern, in combination with and date. But that’s not really why
a white face and rose-gold and we love it. £23,300
diamond bezel, is sheer bliss.
£19,880
All white now
Trends in fine timepieces come and go, but
there’s something endlessly modern about the
lighter shade of pale
PIAGET
ALTIPLANO Ulysse Nardin
Behind every hugely
successful timepiece there Executive Lady
lies a story. Piaget’s In a person, a combination of pretty
Altiplano range, and clever is, frankly, often
annoying. In a watch, however, a
developed over 50 design that is as beautiful as it is
years ago, takes intelligent is a pleasant surprise. The
its name from the biggest watch brands tend to get
Andean plateau stuck in technical complications,
while the traditional haute joaillerie
where the Incas houses dazzle us with diamonds.
sought refuge with the Ulysse Nardin has ploughed its own
last vestiges of their furrow with the Executive Lady, a
empire. Piaget’s designs HERMÈS H-our horological masterpiece that is
take inspiration not from Horolophiles would confide that smart in both looks and ability. As
not much has changed in the if the elegant mother-of-pearl dial
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Stylist Becky Branch
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58. NEWS
MARNIMALISM
In Milan – a city famous for full-
on glitz and glamour – Marni
founder Consuelo Castiglioni
is renowned for her brand’s
left-of-centre cool. Not for her
chiffon and sequins; Castiglioni’s
womenswear is all retro prints,
chunky shoes, and a sexy play on
potentially frumpy proportions.
The label’s menswear is similarly
offbeat, and just as daring in its
TOPMAN’S TOP MAN vision. AW11’s strong outing
includes simple pieces with
As Design Director of Topman, Gordon Richardson is one typical Marni flourishes, such
of menswear’s most influential figures, responsible for steering as a tricolour bomber jacket, a
the brand to both critical and commercial success. Here, felt pea coat with leather-trim
he talks about young talent, eclectic style icons and how
menswear is smartening up its act for the new season. sleeves, and plain knits with
The AW11 Topman Design collection is inspired by Brassaï’s chunky cable sleeves.
ethereal photographs of Paris in the early 1930s, and lots of Sweater £329. Available from
vintage clothes we sourced that evoked The King’s Speech. We had Men’s Contemporary & Casuals,
a specific muse: a young guy who worked in our studio at the time who Lower Ground Floor
always wore a mixture of old and new in a very modern way.
There’s definitely a mood afoot for smartening up, for clothes with a more
sartorial edge. Casualwear – the one sure way a young person could look
different from previous generations – is now so omnipresent that a suit suddenly
looks like a cooler and more subversive choice for the fashion consumer.
My three must-have items for AW11 are a suit – preferably in a tweed fabric, like
Cool on wheels
From Gregory Peck whizzing Audrey Hepburn through
a Donegal; a three-quarter-length tweed coat in a subtle check; and a chunky knit. the streets of Rome in Roman Holiday to the Mods in
Fashion is predominately youth-driven, so it’s crucial to invest in and nurture Quadrophenia, the Vespa has co-starred in some of cinema’s
young talent in the industry. There are so many rising stars in menswear design. most seminal moments.
I think we are more fashion ‘brave’ than a lot of our competitors. If we Now Classic Vintage Vespas
believe in a trend, we pursue it. This is backed up by global trend research, is restoring original ’60s models
with all design work done in-house to make sure our ideas are distinctive. of the Italian design icon to mint
A lot of good British design is based on our history and heritage. condition. Each vintage model
As a nation, we’ve never been shy of expressing ourselves, and that comes with a DVLA-approved
bequeaths a whole fashion bible of fabrics, styles and characters that authentication certificate and
designers can draw on, producing ever more idiosyncratic ideas. is available in the original
I have a lot of disparate style icons, from Edward VIII to pastel palette as well
David Bowie, David Lynch to Serge Gainsbourg, David Byrne as red, black and
to Keith Richards and Lucian Freud. On any given day, I’m a custom models.
mix of one or the other of them.” Top, from left Coat £250; From £5,500.
sweater £250; jacket £235; and coat £140. Available from Available from
Men’s Lab, Lower Ground Floor Sport, Fifth Floor
Space-rock style The tailor of Gloucester
You can always rely on Paul Smith for a fresh take On the outside, it may look like an ordinary
on tailoring, and his new collection doesn’t disappoint. white shirt. But when worn, it’s obvious what
For AW11, he takes inspiration from what he calls the makes Emma Willis’ men’s shirts so special: her
“randomness” of avant-garde musicians Frank Zappa use of traditional English tailoring techniques
and Captain Beefheart, as well as early space exploration. and her choice of fine Italian and 200-count
This translates into a contrasting play of textures and Swiss cottons, silks and linens – many of
proportions: a shearling flying jacket comes with a silver which are exclusive to her collections. Made in
sheen; chunky merino knits are paired with narrow Gloucester by a team of nine, Willis’ shirts
trousers; shirts have abstract animal prints; and a have earned her the accolade “GQ’s favourite
single-breasted coat comes with zip-edged leather lapels. shirtmaker”. Shirt £449. Available from
Left Shirt £209. Available from Men’s Designerwear, Men’s Shirts & Ties, Lower Ground Floor
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