What the ES fashion team are loving this week
Rain dance
Did the trend gods also predict this on-again, off-again, festival-cancelling weather? Or is it just coincidence that rain hats have found a way into designer collections, from Preen by Thornton Bregazzi to Dior?
Look up the Spanish slow brand Maar Hats; its chic headpieces are made from British Millerain waxed cotton.
Diamond dash
Sound showers, personal poems, a selfie sofa and exclusive diamonds are up for grabs at Cartier’s pop-up in Selfridges, open until September 1.
Green machine
Sustainable fashion without compromising on style is the motto of Antibad, an ethically focused e-store founded by former Burberry and Tom Ford buyer Agatha Lintott. Her keen eye for cool delivers, from Mara Hoffman’s fair trade, printed separates to deadstock linen dresses by east London label Bug and Vereverto’s leather bags coloured with vegetable dyes.
Gentlewoman style
La Fetiche’s handsome collections are uniquely informed by Glasgow and Paris, the respective homes of the label’s designers April Crichton and Orély Forestier. This means French fireman sweaters reinvented using Scottish Fair Isle, seam-free techniques, or striped sailor tops layered under brushed Shetland knits. Clothes with sentimental value that utilise unique manufacturing skills, they happen to be super-covetable, too.
