"It is a moment, an expression. My philosophy of fashion is humour, jokes and games. I make my own rules,‚Äù said one of the last grand doyennes of fashion, Anna Piaggi in 1978 in an interview with WWD. As Milan Fashion Week, drew to a close, you wondered where the humour, jokes and games were. … Continue reading Hat Jinx
Category: Rants and Raves
Bernstock Speirs à Trois
There's apparently another (maybe last) chance to get tropical in London as the temperature builds up to another (sort of) mini heat wave for the bank holiday weekend and and so Bernstock Speirs have timed their series of Totally Tropical visors well. No, they've got nothing to do with Lilt, a distinctly un-tropical drink but… Continue reading Bernstock Speirs √† Trois
I'll Make a Man Out of You
The third season of London Collections: Men, which has just concluded, was really my first proper foray of going to the menswear shows in London. There’s been the buzzy build-up and flag-waving in the media in the run up of the event. Bigger and glossier shows were introduced to the schedule with the likes of… Continue reading I'll Make a Man Out of You
Nicolas Ghesquière: Fashion Sage
System Issue 1 // 032c Summer 2013 This might seem like extremely belated given all the web hoo-ha when Nicolas Ghesquière officially broke his silence with his interview with the inaugural issue of System, with key excerpts focusing on his relationship with the house of Balenciaga and why it ultimately fell apart, published in The Business of… Continue reading Nicolas Ghesquière: Fashion Sage