When the folks at Dior called me up to let me know that there would be a third couture show (to add to the usual two) because they had especially invited, flown in and put up sixty-eight fashion students from sixteen colleges from all around the world to attend the show, I think I might… Continue reading Make Them Dream
Category: London
Pounce Away
>> I may have been off the mark by peddling motocross with a dreaded trend alert but sportswear, especially of the early to late nineties ilk, that we either embraced or hated in our “youf”. I say collective “We” as in people who grew up in places where there was an established “chav” culture (or scally… Continue reading Pounce Away
Men vs. Boys
When you heard womenswear editors and journalists at London Collections: Men, saying “Oh, menswear is so much more fun and jolly!” it seemed to imply that it’s not as serious as womenswear and that the designers involved are slogging away at collections for shits and giggles. I’m all too guilty. I’ve always been a part time… Continue reading Men vs. Boys
Roofless
>> I’m currently blogging up the new season offerings from London Collections Menswear on Opening Ceremony’s blog and have much to say on all of the delights LC:M has to offer but with the positive response to my Half-Arsed Ethics post featuring my conversation with Orsola de Castro, I thought I’d revisit designer Bethany Williams and… Continue reading Roofless