Going up!
Perudo night
The It game (again) this party season. Cartier threw an in-store evening hosted by Perudo world champ (and Alexa Chung’s ex) Orson Fry. Shrimps’ guests played at The Hero, Maida Vale. Prizes raise the stakes.
High street kicks
Alessandro Michele, new king of Valentino, shunned Rockstud sneakers for £60 checkerboard Vans at his Dover Street Market party.
Half-arsed elves
A hilarious trio of poorly dressed elves do X Factor-style choreo outside Hamleys on Monday mornings. Puts all your worries into perspective.
Look who’s talking
Legendary interviewer Lynn Barber with Rupert Everett at Christie’s? Heaven. Plum Sykes vs Nicky Haslam at the Dior store? Lost for words.
Going down…
Le Creuset restraint
I like Le Creuset as much as the next. Not a home without a red casserole dish, etc. Then take heed. TikTok now loves the cookware, and Gen Z are “spending their mortgage” on pink, heart-shaped LC goods. Shame.
“Dynamic”
Quickly becoming the new “unprecedented”. Dynamic ticket pricing, pint costing, target hitting. They all make me flinch.
The Cotswolds
OX7 might have won the battle, but it looks as though Ibiza could win the war as the most desired London escape. The island even has a Soho Farmhouse opening in 2025…
Kawaii shops
Are these the new vape shops, which were the new American candy shops? Who is buying all these plastic toys? My eyebrows are raised.
