LONDON, MILAN, PARIS, AS THEY HAPPENED!

crème de la crème men shows attendees.

NORDIC BAKERY!

The interior is simple and plain, like the food. It all feels very sincere, like the employees!

And when you come to think that the Swedes have a true tradition of Fika (coffee break), and the Nordic people in general drink the largest number of coffee you will understand that the coffee served is of that quality that you do want to wait for and sit down quietly and enjoy, not to mention the smell of the now well known cinnamon buns!

The café design is done by Bert Rozeman, with furniture pieces of Alvar Aalto an Ilmari Tapiovaara amongst others.

And then, for some really good news: A cookbook was just published so that you can continue eating these wonderful foods after the Bakery itself has closed its doors for the day.

Best coffee I had in the UK so far (so far as in 6 years!)

Nordic Bakery 

14A Golden Square W1F 9JG 

Tel: 020 3230 1077 

www.nordicbakery.com

Open: 8am-8pm Mon-Fri; 9am-7pm Sat; 11am-6pm Sun (check before setting out).

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GOGOL BORDELLO!

live tonight, looking forward to! 04:40 must watch! 

100 YEARS OF STYLE IN 100 SECONDS!

100 years of East London style in 100 seconds. Sept 13th 1911 - Sept 13th 2011. The fashion industry should have stopped right at 0:48!

DOM HEMINGWAY (2013)!

Dom Hemingway is a 2013 British black comedy–crime drama film directed and written by Richard Shepard. The film stars Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demián Bichir, Emilia Clarke, Jumayn Hunter, Mădălina Diana Ghenea and Kerry Condon

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed. 

Don't know about the film, but Jude Law definitely knows how to rock a 3-piece double-breasted!

BESPOKE SHOEMAKER: GEORGE CLEVERLEY!

While tailoring aficionados are often to be found vigorously debating the relative merits of Savile Row suits vis-à-vis Neapolitan suits and Parisian suits, it's uncontroversial to say that the best men's shoes are made in England. Among the British brands there remains a handful of bespoke shoemakers still producing handmade shoes in the traditional manner. Of these firms, it's George Cleverley that stands pre-eminent, and MR PORTER & us are proud to present a selection of the firm's bench-made shoes. 

More than 90 years ago, the late Mr George Cleverley dedicated himself to the creation of the finest shoes in the world, and he continued to work until his death at the age of 92. He had spent his childhood selling bootlaces and shoe polish before working in a British Army boot factory during WWI. In 1920 he joined Tuczek, a famous Mayfair shoemaker, before setting up on his own as a bespoke maker in 1958. In the same year Mr Cleverley's nephew, Mr Anthony Cleverley, also left Tuczek and separately set up on his own as a bespoke shoemaker.

After the death of Mr George Cleverley in 1991, Mr George Glasgow and last maker Mr John Carnera, who had been working alongside Mr Cleverley since 1978, were asked to carry on the business. Mr Glasgow has been the managing director ever since, and he opened the current shop in London's Royal Arcade on Old Bond Street. When Mr Anthony Cleverley died, his niece asked Mr Glasgow and Mr Carnera to take on his mantle and combine the designs and history of these two great shoemakers. Our selection, above, is taken from styles by both Mr George Cleverley and Mr Anthony Cleverley. 

"George [Cleverley] told me that his nephew was a wonderful shoemaker, but that he couldn't get on with him at all, so they never spoke," explains Mr Glasgow. As a result, the two Mr Cleverleys worked in parallel, but separately; Mr George Cleverley was a society shoemaker with a shop in Mayfair, and his nephew worked from home in north London's Edmonton area for a small, but very exclusive, group of clients. 

According to Mr Glasgow, Mr Anthony Cleverley only accepted new customers if they were introduced by an existing customer, a policy that produced a list of names including Baron Alexis de Redé, Mr Mark Birley, a few Rothschilds and a Forte or two. To that illustrious group, Mr George Cleverley added Mr Rudolph Valentino, Mr Gary Cooper, Mr Clark Gable, a couple of English dukes and a member of the British royal family. Today the author Mr Tom Wolfe and Rolling Stone Mr Charlie Watts are devoted customers - in case you're wondering, Mr Watts' latest order is for a pair of unusual ghillie brogues. 

