The precisely crafted designs of A.P.C. showcase the French label’s refined and understated aesthetic that ages like wine. These are gifts that keep on giving: iconic bags, ultra-chic wool accessories (made in collaboration with JW Anderson!), fantastic candles and eternal denim. No fillers, pure (French) magic.
Here are couple of my A.P.C. picks for this festive season:
“I like to put a bit of myself into my collections,” says Victoria Beckham. For pre-fall 2024, the designer followed the threads of the semi-autobiographical mainline show she put on in Paris: ideas stemming from the weekend country-life she lives these days on the one hand, and from her ballet-mad girlhood on the other. The collection informed both, her knack for styling – as usual – and by her empathy for making clothes that are actually useful. The contemporary-dance influence flows through her series of long, fluid dresses. Some have cutout necklines with wired curliqued inserts. What’s newer, but also well-established by now, is Beckham’s reputation for tailoring. That’s the side she refers to as “handsome feminity” in this collection – meaning the look of British heritage tweeds and preppy peacoats, styled together with turtlenecks, shirts, and cropped flares, or casualized with cargo pants or various permutations of denim pieces. She has a well-judged way of making these templates interesting as well as simple to wear.
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Frame, the Los Angeles-based fashion house, has released the third drop of its collaboration with the Ritz Paris Hotel, and it couldn’t be chicer. And right on festive time! Erik Torstensson, co-founder of Frame, has previously worked the Ritz logo into baseball caps, sweatshirts and sneakers. Now, for the third iteration, the collection has moved into ready-to-wear, with bombers, blazers and wide-leg pants. The hotelier’s well-known crest can also be seen on cashmere cardigans and sweaters, pajama sets, swim and other items.
“Everybody comes to the Ritz“… here are my favorite pieces from the capsule which you can shop now before the Christmas holidays begin!
Design & Culture by Ed 