I’ve been thinking about the word “millennial” a lot when it comes to young designers. Which is just a snazzier way of labelling a new generation of designers, who are under thirty. In the latest issue of the New Yorker, writer John Colapinto profiles Olivier Rousteing and his Instagram antics. He’s the sort of millennial designer that has embrced everything… Continue reading Positively Ballardian
Category: London
Holding up a Mirror to Loewe
With some shows you have to wait until the whole collection plays out but with some, you get it with the opening look. At Loewe, as the soaring build up of the Naum Gabo track ‘Dino’ grew louder, and you saw legs coming at you that mirrored the cellophane wrapped concrete of the UNESCO building,… Continue reading Holding up a Mirror to Loewe
Hussein Chalayan: Clothes Over Concept
There was one sinking low point during my interview with Hussein Chalayan over the phone, on the eve of his first flagship store’s official opening in Mayfair during London Fashion Week, when I thought he’d hang up on me. I was asking about whether store in some way correlated with the way Chalayan has evolved his shows in… Continue reading Hussein Chalayan: Clothes Over Concept
Soho Skulking
On Friday, when London Fashion Week had commenced, I went up to an eccentric looking man, who I believe is known as Mad Alan in Soho – heavily tattooed with a penchant for an embroidered vest – and asked him for a picture. He’s the sort of guy, who I knew would give my DLSR… Continue reading Soho Skulking