It's that time of the year when it's pop-up this, sample that in London. More's the pity that I'm looking at my bank account wondering where the best part of five figure sums have gone because the new house is draining all resources at the moment. Therefore when doing the sample sale rounds, I'm trying… Continue reading Flash of Julien
Category: London
Clocking It In
Once upon a time in amongst the rabbit warren of London designers holed up in various parts of East London, the word "brand" was a dirty word. Along with being "commercial" and making "wearable" clothes, to be seen being ambitious and wanting to build a brand were things that the abundantly creative London fashion scene… Continue reading Clocking It In
A Different Kind of Slick
>> The expression on a well-to-do French couple's face yesterday as they walked into the almost unrecognisable interior of the Herm√®s store on 155 New Bond Street was priceless. They looked confused and befuddled as they surveyd the temporarily clinical white space designed by Studio Toogood, dotted with islands of repurposed red leather and built up layers… Continue reading A Different Kind of Slick
Hello, my name is Paul Smith
"I don't like fashion but I like you," wrote an 11 year old Margo from Belgium in a fan letter addressed to Paul Smith, one of many that the veteran designer and professional creative bounder receives on a day to day basis. That's pretty much the crux of what makes Paul Smith, as a person,… Continue reading Hello, my name is Paul Smith