Two things in the past fortnight have given me reason to peel back the layers and shed light on what goes on underneath. Body Studio, an all-encompassing space dedicated to women’s lingerie, lounge, sleepwear, swimwear, hosiery and sportswear, opened up at Selfridges. It’s their biggest department to date and to me felt like a celebration of the… Continue reading Underneath it All
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Varsity Hues
It was almost inevitable that after the hulking shearlings and the badged-up bikers from seasons before that Stuart Vevers would take on the mighty varsity for Coach’s A/W 16 collection, shown in New York in February. There could have been a danger of dipping into varsity fatigue. Re-shaped, recoloured and personalised – it’s been through most… Continue reading Varsity Hues
The Personalisation of Sport
As a fashion journalist, when you attend a two-day beast of an event drawn out to the extent of say, Nike’s Innovation Summit, you often wonder why it is that mega maisons can’t immerse you into a similar level of technical nous. I’ve come close, scratching at factories, ateliers and studios but it’s not really… Continue reading The Personalisation of Sport
Bearing Up in Seoul
Away from Zaha Hadid’s globular UFO-shaped Dongdaemun Design Plaza, where Seoul Fashion Week was held a fortnight ago, lies Minju Kim’s studio, hidden in a warren of traditional Korean houses in the tourist-driven but still charming Bukchon Hanok Village. I somehow managed to escape here during my jam-packed schedule during SFW to catch up with Kim. … Continue reading Bearing Up in Seoul