At Graduate Fashion Week, I came across a stand for Ciment Pleating. They claim to be the oldest pleating firm (established in 1925) and one of the few remaining in the UK and they just so happen to be based in Potters Bar, not ten miles from where I grew up. People who are savvy… Continue reading Pleated Dreams
Category: Designers
Moschino Fashematics
>> Back in February last year, I wrote a profile of Jeremy Scott in lieu of his debut for Moschino for Style.com’s print issue. It was a result of some close following of Scott, observing him at work as well as interviewing him in depth. The one thing that I will always remember from that… Continue reading Moschino Fashematics
Conversations about the New
At Pitti Uomo in Florence, you almost get battered with brands that constantly talk up their “timeless”, “classic” and “well-crafted” credentials. It’s evident everywhere you go in many of the tradeshow’s booths and on the men that stalk around Fortezza Basso. Therefore when Thomas Tait was deep in discussion with Pitti over a year and a half ago to be… Continue reading Conversations about the New
Hey Boy, Hey Girl
When I went in to see Chanel’s press day a few months ago, they asked me with a vaguely tentative tone, what I thought of their new “Girl” bag, introduced for S/S 15 and championed by Karl Lagerfeld. It’s certainly a bag that inspires a “Love it/hate it” reaction judging by the comments on Purse Forum… Continue reading Hey Boy, Hey Girl