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
Category: Designers
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
Sartorial Denim
I challenge you to find someone who is more enthusiastic about tufts wool “tops” (the stuff that a sheep’s fleece is processed into before it gets spun into yarn) than Laura Lusuardi, the longtime global fashion director of Max Mara. At the launch of Max Mara’s Woolmark collection at their Old Bond Street store a fortnight ago,… Continue reading Sartorial Denim
We Choose To Go To the Moon
>> It could be the fact that I’ve spent more time at home, camped out on the sofa with Nico permanently attached to my chest and a roster of distractions on Apple TV. I’ve somehow found myself reliving the decade of the Space Race by rewatching Mad Men (I like to shuffle play the episodes in… Continue reading We Choose To Go To the Moon