You could already hear the green/eco/sustainable hardcore semanticists baying for blood when Karl Lagerfeld uttered the words “a high fashion ecology” and made statements such as “sustainability is part of our expression of the times”. Back off you green washing evil high fashion corporation! You can’t hood wink us into thinking that Chanel’s haute couture S/S 16… Continue reading Wood Working
Category: Rants and Raves
Life’s a Circus
Catching up on BBC4 on iPlayer is always a joy. Their documentary showcase Storyville in particular makes me beam and the latest film ‘The Golden Age Circus: The Show of Shows’ directed by Benedikt Erlingsson, almost made me want to double up on my TV licence fee. The hour and fifteen minute long film cleverly… Continue reading Life’s a Circus
Roots Manoeuvring
Once my parents realised that I’m not in fact just cruising through a ‘fake career’ of swanning around fashion shows and ‘playing’ at being a journalist, they’ve both been hugely enthusiastic – nay, insistent that I should go back to Hong Kong more often and in their words, ‘ply my trade’. As in, take whatever supposed… Continue reading Roots Manoeuvring
The First Time
>> There’s been a lot of “agenda” bandwagoning in fashion shows and campaigns in recent years. Statements flying at you from all angles posturing either as heartfelt pro-diversity missives or social media garnering acts of political correctness. We like Chinese women! Let’s feature them exclusively in photographs. We like black women now! Let’s put them… Continue reading The First Time