Back in April, at Hy√®res, I attended a conference entitled ‘Profitable, you said?’, discussing the ways of stayng profitable in the fashion industry, and one of the speakers was Christian Lacroix, who has endured the test of time in the fashion business precisely because he has shrewdly taken on projects other than his couture and… Continue reading Lacroix Alive on Screen
Category: Designers
New Breeds in Fashion
I must be in a David Attenborough explorative kind of mood as last week, I was being very girly and tame with my animal findings but this week, I have seen some strange creatures roaming the lands that are infinitely more magnificent… …Observe how the creatures created by Iris Van Herpen stalk the catwalks at… Continue reading New Breeds in Fashion
The Likelihood of Leather
When you see leather dresses appearing in H&M and Zara, something twigs that leather garments won’t be maligned to trend obscurity. In 30 degree heat leather-anything-bar-shoes is pretty far from my mind yet when I saw the new Jil Sander ad, I wanted to smell that inevitable high-quality leather and also touch these well cut-simple… Continue reading The Likelihood of Leather
The Green Eyed Purchase
If the excessive gushing and smugness of my happily coupled status altogether made you want to ram your fingers down your throat and swirl them around in bile, then you’ll be happy to know that there is a downside. Whilst shopping in the fantastic sale at the Shop at Bluebird yesterday, I happed upon the… Continue reading The Green Eyed Purchase