There was one sinking low point during my interview with Hussein Chalayan over the phone, on the eve of his first flagship store’s official opening in Mayfair during London Fashion Week, when I thought he’d hang up on me. I was asking about whether store in some way correlated with the way Chalayan has evolved his shows in… Continue reading Hussein Chalayan: Clothes Over Concept
Roaming through Badlands
Milan has swept past me and we’re into Paris. Finally, a breather of a day to think about a veritable themes that are emerging from the shows thus far. I’ve typed “Prairie” multiple times this past few weeks in reference to shows, without really investigating what it means other than my own vague memories of scenery… Continue reading Roaming through Badlands
How Does that Gucci Garden Grow
This week, the tills inside the Gucci store on Montenapoleone in Milan were going ker-ching, ker-ching, ker-ching. It was heaving with people buying into Alessandro Michele’s new look Gucci. Figures may not be concrete just yet but on first sight, what looked to be a risky creative director move seems to be paying off. There’s… Continue reading How Does that Gucci Garden Grow
Soho Skulking
On Friday, when London Fashion Week had commenced, I went up to an eccentric looking man, who I believe is known as Mad Alan in Soho – heavily tattooed with a penchant for an embroidered vest – and asked him for a picture. He’s the sort of guy, who I knew would give my DLSR… Continue reading Soho Skulking