Some designers speak with lashings of references to “I” or “Me”. Some use the brand associated “we”. Erdem Moralioglu talks about “her” and “she”. “She” is the girl or woman (or someone in between) that is in Erdem’s mind constantly, as he designs collections and builds sets around her. For A/W 15-6 she was an eclectic American ingenue… Continue reading Erdem’s She
Category: London
A 21st Century Barbie World
Aqua may have been on to something back in 1997. Their song “Barbie Girl” and its cheeky lyrics riled up Mattel so much so that they subsequently tried to sue Aqua’s record label for tarnishing the reputation of their most precious commodity. Fast forward fifteen years and Mattel are perhaps slyly acknowledging that maybe lead… Continue reading A 21st Century Barbie World
Delaunay Dalliance
>> “Colour is the skin of the world.” “One who knows how to appreciate colour relationships, the influence of one colour on another, their contrasts and dissonances, is promised an infinitely diverse imagery.” Sonia Delaunay’s Wiki-ubiquitous quotes make a strong case for letting colour flourish in one’s surrounding aesthetics. So did my Junya Watanabe S/S 15 skirt, which… Continue reading Delaunay Dalliance
Pleated Dreams
At Graduate Fashion Week, I came across a stand for Ciment Pleating. They claim to be the oldest pleating firm (established in 1925) and one of the few remaining in the UK and they just so happen to be based in Potters Bar, not ten miles from where I grew up. People who are savvy… Continue reading Pleated Dreams