It’s been a three day marathon of intense firsts for me. First time in Dubai. Check. First time cavorting through sand dunes in the desert. Check. First time attending what seem to be increasingly extravagant Chanel Cruise trips. Check, check and check. “Happily discombobulated” (thanks Tilda Swinton for putting words in my mouth!) is the… Continue reading Hashtag Chanel Cruise Dubai: Some Kind of Reality
Category: Designers
Plastic Candy
It’s pretty blatant that I procure pieces of clothing in patterns and phases. There’s the dishevelled kimonos and dragons phase. There’s the Africana-esque patterns phase. There’s the anything-in-clear-PVC phase. There’s the baroque swirls ‘n’ curls vintage Versace phase. Without consciously thinkinga bout it, at any given point in time, my mind will naturally gravitate towards certain traits. For the… Continue reading Plastic Candy
All Aboard Dior
“I don’t like it when people pin it down too quickly. I don’t want to pin it down myself.” By “it”, Raf Simons was referring to the aesthetic that he has established over the last two years at the house of Dior. That’s me told then. Afterall, I had been the one rooting for and… Continue reading All Aboard Dior
Sculptor of Cloth
With most fashion exhibitions that I’ve been to, I normally have a modicum of knowledge of what I’m about to see. In some cases, I’m anticipating the examples of work of a certain designer be it Jean Paul Gaultier, Prada or Paul Poiret of what I’m going to see. That wasn’t the case with Charles… Continue reading Sculptor of Cloth