"You flew all the way out here to see a bunch of clothes!?" asked my lucid taxi driver on the way from Newark into Manhattan, as I explained to me why I was in town. I had no real line of defense other than a feeble "Well when you put it like that…" There have… Continue reading Local Kick-Off
Category: Art
Bright Young Things 2013
If you've walked by Selfridges over the last few days, you will have seen that Bright Young Things 2013 has launched, once again taking over the sweep of iconic windows, which is basically advertising gold for anything/body featured. It never ceases to amaze me how much eyeball attention those windows grab. Last night when I… Continue reading Bright Young Things 2013
Paint Me Pretty
Myth quashed. People DO talk to each other on the tube in London. After seeing the Fashion East menswear collections, I got on the tube at Covent Garden and Holly Fowler came up to me to give me her business card. I'm more than happy to kick it old school and find designers through face… Continue reading Paint Me Pretty
Emerging from Behind the Set
>> In the past two years or so, it has felt less and less insider-y to drop names such as Simon Costin or Bureau Betak into written context, when discussing shows, editorials and campaigns. No longer are set designers and production companies strictly for hush hush fashion industry convos, but instead they have become part… Continue reading Emerging from Behind the Set