Christmas 'party season' dressing really really confuzzles me. September-October, you stick to little black dresses and neat grey shifts and come November-December, as soon as the slight whiff of eggnog comes wafting over and the first pack of mince pies are shipped out, it's SEQUINS, VELVET and plenty of SHINY SHINY! I've never really understood… Continue reading Cut Out Christmas
Category: Designers
Fleeting Papier
>> HAH! No sooner do I post something stating I'm on a very short short one-day break, I do a quick check of the inbox and find I could not WAIT to post these images I just discovered, courtesy of Luciano Fileti's behind the scenes coverage of Chanel's spring 2009 paper couture show that takes… Continue reading Fleeting Papier
Printed Armour
I've been stunted by another holding page, the bane of a curious blogger's life. After seeing some rather amazing ruffled leather trousers courtesy of Scottish designer Graeme Armour (literally armour by name and nature…), I went on a search and found said holding page but also an interesting collaboration between fellow Scot illustrator/graphic designer Johanna… Continue reading Printed Armour
Written Beforehand
Today involved a lot of click click clickety click as I was doing a bit of intense work research concerning Japan Fashion Week, something which I've never wholly felt confident writing about because I gather it works in an entirely different way from the big four, exists in a system within Tokyo and without having… Continue reading Written Beforehand