Music,What we're listening to

What we’re listening to — Sia

Click to playWhat we’re listening to — Sia

The new video from former-voice-of-Zero7-and-cute-in-a-Whigfield-type-way Australian singer, Sia, is proof that the DIY spirit of Michel Gondry is alive and well in promo directing, even the man himself continues to be occupied with bigger things. It also confirms our theory that if girls designed video games they’d be lame. (Only kidding ladies! Huge fans of your work.) If you like Sia’s brand of cheery pop she’ll album out in late spring, for more info go to www.siamusic.net 

Wine for the weekend

Wine For The Weekend – Bonterra Rosé

Wine For The Weekend – Bonterra Rosé

How can it still be January? Frankly, we’ve had enough. And, with Milan/Paris fashion weeks whetting our appetite for spring, we thought it was high time to pour a glass of something which anticipates the coming season. Cue Bonterra rosé: an organically produced Californian pink from Mendocino County, that is packed with flavours of strawberries, cherries, elderflower. It’s a juicy blend of sangiovese, zinfandel and grenache, which has enough dryness to mark it out as one for the more sophisticated end of the rosé market. £10 at www.waitrosewine.com

The style bloggers: Jason Dike

The (old) new bespoke

The (old) new bespoke

The resurgence of all things heritage has unearthed a few bespoke services that had been going relatively unnoticed. One company to benefit from this has been Scottish knitwear specialists, Inverallan, who allow customers to create a bespoke piece of knitwear. With everything from the yarn to the collar type customisable, it’s an affordable (maximum cost being £137) way of edging into bespoke. Just beware of their ancient website. www.inverallanhandknitters.co.uk

DVD,Film,Video clips

Keep your eyes Bieled

Keep your eyes Bieled

Regularly voted one of the world’s sexiest women, Jessica Biel looks like she was keen to maintain the status quo in Powder Blue, released on DVD on 25 January. [Read more...]

Film

Has Disney just sent us the world’s most lavish press release?

Has Disney just sent us the world’s most lavish press release?

We’re always amazed at the lengths — and expense — marketing agencies and publicity departments will go to in order to attract attention. Invitations carved in a slab of granite? Check. Promotional pens housed in their own aluminium flight carry case? Check. But sometimes they can be pretty darned impressive, as with this extravagant item sent to us by Disney to promote Alice In Wonderland. [Read more...]

Food & Drink,Style

Something for the weekend

Something for the weekend

This extremely covetable collaboration from luxury leather maestro Bill Amberg and ultra-premium whisky Johnnie Walker Blue Label manages to appeal to two of our biggest passions – travel and drinking. The limited-edition “Weekender” bag is perfect in size (and sophistication) for short breaks, plus it’s always reassuring to have JW supplies to hand should we get snowed in. £1,200 at Harrods, Selfridges and thewhiskyexchange.com

The style bloggers: Jason Dike

After the Trilby

After the Trilby

For better or worse, Trilbys left an indelible Pete Doherty-sized footprint on menswear. While it did make hats acceptable for a while, it quickly became the easy way to spot if someone was likely to regale you with fifth-rate Libertines impressions. There have been a few attempts to revive hats but our favourite – and one most likely to elicit marmite-esque opinions – has to be this Soulland Fedora hat. The Danish label’s mixing of two classic styles is bound to displease purists (on either side) but we applaud them for taking the risk. www.soulland.eu

The style bloggers: Hynam Kendall

Burberry makes it a family affair

Click to playBurberry makes it a family affair

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson returns for Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign with younger brother Alex Watson in tow. The new male model could almost be mistaken for his thespian-cum-model big sister, sharing the same planed chin, pinched lips and flawless almond-shaped face, proving good genes don’t fall far from the tree. Watch the body doubles in action in Burberry’s just released behind the scenes footage.