Where the Australian house is sold, what changes between buying direct and buying at Coveti, and the shipping and duties detail that catches out international buyers.
The gowns, the lace, the cotton dresses and the knits that travel. An editor’s edit of the Simkhai collection now at Coveti, with what each piece is actually for.
If you buy Simkhai for the construction, these are the labels that answer the same brief. A comparison of six houses Coveti stocks, and what each does that Simkhai does not.
A bustier gown, a lace column and a cotton mini want three different treatments. An editor’s guide to styling Simkhai for weddings, dinners, daylight and travel, with sizing notes.
A Parsons and FIT trained designer who shared the 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund three ways, moved his studio to Los Angeles, and built a house on bustiers, lace and knitwear that holds its shape.
What the money actually buys in a Rachel Gilbert dress, from hand-sewn embellishment to boned internal corsetry, and the three cases where it is not worth it.
How the Sydney eveningwear house works across a whole wedding, from the ivory columns for the bride to the sleeved midis for the mother of the bride and the draped pieces for guests.
Rachel Gilbert sizes on her own RG 00 to 6 scale. Here is the full conversion to UK, Australian, US and EU sizing, the body measurements behind it, and how the internal corsetry changes what you should buy.
A Coveti editor's pick of the current Gabriela Hearst collection, from the Uruguayan Flowers prints to the cashmere knits and camel tailoring worth keeping for years.
Love Gabriela Hearst? The Row, Toteme, Brunello Cucinelli, Lemaire and Adam Lippes share her language of fine materials and considered design. Here is how to choose.
From a ranch in Uruguay to a New York label and the helm of Chloe, here is the story of Gabriela Hearst, her signatures and why her considered, sustainable luxury endures.
LaQuan Smith was turned down by Parsons and FIT, taught himself to cut, and built one of the few luxury eveningwear labels still made in the United States.