>> From minus thirty temperatures to slushy sleet to cats-and-dogs rain to ten minute snow storms with a peek of sun in between and then back to frigid winds and showers, this month has been a weather obstacle to challenge even the most pro of fashion month packers. Not to toot my own packing horn but… Continue reading Weatherproof Marathon
Author: susie
Rococo Revolutionaries
I’ve been thinking about the “magic of decoration”, a phrase used to describe Galileo Chini’s work at that epic Symbolism exhibition in Milan. It’s a phrase that has permeated the season. I’ve lost count of how many shows where, key rings, earrings and hair clips have somehow been the main focus of a collection. There’s also… Continue reading Rococo Revolutionaries
Prom in Paris
As per usual during fashion month, things have gone a bit hush hush here because I’m moonlighting elsewhere with words, words and more words. I’m worded out. I can’t use nouns like “convey” and “evoke” for a good while after this month. Therefore… time for a spot of fun. American fun to be specific. At the… Continue reading Prom in Paris
Layers of Gucci
Last Saturday, I did my usual Milan Fashion Week Montenapoleone scout, bouncing from store to store and then finding sanity inside the pistachio-hued Pasticceria Marchesi, where nothing bad could possibly happen. Inside the Gucci store, a woman in her mid forties was trying on a deliciously pink quilted coat from the current cruise collection. I… Continue reading Layers of Gucci