I didn’t get to see the Raf Simons haute couture debut for Dior in person. It’s the ONE show that I’ve not seen in his tenure for the house. My initial thoughts that I would say in hindsight was reactive rather than well-judged was that I wanted “more”. Looking back though, that collection was that… Continue reading Dior and I
Category: Designers
In Flight and in Flux
I did an audible yelp when Nike first told me way back last summer that they would be collaborating with sacai. I could already imagine the coming together of these two entities, both similarly obsessed with fabrication and innovation , albeit operating on vastly different scales. Now that the eight-piece capsule NikeLab collection has been unveiled,… Continue reading In Flight and in Flux
Balmain Takes London
>> A PR from Harrods recently told me that they can’t keep Balmain on their rails – the pieces literally fly out of the store. That’s Balmain, purveyor of the £3000 jackets and £6,000 plus dresses. It’s well-timed then that they should open their first ever London store on South Audley Street to meet demand. … Continue reading Balmain Takes London
Filler Thoughts
>> In the tradition of fashion week-ing, I normally post regular updates of outfit filler to pad things out whilst I’m freelancing and writing for other publications. This time round I thought I’d save everything up and filler-it-up all in one go. From New York to Paris and from minus 20 to plus 20 Celcius… Continue reading Filler Thoughts