It was a pleasant surprise to turn the pages of Dazed & Confused June issue to find an editorial dedicated to Issey Miyake's Pleats Please due to its twentieth anniversary. Surprised because I rarely see it used in mainstream fashion editorials and pleasant because in recent years, I've developed a bit of a Pleats Please… Continue reading Pleats Please Pride
Still Got Underwater Love
>> I know I'm supposed to be diving into the current tide of resort collections but I'm still vaguely submerged in spring summer, which hasn't really reared its head properly yet in London weather-wise. Before we wipe out all the under the sea vibes that spring summer 12 brought us, I'm giving it one last… Continue reading Still Got Underwater Love
Advanced Style in London
After a weekend of saluting THE Queen of advanced style (how can you fault that sheer breadth of monochromatic pastel get-ups), it seemed fitting that Ari Seth Cohen should roll into town to celebrate his queens of Advanced Style with the launch of his book. Nowness got together with Ari to throw quite a bash… Continue reading Advanced Style in London
Smock Frock
Smocking /Ààsm…ík…™≈ã/noun [mass noun] decoration on a garment created by gathering a section of the material into tight pleats and holding them together with parallel stitches in an ornamental pattern. There are some words that give me sheer unadulterated blips of joy when I roll it off my tongue and "smocking" is one of them. It's partially… Continue reading Smock Frock