Style : Carlton Drew

East Coast style in LA : Carlton Drew

 I discovered Carlton Drew on Instagram (@carltondrew) and eventually, on a recent trip to Los Angeles I was able to visit the shop itself. Carlton Drew brings East Coast style with a modern edge to Los Angeles - my kind of shop.

 Naturally, I had on my best modern prep outfit... Louis Vuitton Success brogues in Navy Canvas / Leather mix, Embroidered Anchor Shorts by Bank Fashions, Striped shirt by Vivienne Westwood, Shades by Tom Ford.

 Carlton Drew had posted on Instagram some days earlier the new line of 'Lemon & Line' cord bracelets he had just received - naturally I made a beeline straight for these

 I also picked up a couple of tees from 'Declaration' and some shirts from 'Shades of Grey by Micah Cohen'  (With Carlton Drew very kindly throwing in a freebie - thanks!)

 Carlton Drew is a very well curated shop with a great selection East Coast preppy style product, located at 8016 Melrose Avenue, just up from Fred Segal - it's a great location in a very up and coming area.

Carlton Drew,
8016 Melrose Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA 90046
(323) 782 - 1434

Website : Carlton Drew

Louis Vuitton Cup - 2012 collection

Some new loafers for the collection...

Maison Louis Vuitton, Bond Street, London.

Whilst in India last week, I received a call from our lady at 'Maison Louis Vuitton' - she was about to receive some new shoes that she knew we would love (major LV loafer obsession - which I'll cover at some point!)
 On Saturday, we popped in to see her and find out what it was all about:

 In a nutshell, The Louis Vuitton cup is a yachting competition connected to The America's Cup. The Louis Vuitton is used as the selection for the challenger to The America's Cup.
 Louis Vuitton release a capsule collection in association with this competition - it's seen as Vuitton's sports line, is inspired by yachting, and produces modern interpretations of classics. 

 The said shoes that our lady knew we would be interested in are seen below from their press release:

Blue with white stitch trim, laces, and sole.

White with blue stitch trim and laces & white sole.

 So, we've duly made our appointment for Thursday, (the day before their general release on Friday 1st June) hopefully up in the 'Apartment' with some Champagne...
 I hope they look as amazing in real life as the press shots do.