"It's a vision of what's happening in the world right now with women. On videos and TV all of the women look fake. I wanted to show this plasticized vision, but filtered through classic pieces and sticking to tradition." So said Miuccia Prada to Style.com after her A/W 07-8 show, which used fabrics to express… Continue reading Miu Miu Memory
Category: Susie Styles
Not So Secret Toga
Throwing around names like Toga and Sacai used to feel like a secret. They are the sort of Japanese labels that if the person you were speaking to knew what they were, you could then collude together and exclaim collectively "Oh my god, HOW good are the clothes?!?" Both Sacai and Toga are roughly the… Continue reading Not So Secret Toga
Think Pink Again!
>> Judging by the number of times I've peppered my titles with "Pink!", I could almost justify having a "Think Pink!" post run on Style Bubble on a monthly basis. Kay Thompson's voice clearly pops into my head every now and again as I indulge in a panic state of buying up anything that is… Continue reading Think Pink Again!
Comme as You Are
"Sold out, sold out, sold out…" intoned the serene shop assistant at the Comme des Gar√ßons store in Aoyama, Tokyo, as she flipped through the A/W 12-3 lookbook, indicating what had already run out in stock. I was there with one singular mission, one which had been planted in my head as soon as the… Continue reading Comme as You Are