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The Breton - A Marker Of Classic French Style
Favoured by stars ranging from Brigitte Bardot to Audrey Hepburn, Breton tops – with their statement stripes and easy shape – have long been a wardrobe staple. Touted by stylish insiders as one of the transition items to take us from working from home to emerging out into the world, the familiar stripes have been spotted recently on the Duchess of Cambridge, Anna Wintour and actress Camille Razat from Emily in Paris.The Breton, sometimes also called la marinière (sailor), is quintessentially French.In 1858, the striped shirt became the official uniform of the French navy. The design featured 21 stripes, which were...
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Histoire de Denim
Denim was invented in the French city of Nimes where tailors began weaving cotton together in a unique way....
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Cricket Cable Knit Jumper
Australian Merino wool blended with cashmere makes up our new Cricket cable knit jumper.
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EMILY IN PARIS
Anyone else been watching the deuxième series of Emily In Paris? The main characters Emily and Camille, are always bedecked from head to toe in designer brands including Dior, Balmain, Isabel Marant and Fendi. Unfortunately, Emily in particular has all the subtlety of a freeway pile-up in the way she combines colour and patterns. Usually capped off with something so unimaginable as a beret.Camille at least gets it right, wearing simple, albeit clichéd, French Prêt-à-Porter outfits.While we celebrate the idea of people throwing together spontaneous outfits, in my opinion Emily's outfits were an eyesore-she looks like a walking delicatessen.Jac Cadeaux's range...