{"id":250200,"date":"2013-10-18T07:35:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T07:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/10\/18\/londonphile-its-july-and-im-in-london\/"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:26:12","slug":"londonphile-its-july-and-im-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/10\/18\/londonphile-its-july-and-im-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-250200 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/10\/18\/londonphile-its-july-and-im-in-london\/attachment\/250201\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mus69pMheu1qdghnpo1_640-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mus69pMheu1qdghnpo1_640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mus69pMheu1qdghnpo1_640-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/londonphile.tumblr.com\/post\/64237341305\/its-july-and-im-in-london-during-its-ny-style\" target=\"_blank\">londonphile<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s July,<\/strong>\u00a0and I\u2019m in London during its NY-style heatwave for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/the-side\/style-guides\/confident-fall-style-2013#slide-1\" target=\"_blank\">a shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a>. The location is in a private home, located in a cemetery in the High Gate area. The house, made entirely of glass, is up a steep hill, and once I arrive and see that everything is set up, I wander through this awesome Bond-style creation with its amazing floor to ceiling glass and a kitchen roof that \u2014 get this \u2014 retracts.<\/p>\n<p>Benedict arrives. He\u2019s very low key, with just his friendly publicist in tow, and I can instantly tell we will get on. He just has this open, chilled-out energy about him. As I whisk him through the clothes \u2014 a mix of conservative and funky tailoring \u2014 I show him some of my favorite items, things I think he could rock. Just as I had hoped, Benedict is a guy who gets clothes, has a great eye, and is\u00a0willing to try new looks.<\/p>\n<p>The brands range from Armani to Ralph Lauren to Prada to Rag &amp; Bone. I pull out a dark teal shirt from Salvatore Ferragamo. \u201cOh\u2026 too tight,\u201d he says, and I can clearly see his shoulders about to burst the armhole. He knows how clothes should fit, but he also knows how they\u00a0<em>shouldn\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0fit, which is just as important.<\/p>\n<p>He swiftly goes through the racks, shows me what he likes, and we put together an edit of things that we think will make him look bad-ass for the photo shoot. The first look is an amazing charcoal Prada suit with a chesterfield coat. \u201cThis coat is fantastic,\u201d he says, his posture becoming more powerful as he slips it on. Next on his list is a Rag &amp; Bone suit in a faded royal blue. \u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0<em>got<\/em>\u00a0to have this.\u201d I immediately inform the brand they have a hit on their hands.<\/p>\n<p>Next I show him some Armani separates with a turtleneck, which I\u2019m not sure he\u2019ll go for, especially since I personally wouldn\u2019t be caught dead in a turtleneck. But, then, I\u2019m also not a movie star. I explain I want him to look like a very posh \u201970s TV villian for this shot. He totally gets it \u2014 love this guy \u2014 and puts it on and pulls it off with zero camp, translating the look to a modern, alternative way to dress things up.<\/p>\n<p>Benedict and the photographer, Julian Broad, have a great rapport going, which helps create a collaborative vibe. And although he\u2019s spending his day in some pretty expensive clothing, Benedict acts like he\u2019s wearing T-shirts and jeans. He\u2019s so down-to-earth, and the whole atmosphere is relaxed, creative and fun. \u00a0We start to run over our time a bit, but Benedict is flexible. He stays a bit later, and we get our last shot of him\u2014 in the Gucci patterned coat on the street \u2014 just before the rain starts.<\/p>\n<p>The shoot wraps, and Benedict sincerely thanks me for a great day. All I can think to myself is, \u201cWow, that was so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/blogs\/mens-fashion\/benedict-cumberbatch-behind-the-scenes-1013#ixzz2hvGTS7pr\" target=\"_blank\">Behind the Scenes with Benedict Cumberbatch &#8211; Benedict Cumberbatch Fall Style &#8211; Esquire<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>londonphile: It\u2019s July,\u00a0and I\u2019m in London during its NY-style heatwave for\u00a0a shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch. The location is in a private home, located in a cemetery in the High Gate area. The house, made entirely of glass, is up a steep hill, and once I arrive and see that everything is set up, I wander &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/10\/18\/londonphile-its-july-and-im-in-london\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[882,24775,24774,4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250202,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250200\/revisions\/250202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}