Gogo City Guides

PARIS: THE 50s AT PALAIS GALLIERA

15 July 2014

Basques, petticoats, corolla skirts, pointed shoes, bright-coloured floral and striped prints, wasp-waist suits with straight skirts, strapless sheath dresses, cocktail dresses, rock crystal embroidery: such was the couture of the fifties. At the same time, though, a more relaxed style – close-fitting pullovers, pedal pushers, jeans – was being adopted

LONDON: SERPENTINE PAVILION 2014

This year the Serpentine’s Summer Pavilion was designed by Chilean architect Smiljan Radić. It follows, and contrasts with, Sou Fujimoto’s cloud-like Pavilion which was visited by almost 200,000 people in 2013. Inspired by Radić’s early work, The Castle of the Selfish Giant, the pavilion features a semi-translucent, cylindrical structure that resembles a

LONDON: FOYLES

9 July 2014

The renowned London bookseller and literary landmark has just moved down Charing Cross Road a bit to a massive new flagship located inside the former site of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Designed to be ‘a bookshop for the 21st century,’ the light-filled 1930s Deco space was

PARIS: OFFICINE GENERALE

More newly opened menswear on the Left Bank with a first store for young French label Officine Generale. The collections mix military and workwear influences with classical tailoring and fabrics from Japan, England or Italy. 6 rue du Dragon, 6th. > www.officinegenerale.com – – – – – – – – –

PARIS: LE PERCHOIR MARAIS

The BHV / Marais has imported trendy Oberkampf rooftop bar Le Perchoir to the 7th floor of their Rue de Rivoli bazar for a summer pop-up. It’s open till 2am every night of the week till the end of October! Enter via 37 rue de la Verrerie. > 8.15pm (9.15pm

LONDON: SUMMER SERIES AT SOMERSET HOUSE

Tomorrow Somerset House launches the 2014 edition of their 10-day summer gig programme with a concert from London-based trio Daughter. The concerts are performed in the Neo-Classical art space’s spectacular courtyard, and tickets still remain for Agnes Obel performing on Sat 12. Also in the line-up for this year are Bastille,

PARIS: BLEU DE PANAME

3 July 2014

After an extended pop-up at Docks en Seine last year, the Paris based workwear brand – already a fave with Dover St Market and Japanese fashionistas – has just opened its first own-name boutique. Located in the Les Halles quarter, historically filled with the full panoply of working professions and

LONDON: ST JOHN BAKERY ROOMS

2 July 2014

Added to St John’s hugely popular take-away bakery stand at Maltby Street Market, come the new Bakery Rooms – a sit-in spot open on weekends only to enjoy breakfast, lunch, fresh baked madeleines and their addictive doughnuts! Arch 42, Ropewalk, Maltby Street Market. Sat, 9am-3.30pm; Sunday 11am-3.30pm. www.stjohngroup.uk.com

Autumn / Winter 2014-15

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PARIS: THE 50s AT PALAIS GALLIERA

LONDON: SERPENTINE PAVILION 2014

LONDON: FOYLES

PARIS: OFFICINE GENERALE

PARIS: LE PERCHOIR MARAIS

LONDON: SUMMER SERIES AT SOMERSET HOUSE

PARIS: BLEU DE PANAME

LONDON: ST JOHN BAKERY ROOMS