I make a bit of a mockery of my Hong Kong identity card (in addition to being a British citizen, I also have right of abode in Hong Kong). It sits in my drawer gathering dust in its plastic cover whilst I barely visit Hong Kong unless it’s for work purposes or I need to go… Continue reading Big Up HK
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Louis Vuitton's New Day at Dover Street Market
It’s hard not to draw a poetic parallel between Dover Street Market’s biannual New Beginning process when the store is replenished and redone and Nicolas Ghesquière’s now infamous “Today is a new day. A big day.” statement typed out on a letter, which was given out at his inaugural Louis Vuitton show in Paris. Dover Street Market’s New Beginning and… Continue reading Louis Vuitton's New Day at Dover Street Market
A Thread and a Will
When I wrote about Copenhagen-based designer Wali Mohammed Barrech’s latest SS15 collection shown under terse and rousing circumstances, I wrote about the diminishing strand of fashion that seeks to comment, provoke and perhaps even disturb. That conversation has shifted to editorials (often crossing the boundary from contemplative to crass) and at present only a handful of designers at the top of their… Continue reading A Thread and a Will
Pink Fight
>> Another day, another onslaught of pink in to the wardrobe. Search for “Pink Style Bubble” and your eyes might need a mild bout of adjustment from the blinding myriad of shades of fuschia, rose and cerise. From my recent trip to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, what came home in the suitcase? Why, another pink ensemble, that came… Continue reading Pink Fight