>> I’ve been on a vintage Courrèges fixation for a while now, which means I should be jumping for joy over the recent news that present day Courrèges, under ownership of former ad execs Jacques Bungert and Frédéric Torloting, will be revived under the creative direction of Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant, who had their own label Coperni Femme.… Continue reading Future Maison
Category: History
Architectural Largesse
If you are one of the fortunate (or unfortunate depending on how you fare with jet lag) fashion souls traversing from Milan to Seoul to Los Angeles and then to Cannes for the growing cluster of cruise shows and brand celebrations, by the end of it you will have experienced an extraordinary architectural smorgasbord that… Continue reading Architectural Largesse
All That Glitters
During my two day trip to Innsbruck, Austria – or specifically Wattens – where a celebration of Swarovski’s 120th year anniversary and the reopening of its star attraction, the Kristallwelten (or Crystal Worlds) took place last week, I was hit with a ton of terminology and names previously unknown to me, a supposed sparkle magpie.… Continue reading All That Glitters
Anarchic Aesthete
When I was making a vague attempt to house hunt in the oh-so-hot-right-now area of Walthamstow, estate agents would constantly bleat on about a property being in the vicinity of the William Morris Gallery and why that made it xxx amount more expensive. That broken record did wear thin after a while, which is why I’ve… Continue reading Anarchic Aesthete