It’s Tuesday and National Book Lovers Day. RIP Issey Miyake, Olivia Newton-John and David McCullough. What fragrance are you wearing?
Unless I can find my sample of Frédéric Malle Eau de Magnolia, for the rest of the week I’ll be wearing fragrances with magnolia notes I hardly notice. Today’s model: Imaginary Authors Saint Julep. Tea at the moment is Kusmi Troika.
Reminder: on 8/12, wear a fragrance with a magnolia note, if you have one…
Mr. Miyake’s designs appeared everywhere from factory floors — he designed a uniform for workers at the Japanese electronics giant Sony — to dance floors. His insistence that clothing was a form of design was considered avant-garde in the early years of his career, and he had notable collaborations with photographers and architects. His designs found their way onto the 1982 cover of Artforum — unheard-of for a fashion designer at the time— and into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
— Read more in Issey Miyake, Japanese Fashion Designer, Dies at 84 at The New York Times.
Because it's hot out there: "Cool off with your favourite scent infused Hand Fan. Comes with a fragrance sample of your choice. Just let us know which fragrance you want and we will add it." From Swedish brand Cra-yon, shown in Bottega Green (also available in CEO Pink); €29.
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