Luella Bartley to publish a book about English style

Luella’s Guide to English Style was a book Luella Bartley was set to publish last year, instead her designing commitments got in the way. As things played out, the former British Vogue editor/fashion designer now has time to work n her book after her namesake label lost its funding last month. It’s new launch date has been set to coincide with London Fashion Week this September. “She’s doing all the writing herself. It’s a style guide,” a spokesman at the Fourth Estate publishing house told the Independent. “It’s not going to be just a book about fashion. “It’s a work of social anthropology.” [Independent]