(¬©The Helmut Newton Estate / Maconochie Photography: this is a condition of reproduction My job now involves hogging the Helmut Newton Machine at Topshop Oxford Circus for an hour playing around with a rail of Topshop stuff, working with some cool guys and gals before it opened to the public. Me likey! Especially when the… Continue reading Shot a la Newton
Category: Designers
La Cambre Class of 2008…
With only 7 students in the fourth year and 3 students in the final year, there was much to dissect amongst the 20-something member jury and much to discuss. As I said, the students presented their work in great detail in a blindingly bright white studio, talking us through 5/6 of the sillhoeuttes from their… Continue reading La Cambre Class of 2008…
Shower Pretty
KOS’ experimentations with shower puffs/flowers (who wudda thunk it…?) has yielded some fantastic results and seeing House of Boing’s new designs which feature some delectable white ruffles as well as doing their signature classic concertina ‘Boing’ thing…. and with only a few months of summer left….well, me thinks it’s definitely time to ramp up the… Continue reading Shower Pretty
Soft haired, wispy steps and plenty of books…
Continuation of themes from season to season isn’t unusual. However, when Michelle Lowe Holder continued to be inspired by fabric swatches and the layer cake effects of these swatches from her SS08 collection, for her AW08 collection, I had no idea the effects would be so different and so the continuity is only very very… Continue reading Soft haired, wispy steps and plenty of books…