Jess Cartner-Morley

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jess Cartner-Morley

The way I see it, if you have high standards, then you have those high standards whatever you are doing. This is not to do with being good at everything, we all have things we absolutely suck at. Standards are about making an effort. And if you are someone who does stuff properly, then you are that person whether you are preparing a presentation deck or cleaning the floor. You are the same person in every room you are in. The Guardian’s journalism is independent.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jess Cartner-Morley

There may be blossom on the trees, or at least tulips in the supermarket. There is daylight during hours that are your own. Gift shops are a sea of Mother’s Day pink and Easter yellow. You have only the vaguest recollection of what your new year ins-and-outs were, possibly something to do with a lapsed gym membership, but have acquired a new favourite bench in the park. You remember how much you like mini eggs. The first iced coffee of the season is not far off.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jess Cartner-Morley

A dizzying round of designer musical-chairs in the fashion industry has picked up pace with the announcement that Jonathan Anderson is exiting Loewe. The 40-year-old designer from Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, transformed Loewe during his 11-year tenure from a sleepy Spanish handbag house into the hottest ticket of Paris fashion week. Jonathan Anderson at Paris fashion week in 2022.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jess Cartner-Morley

I’m sure ayahuasca is probably really great, but have you ever experienced the absolute rush you get when you have prepped a whole week’s worth of outfits in advance? No? Oh, then you haven’t lived. The thrill of it. The next-level smugness. The whole 10 minutes extra in bed every morning. The self-belief that comes from knowing you have nailed a killer look for the meeting you are dreading on Wednesday afternoon. This is what invincibility feels like, my friends.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jess Cartner-Morley

When Donatella Versace took over the house of Versace in the aftermath of her brother Gianni’s murder, most observers privately assumed that her reign would be no more than a postscript. The bottle-blond younger sister, with no formal training and a drug addiction that was the fashion industry’s worst kept secret, was seen as a sentimental appointment by a shell-shocked family. She proved everyone wrong. Versace is now defined as much by Donatella as by Gianni.