QC 2012 Gift Guide: The Lover
19/12/2012 § Leave a Comment
For those on your naughty list:
From top L to R:
Delta of Venus by Anais Nin
ID Sarrieri Secret November Triangle Bra and V-Bikini
Equipment silk robe
Christian Louboutin Vampanodo 100 satin and suede sandals
Kiki de Montparnasse Love is Blind silk blindfold
Frette Hotel Collection bed linens
Stubbs & Wootton black velvet slippers (on sale!)
The Macallan 18 year Scotch
Vintage issue of Playboy Magazine (via eBay)
QC 2012 Gift Guide: In The Wind
17/12/2012 § Leave a Comment
For the globe trotter in your life:
From top L to R:
Billykirk Leather-bound Sketchbook
J.A. Henckels German Art Deco Airplane Bar (antique, 1920s)
Bridge & Burn Mossberg Shawl Jacket
Power Mate Plus Backup iPhone Battery in breton stripe
Lotuff Leather Trunk Duffle Bag in chestnut
Billykirk No. 265 Slouchy Fedora in charcoal (crushable & packable)
Cold Spring Apothecary Amber Fig Travel Candle
Smythson Currency Case
I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson (first edition available here)
Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime Watch
Early 20th Century Airplane Propeller (antique, American)
QC 2012 Gift Guide: School Ties
10/12/2012 § 1 Comment
From top L to R:
Ivy Style: Radical Conformists
Bass Wayfarer in burgundy
Ray-Ban Original Wayfarers
Vintage 1950s Oyster Perpetual Rolex
Brooks Brothers BB#1 Repp Tie
Dead Poets Society on DVD
Ernest Alexander Fuller Wax Rucksack
Tiffany & Co. Engine-turned slide belt buckle
WHARF Clothing & Wares – W “ONE” Women’s white oxford shirt
The Laundress Wash & Stain Bar (to keep your white shirt crisp!)
J.Press Original Schoolboy Scarf
Brooks Brothers Stripe Watchband
QC 2012 Gift Guide: The Horsey Set
05/12/2012 § 2 Comments
From top L to R:
Barbour Thornton tweed waistcoat
An Introduction to Polo by Lord Mountbatten (vintage, 6th edition)
Grey Pyrenean wool blanket with orange leather strap carrier by Midipy
J.Press lambswool Tartan scarf in muted hunting Stewart
Dunhill perforated leather driving gloves
Five English stirrup cups (antique, 19th century)
Billykirk No. 223 Tapered Oval-Ring Belt
Garden & Gun magazine
Engraved hunting notecards from Terrapin Stationers
Original British tobacco fox hunting sign (antique, 1920s)
Holland & Holland toffee tweed and bridle leather hip flask
Diptyque Feu de Bois votive
More to follow! I’ll be embracing all of my alter-egos to help with your holiday shopping (for me!) (just kidding) (not really). If you’ve got a specific request you’d like me to try my hand at, do let me know — happy to help!
His & Hers Gift Guide: Valentine’s Day
29/01/2012 § Leave a Comment
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is just two weeks away, and I’ve pulled together a few ideas for budgets big and small alike. Personally, I’d take anything on either list…just in case you were shopping, that is.
From top left:
Kiki de Montparnasse satin Muse corset bra and matching heart panty
La Maison du Chocolat heart box 13 piece assortment
Henri Bendel lady compact
Art can only be erotic – Pablo Picasso
Stella McCartney “Sam Partying” silk-satin playsuit
Cartier Panthere yellow and white gold ring
Diptyque votive in Baies
Hermès “Boucles et galons du Tsar” vintage style silk scarf
Smythson leather jewelry box
Santa Maria Novella Toscano cologne
Moynat Pauline crocodile city bag
Kiki de Montparnasse “My Tie” leather and silk restraint cuffs
The Lover, by Marguerite Duras
From top left:
Turnbull & Asser paisley dressing gown
Smythson leather watch roll
Hermès “L’Arbre de Vie” silk twill pocket square
Terrapin Stationers “I Fucking Love You” valentines
J.Press glen plaid patch cashmere scarf
Kiki de Montparnasse erotic chess set
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, by Pablo Neruda
Holland and Holland canvas bolster bag
Kiki de Montparnasse massage candle
Barber’s Adagio
Shackelton’s Whisky: Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt
1930s closed case Rolex
Santa Maria Novella shaving kit
Levi’s Vintage Clothing shawl-collar wool cardigan
