A few months ago, as part of Fashion in Film Agnes Rocamora chaired a conversation between myself, Lou Stoppard of SHOWstudio and Sally Bolton of Sunday Times Style (who happens to be doing a PHD on the death of the fashion image). The discussion was about fashion on film and how it’s represented. The main criticisms about the… Continue reading In Movement
Category: Film
Dior and I
I didn’t get to see the Raf Simons haute couture debut for Dior in person. It’s the ONE show that I’ve not seen in his tenure for the house. My initial thoughts that I would say in hindsight was reactive rather than well-judged was that I wanted “more”. Looking back though, that collection was that… Continue reading Dior and I
Grab Your Coat Love, You've Pulled
“I did not know that when I first met you, we would go on to tell such a story,” said Olivier Saillard, as he raised a glass to his star collaborator Tilda Swinton at a beautiful Tuscan dinner last night held in a 12th century former convent where Gallileo’s daughter once lived. The story Saillard… Continue reading Grab Your Coat Love, You've Pulled
Showing Off
Haphazardly finding old repeats of mint documentary on BBC iPlayer (TV and radio) is one of my favourite things to do at the moment. Under the less-frequented Film section, The British Guide to Showing Off popped up. I didn’t catch it the first time round when it was released in 2011 but just as I’ve… Continue reading Showing Off