The other day, when I saw a PR from Alexander McQueen, he told me he had just returned from holiday to recuperate from what had been an intensely mammoth month for the brand. The A/W 15-6 show in Paris was quickly followed up by the spectacular opening of Savage Beauty at the Victoria & Albert Museum and… Continue reading Trying on Savage Beauty for Size
Category: Designers
Into the Rookery
When I went to Bath, there was one destination that I was eager to see whilst I was in that part of the world. Having been out to Los Angeles with Mulberry on an admittedly razzy trip during awards season, I was eager to contrast that experience with an altogether quieter and gentler side to… Continue reading Into the Rookery
Flânerie in London
My journey of learning how to be a “flâneur” or a “flâneuse” to use the correct French feminine noun, didn’t end on the rooftop garden of the Hermès building on rue de Fauborg Saint–Honoré but carried on into my own city. I’ll readily admit that there are layers upon layers of London that I’ve never had the… Continue reading Flânerie in London
Trackie Times
The plus points of being in a relationship with somebody who also works in fashion is that you can easily wile away an evening discussing the finer points of how lad culture has permeated fashion. Wait, did I say that was a plus point? It might be a bore for some, but Steve’s piece for i-D… Continue reading Trackie Times