The morning immediately after I had got back from a gruelling fashion month, I went to the press preview of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, at the V&A. I was whisked straight to the heart of the exhibition, the Cabinet of Curiosities because I was filming interviews there for a little short for Art Fund. It felt like the… Continue reading Impossible Dreams
Category: Designers
The Ceremony of Separation
It was the Max Richter soundtrack that did it. At the Comme des Garçons show yesterday, I cried – not uncontrollably like a baby, but with big fat tears rolling down my cheek, as I thought about past loss, about what’s precious right now and about the inevitability of death. Those memorable strings from Richter’s On the… Continue reading The Ceremony of Separation
Behind the Seams at Chanel
Again, chronological oddness here as I revisit Chanel’s haute couture collection. During London Fashion Week, for the first time, Chanel had bought their S/S 15 couture collection over for those that couldn’t make it to January for the show, to peruse or yes – if you’re one of the elite few – to buy. It… Continue reading Behind the Seams at Chanel
The Coach Gang
Apologies if this is a bit chronologically out of sync. During shows, the blog and I exist on an alternative time zone, ruled by deadlines. I’m writing up for Dazed Digital and BBC (can only be read from outside the UK), if you’re up for perusing more formal reports on all things fashion week. In this realm… Continue reading The Coach Gang