Underneath it All

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

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

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