Word on the fashion street is that it’s been tough for young designers. Or just designers period. Tell me something that I don’t already know. I’ve been chatting with designers in London about the fact that there’s something unsustainable about the way the bulk of young designers operate today, not because the market isn’t there but… Continue reading Graduate Machine
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Fashion Independents All Rise
When new app Frock Advisor asked me to take part in their Fashion Independents Day’ Grand Prix yesterday with the aim of visiting as many independent fashion stores in London as possible, garnering maximum retweets for the win, I was well up for it. In other words, spending the day visiting shops that I’ve supported in the… Continue reading Fashion Independents All Rise
The Next Savage Beauties
When I put out an opinion poll out on Instagram asking which young designer could, aesthetics aside, leave a lasting legacy like Lee McQueen, the names that came up pleasingly revolved around London: Simone Rocha, Christopher Kane and J.W. Anderson. They are all brands with sure fire longevity in the making (or in Kane’s case, this already exists). There were also… Continue reading The Next Savage Beauties
Desert Sighting
Yelp isn’t generally a reliable indication of Top Shopping destinations but when you’re in the middle of a desert where good quality vintage clothes (not consignment furniture or design wares…PLENTY of those if you can afford the shipping costs) are generally slim pickings, then this mega-LOLs social-review site can come in handy. Whilst I was in… Continue reading Desert Sighting