Some designers speak with lashings of references to “I” or “Me”. Some use the brand associated “we”. Erdem Moralioglu talks about “her” and “she”. “She” is the girl or woman (or someone in between) that is in Erdem’s mind constantly, as he designs collections and builds sets around her. For A/W 15-6 she was an eclectic American ingenue… Continue reading Erdem’s She
Author: susie
New New Wave
Selection of editorial images dating from 1978 to 1982 from L’Officiel Paris Vogue Runway’s site debut last week kicked off with a millennial-approved look back to the nineties. Sarah Mower argues that by virtue of fashion’s cyclical nature, a simple equation of subtracting 25 from our current year, tells us that what went down stylistically… Continue reading New New Wave
Fabric of India: Woven Into Life
One of my favourite images that I took on my trip to India back in February is the one below. It was taken on the outskirts of Jaipur on a very impoverished side street. But in one snapshot, I see embroidery. I see ombre dyed fabric (a sunset effect from lilac to orange) and I see… Continue reading Fabric of India: Woven Into Life
The First Time
>> There’s been a lot of “agenda” bandwagoning in fashion shows and campaigns in recent years. Statements flying at you from all angles posturing either as heartfelt pro-diversity missives or social media garnering acts of political correctness. We like Chinese women! Let’s feature them exclusively in photographs. We like black women now! Let’s put them… Continue reading The First Time