Every Sunday I wake up super excited
that it's Sunday Times day. I open my eyes, spring straight out of bed,
immediately regret doing so as the night before's hangover kicks in and then
remember what all the springing was about and dash to grab my iPad. I
then spend a bit of time downloading the various sections - the main paper,
Culture, Travel, the News Review... Oh, I'm going to be honest, the only
section I really care about is Style. I do a cursory flick through some
other more newsy bits so that I can maintain some semblance of intelligent
conversation throughout the week, but its Style that causes the springing and
the hyper over-excitement. I've only had a little peek at this week's
Style (I try to eek it out over the week so I have something to look forward to
on my commute in the mornings) but the Barometer tipped me off about a couple
of new exciting things - Pic Nic Pants (a
pair of trousers that double up as a table...hmmmm), Lot
18 (a hip online wine club) and my favourite, Uterqüe.
Uterqüe is part of
the Inditex group which includes Massimo Dutti and Zara. Apparently
Zara's big sister has been around in Europe since July 2008 but it has now
supplemented its 85 stores across 16 countries with a new online store
available in nine European countries including the UK. Unfortunately my
Hong Kong buds, Uterqüe doesn't yet ship here, so I'm afraid we're
going to have to read this and drool for now. Unless of course you have a
Mum/sister/best friend in the UK who you can send all your Uterqüe booty
to and then persuade them to do the HK leg of the shipping for you...
Uterqüe's focus is
accessories but I am having palpitations over virtually everything on the
website. Its 28C outside but I'm obsessing over the blush studded leather
jacket and the caramel suede wrap coat. Prices are higher than Zara but
not dissimilar to Massimo Dutti and the pieces look like quality wardrobe
staples. I say Zara for the catwalk inspired, seasonal updates and Uterqüe
for those old favourites that will underpin the trend led accents season after
season.
£325
£79.90
£185
£135
£265
£155
£79.90
Images via: www.uterque.com
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