You might have gathered from my Instagram that I’m currently in Seoul in Korea for Seoul Fashion Week – or Hera Seoul Fashion Week – as it’s the first season SFW has come under private sponsorship. The week will be coming to a close soon and I’ll be posting on the shows from the as a… Continue reading Discovered Anthology
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Touched by Blue Velvet
Just going to say it like it is. It’s not really fashion month for me if I don’t get to see Comme des Garcons. If ever there was a fashion show that requires physical presence to really understand every facet behind a 2D catwalk image, then this is it (not least because Rei Kawakubo doesn’t… Continue reading Touched by Blue Velvet
How Does that Gucci Garden Grow
This week, the tills inside the Gucci store on Montenapoleone in Milan were going ker-ching, ker-ching, ker-ching. It was heaving with people buying into Alessandro Michele’s new look Gucci. Figures may not be concrete just yet but on first sight, what looked to be a risky creative director move seems to be paying off. There’s… Continue reading How Does that Gucci Garden Grow
Fabric of India: Woven Into Life
One of my favourite images that I took on my trip to India back in February is the one below. It was taken on the outskirts of Jaipur on a very impoverished side street. But in one snapshot, I see embroidery. I see ombre dyed fabric (a sunset effect from lilac to orange) and I see… Continue reading Fabric of India: Woven Into Life