>> In my Antwerp Six/eighties Japanese wave obsessed youth, I sort of made a loose promise to myself that should I reach the age of 50, I will find my inner serene self and be clothed in a uniform consisting exclusively of Yohji Yamamoto, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries van Noten, the more conservative bits of Comme des Garcons’ universe and… Continue reading Animal Pleat
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MA 2014
I’ve not been able to get to as many student shows this year because of the book aka a never ending peaking and troughing graph of writer’s block. Central Saint Martins’ BA, Middlesex, Westminser and all the shows at Graduate Fashion Week have had to be seen via Catwalking. Boo hiss. I’ve also had to lighten… Continue reading MA 2014
Painterly Does It
From drawn out antics by girl empowered women to the possible slow wane of digital print, all things are pointing to the “hand” again. Or in luxury terms “les petites mains” tied up with the ideas of “savoir faire” – all of which are essential when justifying high end brands’ super high prices. It must… Continue reading Painterly Does It
Sunday at the Oval
Bargain hunting season is in full swing with summer sales beginning and sample sales aplenty in London. Over the weekend, I saw a queue of Meadham Kirchhoff fangirls queuing ardently outside their studio at their one-in-one-out sample sale, and hordes of people kneeling at plastic boxes, rummaging through £5 House of Holland bargains. It’s a… Continue reading Sunday at the Oval