Music is the answer: Simone Bellotti’s ‘lyrical restraint’ at Jil Sander



Simone Bellotti Jil Sander film
Fashion and music are intertwined for me. I’ve always thought that the best fashion shows also have the best music. This first look at Simone Bellotti’s new vision of Jil Sander leans heavily on music, so that’s already a potential win. And I’m loving the idea of ‘lyrical restraint’, as Vogue Business describes his approach.

Ahead of his first Jil Sander show in September, Bellotti has released Wanderlust, an ethereal teaser film of atmospheric town-to-country vignettes located in Hamburg and set to Bochum Welt’s melodic electronic soundtrack. It’s romantic, austere and elegant all at once.

And it aligns perfectly with what we’ve previously seen of Bellotti’s aesthetic – classic but off-kilter with a gentle Italianate allure. Less tacky fiery Versace-Dolce, more Armani-Zanini sensuality.

The hypnotic track will feature on a limited-edition vinyl EP to be sold in Jil Sander boutiques and signals more musical endeavours; Bellotti is keen for music to have a longer term ‘language’ for the brand under his creative direction. As an ‘artistic’ brand, continuing the work of predecessors Lucie and Luke Meier (and their collaborations with fine artists and photographers), this feels like a smart, considered move.
Simone Bellotti Jil Sander film

Simone Bellotti Jil Sander film


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Random recs: a Phoebe store, the Versace exhibition, Conde Nast-algia and my summer Supergas



Phoebe Philo store Carlos Place

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ PHOEBE PHILO (above) is returning to Mayfair. I confess I’ve found it harder to engage with Phoebe’s brand without the traditional catwalk show, look book images, or physical retail. So having an IRL store in London is welcome news.

2/ The FASHION PEOPLE interview with Michael M Grynbaum, author of Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America, is a great little history lesson on Condé Nast and the Newhouse family. Grynbaum’s anecdote of the importance of Vogue having a huge number of ad pages compared to fewer pages from more spendy advertisers (in order to beat rival Harper’s Bazaar) was a funny one as I remember what headline news it was every September that Vogue had a whopping 700! 800! 900! pages that year. Due to Newhouse’s imposter syndrome, brand perception was more important to him than profit. (I also love when a podcaster lets their guest speak!)

3/ KEDS vs SUPERGAS. Muji fucked with my casual go-to shoe (they changed the stitching!) so I’ve defected to Superga* (on sale now). I like the clean, cream vulcanised sole with the black canvas upper. Don’t listen to Casey Lewis, Superga is far superior to Keds.

4/ Should you see the VERSACE exhibition? There’s a splashy new Gianni Versace Retrospective exhibition at Arches London Bridge (below). I enjoyed the private view, but on discovering the entry price is £29 I’m not sure if it’s worth it. I guess for a Versace die-hard, or those obsessed with fashion it might be just about justifiable, but otherwise I’d think twice. I was never into the Versace aesthetic but what helps is all the contextual material alongside the clothing exhibits. It also serves as a window into 80s-90s pop culture – the supermodels, the magazines, the celebs – it’s a nostalgia trip if you were there, and an education if you weren’t. More info here.

Gianni Versace Retrospective exhibition at Arches London Bridge

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IMAGES:  Phoebe Philo; Gianni Versace Retrospective/ Navaz Batliwalla
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See this: Blusher: Makeup, Art and Materiality



Blusher exhibition Leicester

Do I need a trip to Leicester? Yes, yes, I think I do!

Cathy Lomax has curated this beautiful exhibition, Blusher: Makeup, Art and Materiality at Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University (until 6 September).

Featuring work by artists including Cary Kwok, Lisa Milroy and Rose Wylie, alongside Mary Modha’s ‘Glossy Monsters’ lipstick sculptures and Stacey Greene’s familiar photographs of worn lipstick bullets (below), it aims to look at make-up through an art lens instead of the frivolous, consumerist one we’re used to.

A former make-up artist (and movie buff), Cathy Lomax used to work for the major fashion magazines and pop musicians but more recently has turned to curating and painting her own mesmerising pictures of cinematic, beauty-led scenes and details.

Unsurprisingly, we’re also promised plenty of vintage make-up and make-up ephemera, plus an accompanying publication with essays from Cathy, Alex Michon and Hilary Belzer (founder of the Make-up Museum).

See more here and here.

Mary Modha lipstick sculptures in Blusher exhibition
Blusher exhibition
Stacey Greene blusher exhibition

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IMAGES: Blusher exhibition x 3; Stacey Greene
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Quote of the day: Scott Galloway



Jeff Bezos to buy Vogue

“Your GQ and Vogues are about to become hair plugs on a mid-life crisis billionaire. The Newhouse family are smart and they will recognize that this is a dying industry with terrible cash flows so they will register some trophy value by selling it to someone who likes the idea of owning GQ. They are going to go the same way as newspapers. In a very weak flex way, it’ll be like owning Chelsea football club.”
Scott Galloway predicting the future in 2020. Unpublished GQ quote, via Alfred Tong

The ‘Bezos buys Vogue’ rumour refuses to die! Journalist Alfred Tong posted the above on his Substack, recounting an old Scott Galloway interview for GQ, in which the quote was (understandably) cut. The rumour started two weeks ago and is still gaining momentum. Thoughts and prayers to Conde employees.

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IMAGE: Vogue
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