"A passion for flowers inherited from my mother meant that I was at my happiest among plants and flower-beds. My predilection influenced even my reading and, apart from those few books which made their mark on my whole childhood, my chief delight was to learn by heart the names and descriptions of flowers in the… Continue reading Garden of Growth
Month: May 2013
Pip Pop Magic Ride Relived
>> It's rare that I'd ever post about the same collection twice within a month but my love for Romance was Born's Mushroom Magic collection has proved enduring, fed by a neverending trail of inspiring imagery that definitely augments my own magic mushroom ride experience of the show, where creative lighting meant my own photographs… Continue reading Pip Pop Magic Ride Relived
Woven Goods
In my latest Bubble and Speak (seriously…the name still tickles me…) column for Business of Fashion, I profiled the French-born, London-based designer Faustine Steinmetz who is about to hit us with a new wave of trompe l'oeil. Pah! New wave of trompe l'oeil indeed… Haven't we mined every trick of the eye there is in fashion?… Continue reading Woven Goods
The Paris-Edimbourg Knitwear Trail
Playing the craftsmanship card. Fetishising skill. Rose-tinted nostalgia of tradition. Call it what you want but after the recent Dhaka factory disaster in Bangladesh, there has never been a more pertinent time to attempt to follow the trails of how our garments are made, from the originating fibres to finished garment on the rail. It’s… Continue reading The Paris-Edimbourg Knitwear Trail