Uniqlo’s John C Jay on the power of thoughtfulness

John C Jay joined Fast Retailing, the company behind Uniqlo, in late 2014. Formally a global creative director and partner at Wieden + Kennedy, the move sees him make the switch from creative to client, and reignites a relationship with the retailer that began back in the late 1990s. Here, we talk to Jay about his past two years at the company, and how he is slowly and carefully implementing creative changes, which are already coming to fruition within new flagship stores in London, New York and Toronto

Slow fashion: Finery London’s alternative approach

Finery London offers an affordable alternative to fast fashion with pieces that are ‘designed to be treasured’. Co-Founders Caren Downie and Emma Farrow talk us through launching the brand, building a strong identity and making clothes for women of all ages

Matter of an Unspecified Kind by Susanna Crossman

Dear Shop Owners at No.28b Fore St, Once again, I am writing to you concerning your advertisement printed in the Blemingfield Times. Last Saturday, as I was drinking my breakfast tea, my husband Gordon placed the aforementioned paper on our kitchen table saying, “Doreen, breathe deep, they have done it again.” When I saw your […]