Herschel Studio Collection Sparwood Duffle
Turning out quality bags and travel goods has been the MO of Vancouver-based accessories label Herschel since 2009. Alongside vibrant collaborations with the likes of American streetwear firm Stussy and Disney, Herschel also lends a hand to contemporary design through its Studio Collection. The SS16 range of minimal carry-ons welcomes the brand’s Sparwood duffle into the fold for the first time. Rendered in a premium polycoat fabric, it features multiple waterproof-zipped compartments, contrasting mesh panels and a screen printed version of Herschel Supply’s ID logo. Available at Hanon, priced £75.
AMT x McLaren
Few of us can expect to own (or even drive) a McLaren in our lifetime. So the next best thing is to take home a pair of cufflinks made from genuine McLaren parts and claim you take the bus for “environmental reasons”. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of McLaren in Formula 1, expert metal workers Alice Made This has produced the specially designed accessories with real components taken from the MP4-23 and MP4-27, driven by world champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. As far as consolation prizes go, we’re okay with that. Available at McLaren, priced £150.
John Lewis La Selva Palm Tableware
Any decent job-holding adult should own a matching set of dinner plates. This isn’t university any more, and you certainly won’t impress with your culinary skills working with a hotchpotch of porcelain. Allow this season’s trend for botanicals to liven up your eating situation by buying into John Lewis’s La Serva collection. The range of tropical themed tableware will mean its not just the food your guests are drooling over. Available at John Lewis, priced from £2.
Paul Smith’s Cycling Scrapbook
It’s a well known story that the menswear world came close to losing one of its most successful and beloved designers to the world of sport. Had his cycling career not been cut short by injury aged 17, Sir Paul Smith might today be more readily seen in Lycra than his signature suits. Having always maintained an involvement in the sport, Smith has launched a new book to collate the memorabilia and projects he has collected and worked on over the years. Paul Smith’s Cycling Scrapbook celebrates everything from his collection of cycling jerseys to the inspiration he has found in his cycling heroes. Available at Paul Smith, priced £29.95.
House Of Peroni
Peroni – the stylish man’s lager of choice – has returned to London for another of pop-up residency of eating, drinking and entertaining. Dedicated to showing the very best of Italian culture, with interiors designed by Margherita Maccapani Missoni of the Missoni fashion dynasty (we did say the best), the Brick Lane space plays host to cocktail classes, pasta making workshops and private dinning experiences. Prefer something a little more all’aperto? Take to the floating Negroni bar on the canal. Now that’s making an offer we cannot refuse. The House of Peroni takes places at Proud East, East London, between May 25 and July 1. Tickets available online at thehouseofperoni.com.
Molton Brown Re-Charge Black Pepper Sport
Do what you do best, our mothers taught us. It makes sense then that Molton Brown has taken its black pepper fragrance, the brand’s best-seller since 2002, and updated it for a new sport-focused range. The original spicy notes have been bolstered with energising zesty citrus and put to work across four essential post-gym pieces. A mineral-rich muscle soak means no more smelling like a medicine cabinet when looking to soothe over-worked muscles. The winning line-up also contains a 4-in-1 bodywash, body scrub and deodorant. Available at Molton Brown, priced from £18.