I used to read Teen Vogue and every year there would be a ‘back to school’ issue – tips on shopping for the new term (or semester as you call it over there…) with girls buying Ferragamo pumps and Chanel totes. This of course was all rather baffling and foreign to me. Going ‘back to… Continue reading Back to School? Or not…
Category: Designers
Getting Wooly
As a former student of British textiles production in the 17th-18th century (thanks to the lovely Dr. Negley Harte for instilling that fascination in me), I should know more about Merino wool than I do. I know that the wool comes from Australia and that’s about it. More to the point, I had no idea… Continue reading Getting Wooly
Seeing is Believing
I harp on about various designers on the basis of websites, pictures and it’s very rare that I get to see the garments in person. Not that you can’t be struck by the merits of the garments by digital images but in no way does it compare to seeing the clothes, trying it on in… Continue reading Seeing is Believing
Liquid Metal
Forgive me for I have sinned. My ignorance and lack of knowledge concerning Milan Fashion Week means that the shows that I took note of were the big guns (Fendi, Burberry Prorsum, Prada etc…). Which is very unlike the approach I take to other fashion weeks where I scour the internet looking for any sort… Continue reading Liquid Metal