>> I normally need to toy a little with the title of a post to get something witty going on but when it's as purist and committed as the name of this project that Tommy of This is Naive has just launched, then there's no messing around with it. The Beautiful and the Good is… Continue reading The Beautiful and the Good
Category: Art
Extra Narrative
When I chatted to the Proenza Schouler boys last season after the A/W 10-11 show, they said that they just designed what they're into, what they know, as opposed to over thinking and baking out an idea. Then they hit me with a film collaboration with director Harmony Korine and suddenly an extra narrative is… Continue reading Extra Narrative
Repeat Exhibit
>> I'm not ENTIRELY sure why when this original retrospective of Hussein Chalayan's work from 1994-2009 at London's Design Museum was never blogged about here. I'm scratching my head even more seeing as the exhibition was also media-partnered by Dazed & Confused, where I was working at the time. Was I somehow put off by… Continue reading Repeat Exhibit
Istanbul Contrast
I think I may have been allowing myself to fall into Ab Fab-esque fashion cliches these past few days in Istanbul because it's one of those cities which has no qualms about shuffling people to places where people quaff champagne, look at stunning riverside views under a gigantic suspension bridge and basically wave hands in… Continue reading Istanbul Contrast