>> If Thom Browne had thrown in a squid or two into his under the sea childhood-inspired psychedelic vision in his S/S 13 menswear collection, that would have been a personal coup for my love of the film The Squid and the Whale (aka. the breakout film for Jesse Eisenberg before he became Mark Zuckerberg). Instead,… Continue reading Lobster and the Whale
Caught in my Net
>> I haven't mined the sales in shops at all but online, I've been eye-balling them quite a bit since I've settled back into the days of dossing about in the house, switching between Wimbledon, work and needless attacks on the Krackerwheat. Kenzo made their sale enticing with Jean Paul Goude-style graphic/photo composition, a style… Continue reading Caught in my Net
Looking Forward
This isn't another review to add to pile of hypventilating praise, discerning analysis and quicksighted criticism heaped at Raf Simons feet, on the occasion of his haute couture debut at Christian Dior yesterday. I didn't see the show in person. I have nothing to say. What the show did make me think about was… Continue reading Looking Forward
Hackney House Antics
London College Fashion mixed it up this time with their venue choice for their 2012 fashion BA show and moved Eastwards (isn't everything?) to the slightly misleadingly named Hackney House. I thought perhaps the Soho House Group had zealously started up another members club a stone's throw away from its Shoreditch House. In fact, Hackney House… Continue reading Hackney House Antics