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Cavalli celebrated its Selfridges pop up, Sorel president Mark Nenow exits, Gucci partied at the Savoy for its Bamboo 1947 bag.

On the heels of the brand’s spring 2023 collection, Farah has opened its first Soho store.

Plant-based menus have become the new hubs of culinary creativity, and this bright all-day cafe offers plenty.

Clarks shoes might not be the epitome of cool here in the UK, but in Jamaica, they hold a special place in Jamiacans’ hearts. Referenced in hundreds of reggae and dancehall songs, the “champion shoes” are the preferred footwear of gangsters, school children, Rastas, government officials and everybody in between, and it’s been that way for as long as anybody can remember. Now One Love Books is releasing the long-awaited second edition of Al Fingers‘ cult classic, Clarks in Jamaica, u...

Al Fingers updates his book exploring Clarks shoes in Jamaica The latest edition of Clarks in Jamaica traces the significance of the shoe brand, which has been dubbed the ‘national shoe of Jamaica’ and referenced in countless reggae and dancehall tracks 07/05/2021 9:17 am Originally published in 2012, DJ and cultural historian Al Fingers’ book Clarks in Jamaica traces the brand’s journey from Somerset, where it was founded the 19 th century, to the West Indies, where it subsequently b...