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Emporium | autumn
Essential luxuries for home, life & leisure
Edited by Lynnette Peck Bateman
For her
a handle
on style
This season there is a return to classic
handbags – such as the Brea GM by Louis
Vuitton, shown here in Monogram Vernis
leather. Available in four shades and inspired
by the traditional doctor’s bag, it is large
enough to carry a laptop. Made to last, the
Brea GM will be around longer than just
one autumn. Buy one in classic
black or lipstick red to ensure
it matches every outfit.
Brea GM handbag in
P o mm e D’A m o u r | L o u i s
V u i t t o n | £ 1,190 |
lo u i sv u i t to n . co m
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Fashion and beauty are
going over to the dark
side for autumn/winter
with black and shades
of deep red making a
come-back.
Yes, we are back to
black in the world of
fashion – again – and you could arguably
say, ‘black is the new black’. Of course the
very wearable ‘camel’ shade is still a huge
fashion colour story and has moved from
taupe summer shift dresses to moltentoffee coloured winter capes, as seen at
Celine, but dark-dark is more daring.
One clothing brand are calling their new
season pieces ‘Dark Nouveau’ and a new
beauty range for autumn is called ‘Black
Velvet Collection’.
But there is a touch of colour there
too, with red making a bold appearance.
Think red and burgundy lipsticks from
the ‘Vintage Christmas’ collection at
Givenchy, silk and cashmere scarlet
scarves at Liberty and red and black
frocks at Prada and you have a modern
take on 1940s style. This is all about
nostalgia and a harking back to a time
that is now perceived as more rose-tinted
than ours. This summer there was a
vintage festival for the first time called
Vintage at Goodwood and popular
singers such as Katy Perry and Christina
Aguilera dressed in vintage-style. If a
neutral palette is more your style then
grey is all a go, too, and if you mix a grey
silk evening dress from Suzannah with
some grey pearls, a slash of red lipstick
and throw on a black
cape, you too can
be the season’s
fashion goddess.
G o l d p l at e d
h a mm e r e d b i r d c u f f
| W e n d y M i n k | £ 12 0 |
l i b e rt y . co . u k
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For her
Brown diamond & black
Kashi pearl earrings |
C e l i a W e i n s t o c k | £19,035
| ly m e f i n e j e w e ll e r y . c o m
At home
Squirrel & Dove
wa l l p a p e r i n t e a l / r e d
| Sanderson | £36 per
roll | sanderson-uk.com
T h e B i t t e r n wa l l p a p e r
| Graham & Brown
| £ 30 p e r r o l l |
grahambrown.com
Birdcage Walk
wa l l p a p e r | F a b r i c s &
P a p e r s | £ 4 0. 87 p e r r o l l
| fa b r i c s a n dp a p e r s . c o m
Red Paisley
e mb r o i d e r e d
c a s h m e r e s h aw l | K r y s ta ll
b y MS D e s i g n | £4 90 |
k r y s ta ll m s d e s i g n s . c o m
V i n ta g e C h r i s t m a s
Collection | Givenchy
| f r o m £1 2 .50 |
givenchy.com
‘V a n e s s a ’ b l a c k
s h o e s | G w e n d o ly n
C a r r i e | £4 1 5 |
g w e n d o ly n c a r r i e . c o m
up, up
and away
One-shoulder
balloon hem dress
i n s l at e | S u z a n n a h |
£4 2 5 | s u z a n n a h . c o m
jonathan Pollock
This autumn it’s all
about black and deep
reds – with a splash
of grey, says fashion
writer Lynnette Peck
Bateman
Birds are flying around in
the world of interiors this
year and range from doves to
swallows to even birdcages printed
on furnishings and walls. So, opt
for some luxurious wallpaper to
brighten up any room in the house.
Here are four of the best birdprinted wallpapers to keep you
singing all winter long.
Tropical Birds from
Frontier Collection |
Cole & Son | £65 per roll
| cole-and-son.com
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As we approach the festive
season, Mansel Fletcher,
Executive Style Editor of
Esquire gives his thoughts
on Black Tie
At night
Come dine
with me
It is time to dress up smart
with these classic, yet still
on-trend, pieces that
deserve to take pride
of place in any gentleman’s
wardrobe – with some
of the best designers, all
in the latest materials
and in just about any
shade imaginable.
