Why did I take a less-than-24-hour jaunt to Berlin on Friday? In all honesty, I wasn't exactly 100% sure before I arrived. I was apparently attending the opening of Transmission1, a 3-day festival curated by Raf Simons in association with The Avantgarde Diaries and Mercedez Benz. The list of ten artists involved included Peter Saville,… Continue reading Raf Revs It Up
Beauty of Youth
After nearly a fortnight of becoming disillusioned with the mainstream written word and wondering at what price has the latest SCOOP, HOT STORY, OMG GOSSIP has come to us printed in paper, I'm temporarily avoiding wanting to be in the know, all the time. Voraciously reading my daily paper and savagely clicking on to news… Continue reading Beauty of Youth
Dries n’ Mix
>> My brief less-than-24-hours stay in Berlin had to include a visit to the newly relocated vast and beautiful store of Andreas Murkudis on Potsdamer Strasse. Away from the bustle of Mitte, this Berlin multi-label institution has now been rehoused in a space that is something of a refreshing escape so much so that I'm… Continue reading Dries n’ Mix
Lurex Vortex
>> My magpie tendancies were temporarily muted by multiple prints and colour clashing, my main weapons of outfit distraction, but now GLITTAH, SPARKLE, SEQUINS will run riot here. Those words are in caps because if you scroll to the bottom, you'll see that I've become shiny and sparkly in a similar obnoxious way to girly… Continue reading Lurex Vortex