On the fifth floor of 240 Regent Street, there’s a fusion of two different cuisines in Aqua Nueva and Aqua Kyoto. The interior is art-deco with a bronze bull at the heart of the hall joining the two venues. The smell of Rioja wine is faint but fitting in the Spanish restaurant that’s decorated with crystal-drop chandeliers. In the summer nights, there’s a seated balcony holding a view overlooking the centre of the capital. Nueva holds an atmosphere that feels more bustling than the quieter sophistication of the Japanese restaurant in the next room. The menu consists of tapas, lavishly presented on grand silver platters, with other choices of riche-antipasto. Mains are not found on a standard Spanish menú del día, but served with tender meats and fresh bread baked in different types, and replenished throughout the meal. Aqua-spirit drinks are served in classic cocktail glasses at the bar, just after the exits of Nueva and Kyoto. This is an evening that would cost around £60 per person and it’s become a favourable haunt on the London social-circuit.

Who doesn’t remember their first digital watch. You end up fussing with all the buttons trying to set the time appropriately. Once that was done, how on earth do you set the alarm and utilize the stop-watch feature? The woes of a digital watch, but you can’t argue with the fun colors and themes they came in. As a child I wanted to be “grown-up” and didn’t want to seem juvenile reading time from a digital watch, so I didn’t give them a second look.

Long gone are those days, now that we’re wiser, and smarter I’ve given digital watches another try. Now digital watches look retro and can be considered “vintage,” and some look as if they came from the future. As a sports enthusiast I find myself wearing a digital watch 24/7. To measure distance, calculate heart-rate, calculate time etc. It’s always the case of “I wish I knew then what I knew now.” Now that I have the patience and need for a digital watch, they give a different connotation from when I was in grade school. When I see a fellow citizen wearing one, I instantly think “he’s an athlete, adventurous, and if the watch is colorful, he’s easy going and fun.” By no means should we judge a person by his or her watch, but our choices do reflect a part of our character. Whether you’re nostalgic and re-visiting the past, following fashion trends, or counting every minute lost or gained from a run, digital watches has become a great solution for everyday use regardless your lifestyle. Luckily with most digital watches you don’t have to think twice about jumping into the pool. Save your Patek Philippes for the boardroom.

Casio- $99 available at my.casio.com
Old Navy- $11 available at oldnavy.com
FreeStyle-$60 available at freestyleusa.com
Kenneth Cole – $95 available at kennethcole.com
Timex- $55 available at Bloomingdales.com

By JY Kim

Ha:Sang;Beg, launches BeBeFaTal in London this July before the showcasing of his first presentation at London Fashion Week this Fall. The BeBedition No.01, a limited edition unisex T-shirt, with necklace, has been created to mark the Seoul based designers return to the English capital, where he once studied at Central Saint Martins. This will be celebrated with a pop-up store at The Convenience Store in Westbourne Grove and a VIP guest listed party at Bungalow 8 in London. The Ha:Sang;Beg line is sold through BeBeFaTal OnLine Shopping mall, BeBeFaTal Shop, Flow concept Store in Seoul, The Convenience Store and Squatters in London.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) named David Neville and Marcus Wainwright for Rag & Bone menswear designer of the year 2010. Rag & Bone is a label born out of the shared frustrations of Marcus Wainwright and David Neville not being able to buy the jeans they wanted to wear.  They founded the company in 2002 with one very clear vision in mind: to make clothes that they and their friends would love to wear everyday.  The men’s line launched in Spring 2004 in 4 stores in the US – with distribution increasing to over 120 stores for the men’s line and 160 stores for the women’s line worldwide.   AW10 saw the first separate menswear runway show during NYFW with the conquest of Mount Everest in the 1920’s as the inspiration for the collection.   The collection stayed true to Rag & Bone’s signature style, with a fusion of New York street-style and English military & formalwear as inspiration for explorers and mountaineers.   Rag & Bone is available at Liberty’s, Brown’s Focus, Harrods & Matches.

This article was given by Village Press

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