>> I've only ever watched ye olde fashion shows of the seventies and eighties on scratchy YouTube videos, where models sashay, twirl, laugh and the front row vaguely look like they're smiling. Last night at Moschino's 30th anniversary show, I *think* I finally got to see what that experience was like for real when the… Continue reading I Am What I am
Category: Film
Fur on Film
There's always a tasty exhibition or two to check out in Milan and Paris. They also conveniently open during the hub hub of fashion week evenings. Fendi's Making Dreams month long exhibition just opened at the stylised 1940s Cinema Manzoni and it was great to immerse myself into a space that would have eluded me… Continue reading Fur on Film
Three Clicks
>> I doubt there have been any other pair of shoes, or perhaps any other garment, that have as much cinematic recognisability, as the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, designed by costume designer Adrian. One glance at these crystal-encrusted Valentino Tan-Go shoes on my living room floor, and a… Continue reading Three Clicks
Swiftly Does It
Those that know me will know that I say "Mega" a lot. Sometimes I'm just saying it for effect. Sometimes I really mean it. When I say Thomas Tait's A/W 13-4 show was "MEGA", just believe that I mean it. That initial stunned reaction after the show was fuelled by the sort of jubilant energy… Continue reading Swiftly Does It