&
Onyx and diamond
s h i r t s t u d s | H a m i lt o n
I n c h e s | £ 38 5 s e t o f f o u r
| h a m i lt o n ­a n d i n c h e s . c o m
M ay fa i r d i n n e r s u i t
| H a c k e t t | £ 600 |
hackett.com
Windsor Peak Lapel
v e lv e t j a c k e t | T o m F o r d
£2 ,10 0 | h a r r o d s . c o m
Silk
s h i rt |
p i c c a d i l ly
|
Budd of
| £155
Grosgain bow tie
| D r a k e s | £65 |
drakes-london.com
Long silk socks
| B u dd o f P i c c a d i lly
| £ 27.5 0 |
T w i ll
s i l k h a n d - r o ll e d
pocket square | New &
L i n g w o o d | £30 |
newandlingwood.com
a n d s h e ll w i t h
b lu e to pa z ‘ s n a i l ’
cufflinks | Kiki
M c D o n o u g h | £1,80 0 |
kiki.co.uk
B u rg u n dy d ot b r ac e s
| A l b e rt T h u r sto n |
f r o m £45 |
albertthurston.com
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Shargrin
S i n at r a h i g h ly p o l i s h e d
calf-skin shoes | Gaziano
& G i r l i n g | £ 5 90 |
gazianogirling.com
Obviously every man ought to own a dinner
jacket, but he really ought to own two. This is
because of the dichotomy between the two
arenas in which dinner jackets are worn. Work
dos usually call for sober outfits, so an ideal
jacket will be black with peak lapels, be double or
single breasted according to preference, have
matching grosgrain silk on the lapels (and down
the seam of the trousers’ legs), have, in addition
to the breast pocket, two jetted hip pockets
(without flaps) and cloth-covered buttons.
If you want to make an impression on
private occasions, however, try a velvet
smoking jacket. I’d suggest a shawl collar,
again either double- or single-breasted.
Claret red, bottle green, rich navy or even
nearly azure blue will be eye-catching.
Luckily the rest of the outfit needn’t
change with the jacket. The only tie to
wear is a proper grosgrain black silk bow,
not least because clip-on ties can’t hang
down either side of an open shirt collar
after an energetic spell of dancing. The
shirt should be in white cotton with a Marcella
front and holes for shirt studs, but in winter a
heavy cream silk shirt with a fly front is better;
both should have soft collars and double cuffs.
The trousers, which never have turn-ups,
must be high enough to ensure no shirt fabric
is visible beneath the jacket’s button when it’s
done up – a low-cut waistcoat is a better guard
against this than a cummerbund. The socks,
which are ideally silk, must be long, black and
fine – the spell of elegance cast by the dinner
jacket will be broken if you flash pale hairy
ankles between the top of your socks and the
hem of your trousers when you sit down. Bear in
mind that you’re going to be enjoying food, drink
and dance in your suit; if you wear trousers with
braces, the trousers’ waistband can be worn
comfortably loose. Shoes should be highly
polished black calf leather oxford lace-ups,
ideally whole cut and with silk ribbons as laces.
However, if you’re wearing a velvet jacket to a
private party another dandyish touch is to wear
black velvet Albert slippers, rather than shoes.
Either way the required accessories are
a cream silk pocket square, shirt studs
and cufflinks, a simple watch and
a beautiful woman.
F l at c a p s | B e r n a r d
W e at h e r i ll | £ 1 0 5 e a c h |
b e r n a r dw e at h e r i ll . c o m
Pheasant
wool and
silk tie | Bernard
W e at h e r i ll | £ 9 5 |
b e r n a r dw e at h e r i ll . c o m
S p o rt fo r m e n
| Burberry | £48 |
burberry.com
For him
league of
gentlemen
Indulge with this selection of gentlemen’s
accessories for yourself or as a gift.
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Tech tonic
inspect
our
gadgets
‘Solo’ headphones
| B e at s | £ 14 9 . 9 9 |
b e at s b y d r e . c o m
From the ultimate
noise-blocking
headphones to the latest
iPad accessories or
Samsung’s astonishingly
thin (8mm) new TV,
this autumn, there’s
technology to enjoy.
Skin
|
cleaning system
in charcoal grey
C l a r i s o n i c | £1 75 |
harrods.com
All-in-one keyboard case
& s ta n d f o r i p a d | C l a m c a s e
| p r i c e o n a pp l i c at i o n |
clamcase.com
M8 0 s t e r e o i n c h e s t n u t
| M e r i d i a n | £1,495 |
thehomecinemacentre.co.uk
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9000 5 5 ” LED t v
| S a m s u n g | £ 5 ,999 |
samsung.com/uk