>> I had been meaning to post this small collation of “unnatural flora” which I had partially picked up from some extraordinary sets during the SS17 shows. The main culprits being Rodarte’s arrangement of neon light tubes, yellow-hued wild flowers trapped in steel frames, looking like industrial wreaths on the ground. And then there was Dries… Continue reading Unnatural Flora
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Patching Things Up
>> After a long and hard look at the dreadful state of my office slash gubbins-keeping slash spare room, which is soon to be the nursery, I’ve decided to try and cut down on keeping paper-based paraphernalia. I’ve accumulated a substantial statsh of handwritten notes, greetings cards and lookbooks with a paperstock that I like… Continue reading Patching Things Up
A Journey of Les Parfums
Grasse, the famous epicentre of the perfume industry, is a sort of mythical land to me. Somewhere I’ve read about extensively, most notably of course in Patrick Suskind’s novel about a scent-mad serial killer, but have never had the chance to visit because I’m not technically a beauty journalist. Nor am I by any… Continue reading A Journey of Les Parfums
Gucci 4 Rooms
“You’re going to Tokyo… straight after fashion month… and you’re six months pregnant….” I didn’t consider the madness of that sentence until someone strung it together in that way, in addition to the raised eyebrows that went with it. Under any other normal circumstances, I don’t really need a rhyming reason to go to Tokyo. … Continue reading Gucci 4 Rooms