Selection of editorial images dating from 1978 to 1982 from L’Officiel Paris Vogue Runway’s site debut last week kicked off with a millennial-approved look back to the nineties. Sarah Mower argues that by virtue of fashion’s cyclical nature, a simple equation of subtracting 25 from our current year, tells us that what went down stylistically… Continue reading New New Wave
Category: Designers
The First Time
>> There’s been a lot of “agenda” bandwagoning in fashion shows and campaigns in recent years. Statements flying at you from all angles posturing either as heartfelt pro-diversity missives or social media garnering acts of political correctness. We like Chinese women! Let’s feature them exclusively in photographs. We like black women now! Let’s put them… Continue reading The First Time
René did it First
There’s been an awful lot of “pretend” tennis action for me this week. At Tommy Hilfiger’s Rafael Nadal strip tennis match in New York’s Bryant Park, umpired by Jane Lynch, I watched models strip down to their undies (as well as the great Rafa himself) whilst being lambasted by Lynch’s Coach Sue Sylvester persona. And then… Continue reading René did it First
A 21st Century Barbie World
Aqua may have been on to something back in 1997. Their song “Barbie Girl” and its cheeky lyrics riled up Mattel so much so that they subsequently tried to sue Aqua’s record label for tarnishing the reputation of their most precious commodity. Fast forward fifteen years and Mattel are perhaps slyly acknowledging that maybe lead… Continue reading A 21st Century Barbie World