I have a particular fond memory of getting into London Fashion Week before it got eyeballed heavily from 2007 onwards (basically when Christopher Kane came on the scene). It was probably 2004-ish and I was slavishly learning the ins and outs of who was showing and what was going without of course going to shows. … Continue reading World Traveller Pro
Windswept
It's taken me all of three years to FINALLY get round to doing a post on Creatures of the Wind, currently riding a positive wave so high that you'll rebuke me for taking this long to get round to writing about them. That said, due to this, that, or the other, I only got the… Continue reading Windswept
Julie Does Something Else
The last time I spoke about illustrator Julie Verhoven, it was slightly tainted by a very honest interview that I conducted with her at the David David Gallery where she casted a reality check on the world of fashion illustration – that it is competitive, tough and often undervalued. A few months on and all… Continue reading Julie Does Something Else
Doff Your Cap
>> Basso & Brooke are one of London's early digital print pioneers and in recent years they've really explored the possibilities of possible print placement – a Sky HD box, a wine bottle, a pair of Havaianas and even a tent, which I recently had the pleasure of sleeping in at Port Eliot. They've now… Continue reading Doff Your Cap