After my little prewarning to Steve that vintage clothes are a scarcity in Hong Kong, what was the first thing I bought in Hong Kong? In probably what is the most organised charity shop I've come across ever, that seemed to contain a lot of designer cast-aways and factory seconds, in Miramar Plaza in Tsim… Continue reading Moshing for Moschino
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Oh Chéri!
>> What are long haul flights good for other than itty bitty tubes of toothpaste and different shades of flight socks? Catching up on the cack movies that you wouldn't pay ¬£10 for (yes, it is THAT expensive to watch films in London…) nor would you think to download it online because that still requires… Continue reading Oh Ch√©ri!
Got it Covered
Depending on how you look at it, I was fortunate/unfortunate enough to interview four designers on stage as part of the Arts of Fashion Tandem Series in Philadelphia. The point was to expose the various facets of being a young independent designer and so the talk was divided into two parts; the first, I interviewed… Continue reading Got it Covered
Metalware/wear
>> Whilst I'm revisiting the Blow Presents S/S 10 show where Charlie le Mindu got wiggy with it, I thought I'd gladly note that another designer has turned the satirical joke in William Klein's cult film "Qui √™tes-vous, Polly Maggoo?" into something that can certainly be taken seriously as a fashion piece. Gemma Slack's S/S… Continue reading Metalware/wear