>> A PR from Harrods recently told me that they can’t keep Balmain on their rails – the pieces literally fly out of the store. That’s Balmain, purveyor of the £3000 jackets and £6,000 plus dresses. It’s well-timed then that they should open their first ever London store on South Audley Street to meet demand. … Continue reading Balmain Takes London
Author: susie
Filler Thoughts
>> In the tradition of fashion week-ing, I normally post regular updates of outfit filler to pad things out whilst I’m freelancing and writing for other publications. This time round I thought I’d save everything up and filler-it-up all in one go. From New York to Paris and from minus 20 to plus 20 Celcius… Continue reading Filler Thoughts
Impossible Dreams
The morning immediately after I had got back from a gruelling fashion month, I went to the press preview of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, at the V&A. I was whisked straight to the heart of the exhibition, the Cabinet of Curiosities because I was filming interviews there for a little short for Art Fund. It felt like the… Continue reading Impossible Dreams
Paris Youthquake
I’ve been immersed in show show show in Paris, writing up words for BBC and Dazed Digital as per usual so words here have been on the slow side. There’s lots to say about the biggies – the houses that will have dominated headlines – but I wanted to turn my attention to the “yours”… Continue reading Paris Youthquake