The classic style of George Cleverley shoes reflects the company's extraordinary roll call of clients, past and present. The company makes elegant but masculine English shoes designed for strolling across the pavements of Mayfair, the polished floors of gentleman's clubs (White's for the seniors, 5 Hertford Street for younger customers) and the antique rugs of country houses. Of course they're also to be found on New York's Upper East Side, and in Tokyo's better restaurants. The dress shoes are made to be worn with beautifully tailored suits, English shirts and hand-stitched silk ties - although the brown suede shoes, inspired by the casual nature of British country life, work just as well with cords and blue jeans. The shoes represent a sophisticated expression of Britain's traditionally understated approach to style. 

George Cleverley continues to produce bespoke shoes in its Mayfair shop for a select clientele, but with a production that only intermittently achieves 10 pairs a week, it also creates bench-made shoes for men reluctant to wait the year that it takes between first fitting and delivery. "I had one customer recently," recalls Mr Glasgow, "who ordered a pair of shoes when his wife was newly pregnant. When I next saw him for a fitting, he said, 'She's had the baby, but when am I going to get the shoes?'" The company's bench-made shoes are an opportunity for men to become well heeled rather more quickly than that. 

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THE CABINET ROOMS!

Messrs Philip Thomas and Christian Quinlan, two London furniture dealers, have founded The Cabinet Rooms, a new auction house with a physical and virtual presence. Their aim is to create a modern auction event that will simultaneously revitalise the dusty world of salerooms and breathe some life and style into the furniture market.

The main attraction of their approach is that prices are set to start rather lower than might be expected, because The Cabinet Rooms has no permanent premises and lower overheads as a result. Thanks to this nomadic nature, sales will be held in a variety of interesting spaces around London, the first of which is a former postal sorting office in Notting Hill, as well as running online. 

Other innovations that are intended to bring the auction experience up to date include a café designed by renowned reclamation and design company Retrouvius and operated by Prufrock, one of London's best-regarded coffee shops; flowers by the famous florists, wild at heart; cocktails by artisanal spirit brand Sipsmith; and a bookshop run by Mr Don Kelly, a dealer in art reference books. "I was inspired by an auction I went to in Copenhagen about 20 years ago," explains Mr Thomas. "It was in Christiania, and there was a great Scandinavian buffet, space for people to sit and talk and a pop-up design bookstore. It was full of families and there was a relaxed atmosphere. It was totally unlike a traditional British auction house." 

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LONDON COLLECTIONS GARDEN PARTY!

Check out MR PORTER's garden party at London's historical In & Out Club to celebrate their exclusive London Collections: Men capsules with Agi & Sam, Christopher Raeburn, & J.W. Anderson.

WHAT THEY WORE: LONDON COLLECTIONS!

During London Collections: Men S/S14, MR PORTER took to the streets 

to see how the most stylish show-goers chose to accessorise their looks!

And stay super-tuned, tomorrow we move on to Pitti Uomo!

EYE ON FASHION WEEK: LONDON! PT.2

You're only as good as your last street style appearance!

(No, just kididng. But I've just watched John Galliano’s interview on Charlie Rose

and he said the famous 'You're only as good as your last collection, so I thought I would 'quote' him and whoever said it first)

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EYE ON FASHION WEEK: LONDON! PT.1

TOMMY TON captures the principles and the peacocks of London Fashion Week.

Enjoy & Learn! 

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FASHION WEEK SPECIAL: THE WAY I PACK!

Working in the fashion industry involves travelling for up to a month at a time twice a year to attend the runway shows and designer appointments in Paris, Milan, New York and London. This presents a unique packing challenge, considering the length of time away from home and the office, and the fact that what those who attend fashion shows wear is scrutinised almost as closely as the clothes on the runway. With street-style bloggers on every corner, their cameras poised, and unforgiving industry peers with a judgmental glimmer in their eyes wherever you turn, the pressure is on - and there's no chance of getting away with shoving a few things into your Rimowa case 10 minutes before the taxi to the airport arrives. 

