Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia has had a shifty shifty this year. It’s a day less than the usual five. There are a lot of new names on the schedule. The usual biggies have either opted to show abroad or their presence at MBFWA has been refocused. For the new establishment, that might have meant… Continue reading Reflector
Category: Art
Eggs Par Excellence
I’m pre-empting everything early today. First the Gaultier exhibition, and now Easter. I’ll be in Japan during Easter weekend and so really, it won’t be Easter at all – certainly I won’t be chomping into chocolate eggs (truth be told, I’ve never really got the appeal of hacking into chocolate shells anyway). I have Harrods… Continue reading Eggs Par Excellence
Self-Effacing Selfie
Cara Delevigne stole the headlines with what was proclaimed to be the first ever Selfie on a fashion runway at the Giles show during London Fashion Week but on the night before, at the Drury Club in Covent Garden, the young designer Tessa Edwards had her models taking selfies, whilst modelling her A/W 14 collection… Continue reading Self-Effacing Selfie
From Kiev, With Love
There’s a strange feeling of disconnect that takes over when fashion month is on. On a daily basis for a little over a month, you’re consumed by shows, schedules, flights and appointments that essentially all revolve around… well, a rail of frocks. You forget to read the Guardian for a few days. You don’t switch… Continue reading From Kiev, With Love