I joked to a friend that London is burying its head in luxurious looking baubles and fairy lights this year as a privileged rebuff to Brexit, Trump and what has generally been a year that I’m personally fine to see the back of. Because the last time I was in town, wandering the streets of… Continue reading Birdsong for the Weekend
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Smells of Blue Roses
There’s something grossly uncomfortable about this interview that Ed Meadham did with Anders Christian Madsen for i-D. Over tea, Meadham opens up about the demise of the almost-cult label Meadham Kirchhoff, one of the saddest and in my mind, completely preventable losses of the fashion world. The interview touches on the label’s insolvency, Meadham winding… Continue reading Smells of Blue Roses
Loewe Land
“Welcome to Loewe Land” I *think* Jonathan Anderson was saying this in jest, as he waved his hands over the “Past, Present, Future” exhibition that is currently open to the public at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid. But over a compact two day trip to the city where the Spanish leather goods house is… Continue reading Loewe Land
The Return of Dior to Blenheim
I’ve not yet written about the Dior collections by interim/stop-gap/supposedly temporary leaders of the in-house design team, Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux on the blog. I have done for Dazed and my initial thoughts after their couture collection were that a house as big and prestigious as Dior felt hollow without the guidance of a visionary creative… Continue reading The Return of Dior to Blenheim