The Guest

Tonight’s dinner guest is the ever-chic Julie Pelipas. Julie is arguably one of the most elegant stylists in our industry. No-one nails tailoring better than this woman, hence her dominance on the street style feeds every fashion week. Her career path is impressive. She set up Harper's Bazaar in Ukraine then moved on to set up Vogue Ukraine as Fashion Director. Since then, Julie has launched her sustainably focussed brand Bettter.Us with the ambition to set up a new system in fashion using technology, impeccable design and upcycling. Interviewing her is the equally stylish Naomi Smart, British Vogue's Commerce Director and Julie’s “Instagram friend from afar”. Julie and Naomi discuss wearing suits as armour, the search for Phoebe Philo’s overalls, the perfect rhythm in architecture and surfing as a form of meditation. Lyst is a fashion shopping app. Make great choices with personal recommendations from over 12,000 of the world’s best brands. Download here: https://www.lyst.com/app/ You can shop our Julie inspired list in the app with our Minimal Style Icon series here: https://lyst.app.link/julie

Tonight’s dinner guest is the digital content creator and writer Matthew Spade, also known as his Instagram handle, Mat Buckets. Mat began his career writing on his blog Buckets and Spades, covering menswear and contemporary brands. His authenticity, aesthetic and good ol’ Northern unpretentiousness gained him an engaged community that has followed him over to social media, and allowed him to become a fully-fledged tastemaker and full-time content creator. Interviewing him is Sam Diss, a menswear writer and freelance creative consultant. Mat and Sam discuss why people still love the style in Seinfeld, the eternal quest for the perfect grey sweatshirt, Charlie Chaplin’s wide trousers, the considered casual fashion in Japan…and they debate what’s a front garden vs a patio. Lyst is a fashion shopping app. Make great choices with personal recommendations from over 12,000 of the world’s best brands. Download here: https://www.lyst.com/app/ You can shop our Mat inspired list in the app with our List the Look series here: https://lyst.app.link/matbuckets

Tonight’s dinner guest is Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena-Irons of the fashion brand, Chopova Lowena. Even if you have not heard of Chopova Lowena yet, it’s likely you will have seen one of their designs. Their range of skirts and dresses made from recycled traditional Bulgarian materials have been worn by a whole host of celebrities like Dua Lipa, Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner, Harry Styles, Rosalia, Michaela Coel, Bad Bunny, Iris Law, Emma Chamberlain, Hari Nef and Paloma Elsesser. Interviewing them is their friend, Steff Yotka, the Senior Fashion News Editor of Vogue. Chopova Lowena and Steff discuss gender-less fashion, the benefits of Tabis, sustainable design, their obsession with skirts and if they’ll ever do dogwear. Lyst is a fashion shopping app. Make great choices with personal recommendations from over 12,000 of the world’s best brands. Download here: https://www.lyst.com/app/ You can shop our Chopova Lowena inspired list in the app with our Brand Spotlight series here: https://lyst.app.link/chopovalowena

Tonight’s dinner guest is Leo Mandella. A lot of people know Leo for his large online profile, but it was his passionate love of fashion that was the catalyst for his career, which has seen him grow from a hardcore streetwear enthusiast to a model and brand ambassador for the likes of Gucci, Converse and Fendi. When he was 12 years old, Leo discovered streetwear. It wasn’t just a means of earning resale money or building an online following, he found himself in a community of like-minded individuals. Interviewing him is Cora Delaney, a wonderful force of nature and founder of talent agency EYC, of which Leo’s is a client. Leo and Cora discuss genderless fashion, the evolution of streetwear culture, luxury fashion houses collaborating, social media trolling and Leo’s admiration of Tyler the Creator, ASAP and…Joey Essex. Lyst is a fashion shopping app. Make great choices with personal recommendations from over 12,000 of the world’s best brands. Download here: https://lyst.app.link/leo You can shop our Leo inspired list in the app with our Shop the Fit series here. https://lyst.app.link/shopthefitleomandella