The last time I was at Hyères was exactly a decade ago. Back then on the blog 1.0 I enthused and gushed about this annual celebration of grassroots fashion and creativity, nestled in the Robert Mallet-Stevens designed Villa Noailles. It was the novelty of seeing seeds of young graduates in fashion and photography flourish quietly… Continue reading Right Hyères, Right Now
Category: Art
Rêve Away With Dior
If we’re calling fashion exhibitions at museums “blockbusters”, a term coined when Met’s 2011 Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty broke all visitor records at the time, then trailers must be warranted. Consider this to be a bumper trailer for a bumper exhibition. Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams at the Museé Arts Décoratifs is big. 3,000… Continue reading Rêve Away With Dior
RCA 2017: All Woken Up
I’m loathe to use buzzwords. Especially ones preceded by a hash sign #. “Woke” is one of those dreaded words, not so much because of its meaning and intentions but more to do with the general implications of its usage. Its very grammatical structure implies that somehow the people that aren’t crowing about their “wokeness”… Continue reading RCA 2017: All Woken Up
Disobedient Bodies
The first bit of physical fashion I’ve seen since emerging from my postpartum haze wasn’t even on a human being. In fact, I’m not sure I’d even categorise it as fashion. Jonathan Anderson has taken me to some unexpected non-obvious venues. Places where art and design live and breathe and when his clothes are presented… Continue reading Disobedient Bodies