last month, deborah lloyd was packing for goodwood, a glamorous vintage race car event outside of london. we asked her to show us her outfits—and divulge the style icons who inspired them.
(psst: not familiar with goodwood’s nascar-meets-downtown-abbey history? read more about it here.)
our president and chief creative officer shares her fall favorites (and styling tips) in this month’s people stylewatch
for the full list of books we love to keep in our library, see our things we love coffee table book, here.
and you can pick up all the books shown above at strandbooks.com:
1. avedon fashion 1944-2000 by richard avedon, $100. 2. no one belongs here more than you by miranda july, $10. 3. my life in france by julia child, $6. 4. once upon a time by slim aarons, $85. 5. the sun also rises by ernest hemingway, $14. 6. brideshead revisited by evelyn waugh, $9. 7. on beauty by zadie smith, $15. 8.franny and zooey by j.d. salinger, $14. 9.a time to be born by dawn powell, $5. 10. tender is the night by f. scott fitzgerald, $7.
defined as the way letters appear on a page, typography is an art. as a brand that prizes the power of the written word, we believe the type is as vital as the ink. when treated right, a single word—the punctuation, even—can become a miniature masterpiece. and often, for us, it does.
we find type to be irresistibly sexy. we love super thin serifs mingled with bold stems and the voluptuous curves of a perfect o. achieving the perfect balance when setting type is often like walking a tightrope. it must be complementary but not consuming. the right font adds flavor to the message it communicates; it can be playful, charming, bold or timid. it speaks a universal language. even if the subject matter is written in greek, typography can translate its intent simply in the movement of its lines (or lack thereof).
the world of kate spade 