The Original House: a garment in Paris
Corsair trousers in hand-dyed cotton, and a label that reads Nice – St-Tropez. Palais Galliera, inventory 1985.1.456.
The Journal
Journal
The central editorial feed: original articles, observations, interviews and photography essays, in order of appearance. Written slowly, published when they are ready.
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The Considered Object
A single object, examined on its construction, history, engineering, materials and significance.
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Notes from Elsewhere
Destination reporting, travel observations, architecture and experiences.
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The Maker
Artisans, workshops, craftspeople and manufacturing traditions.
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The Atelier
Fashion design and craftsmanship connected to Philippe Salvet, the affiliated fashion house.
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The Original House
Heritage features on the documented history of Philippe Salvet, drawn from museum and archive records.
The Original House
Ready-to-wear on the Côte d’Azur
The recorded interviews, Saint-Tropez, and a move to Nice in 1971.
Monaco, before the harbour wakes
The Rock at dawn, a swim at Larvotto, and the case for May over August.
Paris, the repeat visit
The quartiers and houses worth returning to, taken in a considered order.
Gstaad, after the lifts close
The Saanenland in winter, taken slowly.
The case for one watch, worn daily
Thirty-eight millimetres and the question closes.
The Stelvio, before breakfast
Forty-eight hairpins and the road to yourself.
Napa Valley, slowly
Harvest begins before the light does.
Saint-Émilion in harvest week
The rows at seven, the chai by eleven, the long table at the end.
Megève, the other season
The village in August, when the lifts carry walkers and the farms are working.
Three fittings, one suit, ten years
What a first commission actually involves.
The Maker: hands at the cutting table
A London workshop, its benches, its cloth, and methods that have not changed because they work.
The Atelier: proportion, construction, cloth
The design language behind Philippe Salvet, and the interests it shares with this page. The relationship is identified.
North by sail: Lofoten under canvas
Four days routed by weather and appetite.
A rangefinder, one lens, no itinerary
Film habits with a digital camera.