Have they invented the ability to be able to split one’s body in two and be in multiple places at one time yet? No? That’s my pressing question for Silicon Valley peeps to ponder over in the near future. Seeing graduate collections, more so than established designers, takes a fair amount of in-person vision because you’re trying to… Continue reading RCA 2015: In Colour
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Insulation Inspiration
>> Another short trip notched up in New York meant another trip to Paintbox, not with palm trees, pineapples or other emoji-esque motifs that are so de rigueur of summer manicures. Instead, pastel speckled foam came to mind – sometimes called compressed or recycled foam – and normally used as furniture stuffing or flooring underlay. Its haphazard colour qualities and reconstituted… Continue reading Insulation Inspiration
Yii’s Kiddyland
Trudging around the Pitti Uomo tradeshow, I often feel like an errant five year old being let loose in the grown-up’s area as I take in a blur of ties, suits, brogues and yet more suits. There are limitations to the ways in which I admire a three piece suit, a lovely bit of tweed or a… Continue reading Yii’s Kiddyland
Pleated Dreams
At Graduate Fashion Week, I came across a stand for Ciment Pleating. They claim to be the oldest pleating firm (established in 1925) and one of the few remaining in the UK and they just so happen to be based in Potters Bar, not ten miles from where I grew up. People who are savvy… Continue reading Pleated Dreams