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Goodbye, London’s Fursac (opens the original)
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Walking down Marylebone High Street, last week, it appears that Fursac’s only remaining London branch has now closed.It was a menswear name that, sadly, hadn’t become as well known as it should be in the UK. The French label, owned by SMCP, was producing some of the best premium menswear around, particularly suiting and formalwear.When men asked for somewhere to buy fashionable and quality clothes - which is becoming increasingly harder - I would send them to Fursac.<a class="image-link image2 i
John, John, John! Anna's Swansong? (opens the original)
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Anna Wintour has been stepping back and she ain’t getting any younger - no shade. By the time the next Met Gala takes to the steps of the museum, next May, 2027, she’ll be 77 years-old. It’s a lot of work, politics and her legacy has raised so much money for the Costume Institute that it will be self funding going forward. Her work is done.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_ix8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
Louis Vuitton’s ‘tacky’ World Cup association reinforces the brand’s overexposure problem (opens the original)
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Arguably the most OTT and controversial World Cup tournament ever has tainted nearly everything associated with it. From cancelled red cards to FIFA’s renowned corporate greed, the US-focussed tournament made the focus more on money than the beautiful gameThe final was a crazy mix of Super Bowl levels of hype and celebrity and a sport struggling to live up to ‘star’ billing. Global brands wanted their money’s worth, hoping some of the golden glow of the cup rubbed off on them in front of a ridic
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