24 April 2023
Harrods ‘pop-up’
The Harrods J smith Esquire ‘pop-up’ is installed.
To mark the event there is a very special collection of unique pieces alongside the ‘Couture botanicals’ collection and a selection of pieces from each collection made especially for Harrods. If you cant make it down in the next couple of weeks, not to worry as they will be on sale until the end of June.
13 April 2023
Guardian’s ‘Best photo of the day’
So proud that a photograph of the scrabble crown and myself has be featured on the Guardian’s ‘Best photographs of the day’:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2023/apr/13/a-darth-vader-protester-and-a-mass-water-fight-thursdays-best-photos
13 April 2023
‘Srabble Crown’ – 75 Years of Scrabble
Today, marking 75 years of the original word game, Scrabble unveils a couture custom Crown made of 319 Scrabble tiles, an homage to the St Edwards Crown that will be used in the Coronation of King Charles III – created by British milliner to the stars Justin Smith.
Reuters.com,
Independant.co.uk
Express.co.uk
News.stv.tv
15 March 2023
‘Couture Botanicals’ in Harrods
A collection of the very finest couture hats made exclusively by
J Smith Esquire for sale in HARRODS, London’s leading luxury department store.
The first collection for Harrods is a masterclass in millinery
skills referencing the textures, shapes and colours of
inspirational flora. It comprises of five unique couture head
adornments built around the classic hairband to bring a
contemporary edge.
The hats will be on sale from now until the end of June and will be presented in the ‘J Smith Esquire Pop-up space’ in Harrods from 23rd April to 7th May.
This is a great oppertunity to visit and try on some exquisite hats!
See the full collection
A massive thank you to the wonderful team, without their help this would not be possible.
Photography – @carlsoghouse
Styling – @carol_okay
Gowns – @haus_qc
The welcome interloper – @ivananohelscarfs
Make-up – @xabiercelaya
Assistant make-up – @nargis_ali_uk
Model 1 – @gabriella_0517
Model 2 – @_jadadasilva