If you haven’t guessed from my Instagram flashing at you above, I’m in Sydney at the moment making this my fifth time here for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. The “Oh, Brit blogger at MBFWA” novelty has well and truly worn off. I hang around asking for long black coffees, can tell if I’m in Redfern… Continue reading Good Evening Sydney
Author: susie
Second Life Knit Wit
When a fluoro highlighter penned picture of a woman in a cream Aran knit jumper dropped into my inbox from a label called K2TOG sometime back in December, I knew it would be a good un’. Turns out I was already familiar with the designer Katie Jones, as I had written about her Central Saint… Continue reading Second Life Knit Wit
Diesel Reboot
In an interview with a student magazine last week, I digressed into a sideline conversation about the twenty-ten decade being increasingly defined as the age of the “director” as opposed to the designer. The difference being that the former’s remit is to oversee branding, store design, publicity materials, marketing strategies and even social media engagement,… Continue reading Diesel Reboot
Philo's the Word
“I don’t like to see women dressing for other people and dis-empowering themselves.” Phoebe Philo spoke, and women, (and men yearning for Philo-ified Céline menswear) in the audience at Vogue Festival in London, which took place last weekend, collectively swooned. Her words were measured, consciously thought-out and exacting – much like her creative output at… Continue reading Philo's the Word