>> Next year, I’ll be embarking on a project that will take me properly beyond the M25, outside of London to go and find fashion scenes, local designers and creators that choose not to base themselves in the big smoke. The rot has set in apparently. Over the summer, a slew ofarticles proclaimed that a… Continue reading Beyond the M25
Category: History
Volez, Voguez, Voyagez
“Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” is a tongue twister to say if you’re not French, but it does neatly sum up the premise of Louis Vuitton’s latest exhibition that has just opened up at the Grand Palais in Paris. Borrowed from a 1965 advertising poster, the three V’s meaning “Sail, Fly, Travel” – also of course chime… Continue reading Volez, Voguez, Voyagez
Creating with Discipline
A week before the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in Rome, where thousands of hours of work was reduced to a fifteen minute whirlwind extravaganza, I visited the ateliers of Lesage and Lemarié, which since 2013 have been collectively housed in one place in Pantin, just outside of Paris. Seeing these two most well-known savoir-faire maisons… Continue reading Creating with Discipline
Meta Paris in Rome
Citizens of Rome must be slightly amused by the fashion cavalry that has passed through its marble monuments, ancient ruins and golden excess, not once but twice this year. In the summer, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccoli of Valentino presented us with their ode to Rome – an outpouring of heartfelt love for their… Continue reading Meta Paris in Rome