TRIMMINGS!
Chanel in the subway, Disney on my feet, MESS IS OPEN!
THE BIGGEST NEWS: MESS IS OPEN!
You can read all about Mess in Vogue thanks to my wonderful friend and talented writer Lara. (And I promise I’ll share more about the process of creating a store on here too, if that’s something you guys would like to read). To those of you who have already stopped in, thank you so much! It is so fun meeting everyone in person. If you haven’t come in yet, please stop by this weekend or whenever you happen to be visiting New York! I LOVE SHOPPING WITH YOU!
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Chanel Metiers d’art show in the subway! What do we think? I’m in agreement with Cathy Horyn that I didn’t need to see these clothes in the Bowery subway station, not because the Chanel customer doesn’t really take the subway (that feels obvious) but because it lacks imagination. Watching models play-act speaking on payphones on a scrubbed-clean platform makes me cringe because it feels like a very reductive view of New York. Give me fantasy or give me real-real-real life! The space in between chafes with inauthenticity…
All that being said, I’m really starting to like Matthieu Blazy’s clothes. The colour palette remains like nothing I’ve seen like, maybe, ever, which is very inspiring. The hints of costume (cat pillbox hats! Superman sweaters!) bring me endless delight, as does the heavy use of true 1920s silhouettes. Do I think that fashion media would be as gushy if these clothes came from another house? Absolutely not. But I also think that Blazy is telling the Chanel woman that she needs to dress wilder, weirder (The Weirdening!), and the trickle down effects of that can only be positive for fashion writ large.
One thing that I found jarring: this dress! It’s beautiful, but it’s also proof that we’re all saving the same ‘inspiration photos’… Call me old fashioned, but I want no signs of Pinterest at the Chanel show.
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Whoever is in charge of fashion partnerships at Disney is doing a damn good job… Collaborations with Madhappy, Comme des Garçons, and a roster of young designers at Selfridges selected by celebrity stylist Harry Lambert (Luke Edward Hall’s Chateau Orlando! Chopova Lowena! Clio Peppiat!) have me wishing that I was a Disney adult—something I never thought I’d say. I have only one question: why no? Is this in advance of Disney World’s 55th anniversary next year…? Or is it part of a larger initiative to integrate Disney into the world of fashion? That sounds nefarious! But it’s working! I want these.
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This video is a great brief explanation to a question that I get asked all the time. Most of the things you see in a museum—especially items of clothing—have survived centuries of touch without gloves. No nail polish, pens, or (occasionally) fragrance near the garments, but it is perfectly fine to touch things with your bare (clean) hands!
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See you this weekend for some shopping? And if not, there’s always this:
CHRISTMAS IN WHOVILLE
Before we begin, let me start with a really shameless self-plug and say that the absolute best place to shop for holiday gifts this year is my new store Mess! Come in and see all the incredible treasures that I’ve sourced for you and your loved ones: pink patent ballet flats, hand-moulded hair clips, and cashmere cardigans knitted in Milan. My husband and I worked
Love you mean it!
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Ruby
Wish I was in NY! Would love to hear about the process of setting up Mess <3