Fashion at Work

>> Imagine an office where I’m snapping Binx the model, Alexa Chung is getting vox pops, Nicola Formichetti is doodling on a chalkboard and the likes of Stephen Jones, Suzy Menkes, Carine Roitfeld are asking/answering questions like “Who’s the funniest/flamboyant/toughest person in fashion?” and Katie Grand is Skypeing Virginie Mouzat.  Yup, apparently that’s the kind… Continue reading Fashion at Work

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Shedding Some Light

First day of Paris Fashion Week down and it can no longer be called the “sleepy” day.  Jacquemus’ shiny happy people on the beach antics, Anthony Vaccarello saying “Hey it’s A to the V” with to-the-point typographic dresses and a view of fetishised women straddling spinning office chairs up on Tour Montparnasse for Hood by Air’s… Continue reading Shedding Some Light

Disrupting NYFW

Disrupt fashion week.  That was the task at hand.  Or at least that was the remit from Lexus’ perspective when they gave Gareth Pugh a giant carte blanche to present an immersive experience to really kick off New York Fashion Week.  What we got was a wildly different Gareth Pugh show than we had ever… Continue reading Disrupting NYFW

The Next Ten Years

When I spoke to Adrian Joffe about Dover Street Market’s celebration of Nicolas Ghesquière’s first collection for Louis Vuitton, I asked him about whether he and Rei Kawakubo ever disagreed about anything concerning DSM, since the all-seeing she oversees everything, he said “It happens often.  But great things often come out of conflict and struggle.” Dover Street Market… Continue reading The Next Ten Years