Hornets has two Kensington locations at 36b Kensington Church Street and 2 & 4 Kensington Church Walk. The clothing selection includes second hand mens apparel from the best makers, bespoke Savile Row tailoring, as well as new designer products. Emphasis is on the classic English gentleman look, stock including schoolboy blazers, panama hats, cufflinks, tuxedos, etc. Women should not be put off as you can mix your own preppy look with finds here. 

www.hornetskensington.co.uk

A young woman wearing a black sheath dress with a pleated cape of white organdy by Jacques Fath, with a black woollen hat and a single black glove, March 1956. She is at the home of Madame Fath. (Photo by Henry Clarke/Collection Vogue Paris/Getty Images)

Getty Images compiled some old Vogue photographs which we adored. The original slideshow can be found HERE or view the pictures below. 

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Fin’s Shoes offer a zippy take on the classic men’s loafer. This is the George Summer Loafer which comes in several exotic colors including an Ibiza - Raspberry, Mustique - Pistachio, and the Santorini - Azure Blue featured above as well as more classic chocolate brown and black. Celebrity fans of Fin’s include Tom Aikens and Piers Morgan and can be purchased HERE for £80.00. 

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We are so into Natasha Khan, the babe behind Bat For Lashes. These photos were taken by a friend of RDuJour the week before last when BFL opened for Radiohead in London (which was apparently amazing). What we like about Natasha’s look is that she manages to appear hip without falling in to what we will call the “American Apparel Look” of high tops, colored ray bans, neon spandex, etc. A more old school rock chic is exhibited here and  a tad mystical like her sound. 

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