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Set your default mode to fashion this weekend. Even if you're not hitting up LFW there's still plenty to quench your sartorial thirst. Get partying out of your system on Friday before enjoying some very vogue New York throwbacks (Warhol galore) and a fash-friendly brunch. Want nothing to do with the fashion shuffle? Head to a new fried chicken residency. Nonchalant chic. |
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This Weekend’s Picks |
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• FRI Studio 54
• SAT Andy Warhol Photography
• SUN Lucky Fried Chicken |
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INTERNATIONAL PICK |
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Anna Piaggi Exhibition |
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Those of you who'll be jetting off at the end of LFW for MFW should make time for this. The personal wardrobe of the late, great, Italian Vogue style maverick Anna Piaggi will be on display at the Fabbrica Del Vapore during Milan Fashion Week. That's a lot of coloured fur. |
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Anna Piaggi Exhibition, February 20 – 26, Fabbrica Del Vapore, Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 4 (Zona Sempione) Apri Mappa 20154 Milano
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OFFER |
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Vodafone London Fashion Weekend |
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Sponsored listing |
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If you can't make LFW then no matter - Vodafone London Fashion Weekend is the one-stop-designer-shop for the fash pack. There will be pop ups from the likes of Issa London, Radley, Louise Gray, ALICE by Temperley, Pringle of Scotland, Twenty8Twelve, French Sole, The Cambridge Satchel Company, By Malene Birger and DKNY Jeans. On top of that there'll be hourly catwalks and the brand new Weekend Edit, a hand picked selection of 'Best of British' brands. Fash-complete.
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For a 20% discount on all tickets (except Luxe) enter URBANJUNKIES at the checkout. |
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Vodafone London Fashion Weekend, February 21 - 24, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA
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FRIDAY |
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DRINK:
VOLTAIRE |
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PARTY:
STUDIO 54 AT WESTBOURNE STUDIOS |
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Champagne is the order of the day this weekend (natch). New bar Voltaire, previously a palace, a prison and a bank, no less, will hold London's largest collection of Pommery, not to mention an underground stone vault bar and cigar terrace. Get cosy in an alcove with some bubbles (everything from half bottles to a 9-litre Salmanazar whopper) before stepping outside for some puffs on a Cuban. Darling. |
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Then, D-I-S-C-O at the next best thing to Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager's legendary Studio 54. On the second Friday of every month Westbourne Studios will play home to the glam icon of New York's 1970s and 80s 'it' scene. Smooth Sailors kick things off this weekend with sounds of the decades (with a few up-to-date touches), while Rubell's infamous cocktail tokens will be dished out to the most extravagantly dressed. Glitter is preferable, white horse optional. |
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10am-8pm
Free
First Floor, London College of Fashion,
19 New Bridge Street, EC4V 6DB |
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9pm-3.30am Free – email guestlist@westbournestudiosclub.com
242 Acklam Road, W10 5JJ |
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NYFW |
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ChloË Sevigny x Opening Ceremony |
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Hot on the heels of its
exclusive DKNY capsule collection comes the next OC collaboration with Chloë Sevigny (it's the fifth collab with the actress) which debuted at NYFW last weekend. The poster girl for the 90s was inspired by youth protest movements of the 60s and, more recently, Occupy New York. Expect A-lines, gingham, psychedelic tracksuits, baby colours and lots of PVC. |
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Chloë Sevigny x Opening Ceremony AW13, available summer 2013 |
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MIX |
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Phantasia |
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A little summin-summin to get you in the mood this weekend. Marques Toliver's mix is a taster of what to expect at the
Love Is The Law x MoCA party at The Horse Hospital this Saturday, where Marques will play alongside L.A. Salami, The Venus Bushfires, De'Borah and Fiona Bevan. If you can't make the party then head there this week to see the fantastical, immersive showcase of four Estonian breakout designers. |
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Love Is The Law x MoCA Party, February 16, RSVP only via Facebook
Phantasia showcase, February 15 – 19, 12pm-7pm
The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, WC1N 1JD |
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SATURDAY |
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PHOTOGRAPHY:
ANDY WARHOL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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BRUNCH:
SAKE NO HANA |
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Carry on the louche-and-exclusive Studio 54 vibe the morning after at Warhol's photography exhibition at
Privatus art gallery. The collection of photos, many of which have never been seen by the public, was donated by art collector James Hedges and includes still life, travel-scapes and shots that capture the zeitgeist of New York from the 60s through 80s. There are plenty of familiar faces too: André Leon Talley, Mick Jagger and Diana Vreeland to name a fabulous few. |
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If you find yourself central between shows, head to Mayfair's Sake No Hana for some fine dining-style Japanese brunch. Its new Saturday 5-course menu is a light, fashion week-friendly pick-me-up. Start with some white miso before crab tempura, yam croquettes, sushi hand rolls, beef or halibut hobayaki and jasmine cake. And some more bubbles, of course. |
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By appointment only
Privatus, 43 Grosvenor Street, W1K 3HL |
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12pm-4pm £38.50 per person
23 St James' Street,
SW1A 1HA |
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RE-OPENING |
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LN-CC |
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If you've been wondering why the LN-CC shop has been closed for business it's because they've had a revamp. The store has been extended to include the Secular Space, an octagon, spaceship-like room which houses footwear, accessories and an extensive leather goods collection. There's also an exhibition space and new bar 'Chameleon', which will host events including monthly "M&Ms", an evening of music and mezcal tasting. Margiela and mezcal – we like. |
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LN-CC, re-opens February 16, 18 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EZ
The store operates on an appointment-only basis. Email appointments@ln-cc.com or call
020 7275 7265 to book |
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SUNDAY |
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EAT:
LUCKY FRIED CHICKEN |
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ART:
BARBARA NESSIM: AN ARTFUL LIFE |
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Chicken mania lives on. The next pub to join the hipster food fray is Kentish Town's The Grafton (a stone's throw from another chicken institute). Lucky Fried Chicken, headed up by long-time burger fiends Lucky Chip, gives more than an ironic nod to Colonel Sanders' empire: fried chicken pieces (up to fifteen-piece buckets) with creamed potatoes, gravy, 'slaw and hot rolls. Hardcore bird fanatics should pop in for the Wednesday specials – chicken livers and gizzards. |
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Then onto a little Sunday fashion illustration. The work of Barbara Nessim, a big American illustrator and pioneer of digital art in the 70s and 80s, is on show at the V&A to launch her new book An Artful Life. See sketchbooks, prints and graphics from her repertoire, which includes covers for Time, Rolling Stone and New York Times Magazine, as well as adverts for Levis and Ralph Lauren. |
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12pm-6pm
Boxes from £7.50
The Grafton, 20 Prince of Wales Road, NW5 3LG |
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10am-5.45pm
Free
V&A, Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL |
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WEEKEND GUIDE by JC |
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