It’s taken a mega pic trawl and a whole week to get this round-up of the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts‘s fourth year fashion graduates up. Reasons as follows – a) the engrossing and engaging way that Antwerp Academy makes its students present their collections, b) the fact that I was on the jury for the first… Continue reading Antwerp Class of 2014 Part 1
Category: Travel
Tickled by Feathers
It was difficult not to get a bit carried away with my weekend trip to Antwerp. This is the city where after all I had made a number of fashion-specific pilgrimages to in my late teens/twenties because of the Antwerp Six, the reputation of the Royal Academy School and the fact that it’s still a bit of… Continue reading Tickled by Feathers
Real Niels
>> I’m currently in Antwerp where I can fan girl on many levels. I can go to the beautiful Het Modepaleis, Dries van Noten’s hometown flagship store and just marvel at everything. I am honoured to be sitting on the jury for the Antwerp Royal Academy show (more about that later… ) and will once again… Continue reading Real Niels
Louis Vuitton Cruise First
At the Louis Vuitton ready to wear show in Paris, Nicolas Ghesquière’s happiness in his new position was evident in both that intimate typed-up note and the beaming expression on his face when he emerged at the end. At Louis Vuitton’s first cruise show, and Ghesquière’s second for the house, that beam was perhaps broader.… Continue reading Louis Vuitton Cruise First