>> I never seem to be able to make it to the Met Museum in New York to catch their annual fashion exhibition biggie as it is normally timed in between fashion weeks. I very nearly spanked a ton of air miles on a ticket just to see the McQueen exhibition last year but then… Continue reading Impossible Conversations
Au Revoir
As beautiful as the seven bouquets arranged in perspex cases were (they're the handiwork of Antwerp-based florist Marc Calle apparently), they felt needlessly funereal at Raf Simons' finale show for Jil Sander today. I suppose they could be celebratory as well, with each bouquet representing a year of Simons' tenure at Jil Sander. The final… Continue reading Au Revoir
Cornered
It seems like an odd thing to have flown into Milan and on the first day, post about what is essentially a young designer initiative. I do still have a flood of NYFW/LFW stuff to go up but all in due course. First up is a call to action by Vogue Italia and The Corner… Continue reading Cornered
The Lotus and the Snake, The Curse of the White Fox
>> Why am I seemingly quoting Chinese philosophical fables in the title? That is in fact the rather odd title of Belgian designer Niels Peeraer's first proper collection. Peeraer hails from the Royal Academy in Antwerp and made it over to London Fashion Week through the presence of Showroom Belgium. Peeraer's sole use of vegetable… Continue reading The Lotus and the Snake, The Curse of the White Fox