The 1970s. Underwater life. Japan. Admittedly they sound like simplistic inspirations but SS15 can be distilled thus. These are tropes that have been trundled out in fashion time and time again and that they’ve cropped up this SS15 should have seen our eyes rolling at the predictability of it all. After all a few designers did go in for… Continue reading Japonaiserie
Something New in the Hood
London. Back to wet leaves mingling with the smell of bacon sardines, market stall holders shouting “Everything must go for a paaaaaaand!” and shrill announcements from TFL. If that sounds vaguely like amateur poetry, that’s when you know I’m glad to be back. For one thing, I can properly “hang out” in my own city. … Continue reading Something New in the Hood
Past Modernity Continued
There was a lot of past voyeurism for SS 15. Some voyages felt like mere pastiche as they ventured to the near past. Others went beyond the surface of a decade and took us somewhere new – or at the very least, fresh. That’s what it felt like at Dior. I should have been feeling deja… Continue reading Past Modernity Continued
Cool Pool Days
In between a six month period between the time when I was tagged innocuously by designers Miu Niku in this cute little illustration on Instagram above wearing their A/W 14-5 collection and the present day, sisters Nikita and Tina Sutradhar from Mumbai, India won the surprise EUR100,000 special prize given by LVMH. They stood in… Continue reading Cool Pool Days