There are few instances at fashion shows, where you get to clasp your hand at your breast, audibly sigh and murmur noises of satisfaction without looking like a complete lunatic. Thankfully at Valentino’s latest S/S 18 haute couture show, I wasn’t the only one. To my right were a group of American clients, ready to… Continue reading Valentino’s Grandeur and Levity
Category: Designers
All Hail Sarah’s List
Fashion month has been and gone and I have plenty to say on the collections (skip to end if you want an explanation on the scant blogging) but first up, a time-sensitive call to go and discover, admire and enthuse in a gathering of fashion talent that is collectively standing for SOMETHING other than just… Continue reading All Hail Sarah’s List
Battle of the Nights
It’s always oddly fascinating watching NYFW through the filter of E! Channel and taxi cab updates. “What’s been exciting you?” asks the presenter on Daily Pop. “Well… Jared Leto!” replies the chirpy correspondent, ensconced inside a glass box at NYFW’s main Washington Street show space. Designers move over. Jared Leto is THE happening. That sounds… Continue reading Battle of the Nights
In the Country
>> We’ve been taking a lot of little “mini” trips. I say “mini” but they become gargantuan when a six month old (when I say half a year, that somehow makes it sound a lot longer) is in tow. We’ve done more travelling than the average mit-newborn family, in a bid to gently nudge at… Continue reading In the Country