late for a very important date

sighted: wigmore street, london, W1, 7 december 2006

this poor man. savvy saw him briskly walking west on wigmore street, we turned on our heel and followed him, cornered him, and snapped. he was in the middle of apologising for having to run away as he was already late, but thanked us for the photo opp. unfortunately there was no time for a reshoot.

hacker

sighted: the social, little portland street, london, W1, december 2006

here Hacker, lead singer of Morton Valence, is in one of his more downtempo moods, but still styling in his own casual british way. you may see him again on here, in a bright pink ruffled disco shirt.

layering perfected #2

sighted: wednesday 29 november 2006, sainsbury wing, national gallery, trafalgar square, london.

at first it was just about the skirt. then after a few more glances it all just "worked" in that effortless way that often eludes the rest of us. there is no "trying" here, she just "is." this look is about texture more than color. none of the colors pop, but the subtle relationships between the velvet teal, greys, blacks, and white of her shoes are somehow striking. there is also a mild play with volume around the neck, with the broad, curling lapels and large scarf. demure yet fun.

layering perfected #1

sighted: sunday 26 november 2006, brushfield street, spitalfields market, london.

this fantastic example of lavish layering has been demonstrated by a one fabulous ms. o. she will perhaps be making more appearances on savvy, so be on the lookout.

layers include but are not limited to: white tights, raspberry knee-high latticed socks, black slip, marigold skirt, vintage kitchen apron, short-sleeved tee, pink arm warmers, white cotton printed H & M short-sleeved shirt, scarf, and a kilt (formerly worn around the waist-in younger days and warmer climes).

sunday at spitalfields #2-dior style

sighted: sunday 26 november 2006, brushfield street, spitalfields market, london.

this sartorial gentleman kindly acquiesced to our request to photograph him. when he asked what it was for, and "savvy" was mentioned, the eyebrow-raise of recognition occurred followed by the words "the sartorialist." after discussing mutual interest in the NY blog, we parted ways, savvy being very excited at spotting our first "reader on the street." a marvelous moment indeed.

the trench is Dior in case you're wondering.

sunday at spitalfields

sighted: sunday 26 november 2006, midday, spitalfields market, london.

this lovely lady and her bright coat stood out from all the drab winterwear infiltrating the market. note the fun cross on the back.

m.i.a.

apologies for our absence of late. things have been frantic in the savvy camp, combined with the fact that many londoners have yet to learn how to layer well or purchase a coat that will last them longer than 2 months of a season. the number of poorly made wool coats (most of them in houndstooth check) strutting raggedly up and down the high street is outrageously high. in addition, at least a 1/2 dozen of fabulously dressed people have declined our request to photograph them. londoners appear to have a streak of shyness which stilts the life of the online fashion blogger. but enough excuses, and on with the show....

ever your eye on the street,

savvy london

christian lacroix couture show, fashion in motion, V & A museum, 31 october 2006

the couture lovers among you will have already seen this collection, but Savvy got a chance to see Christian Lacroix's magical creations in the flesh thanks to the Victoria & Albert Museum's "Fashion In Motion" event held today in the Raphael gallery. here are a few of our favorite shots from our little "point and shoot" cam. the postings are in reverse order.

the lock #1

sighted: friday 20 october, 7 p.m., upstairs at the lock tavern, haverstock hill, london, nw1.

couple #2

sighted: thursday 19th october, scream art gallery, near berkeley square, london, 9:30 p.m.

couple #1

sighted: thursday 19th october, oxford street near tottenham court road, london w1, midnight.

yes her yellow pants are made of a fantastic cable knit.

west end hedgehog

sighted: friday 13th october, 9 p.m., near leicester square at an odeon cinema screening of "an inconvenient truth." she is in fact wearing a child's "hedgehog costume" from a play, inside out. this fashionista found the "pockets" very convenient.

covent garden vintage

sighted: covent garden, london, tuesday 17 october 2006.

that hat

sighted: mortimer street, london, W1, late afternoon tuesday 17th october 2006

short suit

sighted: tuesday 10th october 2006, just after 3 p.m., at victoria line (southbound) transfer to picadilly line, green park. the suit was custom made for our little sartorialist in singapore.

the stylist

richard shoyemi-sighted haggerston, e2, london sunday 8 october 2006, 6 p.m.

old street #1

sighted: friday 6th october 2006 10:40 p.m., old street tube station.

another fantastic coat. bland in the front but check out the pleats! the fullness of the skirt! wow!

sighted: headed north on regent street towards the BBC, w1, london, thursday 5th october 2006, midday.

billowing grey

this coat was just too amazing. if she hadn't been walking away from us i don't think we would have caught it.

sighted: wednesday 4th october, regent street C2 bus stop, W1, london, 5:10 p.m.

rebel camdenite

sighted: haverstock hill, near the roundhouse, camden, 2nd october 2006, 11:50

the black sleeves (which he slashed himself) revealing the white shirt and cuffs turned us on our heels. something fantastically 'jack sparrow' about that. love the trouser length with those shoes.