Prada: A cosmos of its own composed of heavenly bodies set in a complex orbit. A universe of contradictions and endless elaborations— noble causes and base temptations— where idealism meets vanity, intelligence meets passion, fashion meets fiction. Welcome to the Pradasphere. At 8.30am in the morning, still bleary-eyed and plied with croissaints and coffee courtesy of Pasticceria Marchesi, I’m inclined to believe that… Continue reading Prada Playground
Category: Designers
The Beginnings of PMQ
Whenever anybody has asked me about the fashion scene in Hong Kong and to name check a few of my favourite designers, I’m afraid I’ve had to draw an embarrassing blank. Patriotic failure. Well, I might be able to name five lonesome names on a hand but not many where people in the industry beyond… Continue reading The Beginnings of PMQ
Tumble Jumble
I literally bumbled and tumbled my way into Designer Jumble on Thursday on Fashion Revolution Day because I had just landed in back from Hong Kong at 6am in the morning. Not that natty hair and droopy panda eyes were going to deter me from doing something to contribute to the success of what was… Continue reading Tumble Jumble
Little Thing
When I first started going to China for work a few years ago, I got into the whole Weibo thing for a while, updating in my pidgin Chinese and generally being very “Yay China!” about everything. Then the few comments (and I don’t have a sizeable following on Weibo at all…) I got tended to… Continue reading Little Thing