I‚Äôve always been a little bit confused as to why the editor big wigs like to rain down on Riccardo Tisci‚Äôs parade since his appointment at Givenchy. It borders on victimisation especially in opposition to the way that Nicholas Ghesquiere consistently gets showered with praise. Criticism such as ‚Äòoverly-gimmicky‚Äô or ‚Äòtrying too hard‚Äô are the… Continue reading Givenchy’s Growth
It’s all on your head
I kid you not when I say that on the ONE day that I was at London Fashion Week, I spotted no less than three people wearing ribbondry of some sort in their hair and on the same day on Oxford Street, of all the generic places, RED satin ribbons in the hair tied into… Continue reading It’s all on your head
More Love for Louise
First, I mess up the blog on Typepad and now I give you blurry pics. Just call me Calamity Blogging Jane. Despite my own poor images and the relative flatness of catwalk images (full video here…), I do want to convince people that Louise Amstrup’s AW08-9 collection, the first she showed at ON|OFF this season,… Continue reading More Love for Louise
Everything is better with an owl
Who else has been loving the beautiful imagery accompanying the promotion of Goldfrapp‚Äôs new album ‚ÄòSeventh Tree‚Äô, shot by Serge Leblon? The light washing over the images, the composition, Alison‚Äôs expressions, the use of fantastical props, the simultaneous whimsicality and simplicity of the outfits and most of all, the assertion that clowns don‚Äôt have to… Continue reading Everything is better with an owl