ring the bell

Florence Welch with Jeff,  Lizzy Jagger and Theodora Richards, Kings of Leon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Liberty Ross, Naomi

Few years ago, when I first visited One of a Kind, vintage shop in Portobello Road in London, my best mate and me were in front of the door wondering what kind of shop is that when you have to ring the bell. When man in futuristic sunglasses wearing leather jacket opened the door and let us in, we were both in awe. You have the vaguely feeling that you died and you woke up in heaven of vintage. And yes, you don’t know where to look first when you find yourself in a hidden palace of vintage treasures like this. One moment your mind is confused with all the Chanel signs you see, in another you expect to experience fatamorgana of Moss coming out from staples of Vintage Versace. The owner Jeff Ihenacho is expert for high-end vintage fashion, so you never know what kind of rarity you’ll going to find here. And whom you might see in the most popular boutique of rock’n’royal, that’s another thing. Maybe The Jaggers, The Lennons or Florence? Who knows.
Ring the bell, shop online here and see heaven of polaroids here. Anita Pallenberg and Kate Moss huging? Just at Jeff’s.

True Friendship?

When she came to saint soil of supermodels in 90s as a hardly unknown model, Naomi took young Katherine (16), child of the same town, London, under her wing.
Katie was different and way shorter from the gazelles and started a new heroin chic back in the days, but together they were supermodels. More then 10 years later, Naomi held her back in Cocaine Kate's affair when no one actually stood by her; Kate Moss is my friend ... I think it's like everybody is being bad to her"
Seems that the over the years rumors haven’t destroyed the friendship. Once there was the lesbian affair. Next was YSL replacement of Kate as campaign face by her friend, which Kate handled very professional and aware. Same thing happened when Knight said he prefers to work with Naomi than Kate because she ˝sits less comfortably in society than Kate does˝.
Apparently that statement or fact that Kate Moss had many more covers of Vogue than Naomi couldn’t pull a fight between the girls. This year when Naomi didn’t arrive this at MET, some assumptions were that she didn’t show up because of Kate as co-hostess but Naomi boycott because designer Azzedine Alaia, another friend, wasn’t invited.
After years of common editorial work, or rocking together in Vivienne Westwood heels, girls still hang out and Naomi is always on Kate Topshop openings for support.
They in the way represent what is left from the model syndicalism of 90’s where models used to back up each other.

Naomi: Did you ever feel that I was over-protective? Did I ever nag you?
Kate: You took me under your wing, but occasionally, yes! You did!