Packing for a conference in another city or a fortnight in the sun will seem like a doddle in comparison, which is why MR PORTER asked their Editor-in-Chief Mr Jeremy Langmead, Buying Director Mr Toby Bateman and Features Editor Mr Mansel Fletcher to talk us through how they pack for "fashion month". Learn how it's done the hard way, and everything else will fall into place. Watch the video, above, for some packing inspiration. 

MR PORTER's Editor-In-Chief, Mr Jeremy Langmead discusses his approach to packing for the Spring / Summer shows in Europe. Shop the story!

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LONDON, LADIES!

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FASHION DEBUT: KATIE HOLMES & CHRISTOPHER CICCONE!

Katie 'The actress turned designer' Holmes and Christopher 'I would love to be Manolo Blahnik' Ciccone aka Madonna's little brother, made their fashion debut this season!

Katie Holmes made quiet a debut! Along with and Jeanne Yang, they showed their Holmes & Yang label for the first time at New York Fashion Week.

Under the media glare which accompanied her recent divorce from Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes made a surprisingly demure debut at New York Fashion Week. Opting for a close-up presentation of just 14 oufits instead of a catwalk show, the actress was on hand to talk journalists through her collection for Holmes & Yang. It was range which, both in style and given the context, suggested caution from the actress turned designer.

Leather bomber jackets, blazers and camisoles were all teamed with Manolo Blahnik (why not Christopher Ciccone, he loves him anyway!?) heels, the same shoe that Holmes' friend Victoria Beckham opted for in her collection this week.

Madonna's little brother, Christopher Ciccone, introduces 'The Ciccone Collection' his debut into the world of rubbery footwear at London Fashion Week.In collaboration with a rubber maker in Slovakia, who approached Ciccone in March, he has created 36 styles for women, men and children.

"Art, then form and then function" inspire the creative direction of his wellies, pool slides and flat lace-ups. ''I started this whole process by emptying my closet and just looking at shoes from a whole different perspective," Ciccone told The Telegraph, "how are they made, why did I buy them, how much were they; I never really looked at shoes like that before."

LNDFW: START!

Everything you need to know, live shows & more, here!

LNDFW: TOPSHOP TO SELL DIRECT FROM ITS SHOW!

People, gird your coins: Topshop will be livestreaming its show at London Fashion Week and offering viewers the chance to buy instantly from the catwalk!

The retailer will be streaming its show on topshop.com on Sunday 16 September and offering keen beans the chance to get their hands on select pieces from the spring/summer 2013 collection a mere eight weeks later. And it's got all bases covered: beauty products used on models will flash up on screen with the option to buy and delivery within 48 hours, while music can be downloaded from iTunes instantly - bankruptcy, here we come.

NYFW, THE END!

NEXT, LONDON FASHION WEEK: SEPT 14 - 18, 201

OLYMPICS INSANITY 2012!

Dear followers, 


As you do (not) know, these days are just about the Olympic Games for us! So for the next 16 days or so, less fashion(spam), art, music and more spooorts! As follows, we support: Romania, Spain & the rest of 10 countries (or more)  + the 3 or 4 independent participants that we have never ever heard about! (If you think you're smarter, tell us what you know about Djibouti, Eritrea, Guam, Kiribati, Lesotho and so on..yeap, these are participant countries!)


Anyhow, between Rowing, Judo & Gymnastics, we will keep you updated not with the results, but with the latest cool stuff in fashion(spam)!


Have a nice Olympics Day 1 & good luck to your countries & favourites!

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AUTUMN?

From Mr Scott Schuman to Mr Oliver Spencer via Sir Elton John,

MR PORTER asked the gentlemen of London Collections: Men 

what they were looking forward to wearing this coming autumn.

What are you looking forward to this Autumn???

Me? Definitely SUITS!

STREET STYLE, WITH AN ACCENT! Pt.2

Fashion is not what you put on every morning,

It's a way of life!

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