I'm already dreading the lazy links forged between the 1930s and the upcoming trainwreck of a biopic film W.E, should we start seeing this decade permeate the A/W 12-3 season as the 1920s did for spring summer 12. Last season, we declared that it was Baz Luhrmann's not-yet-seen, not-yet-released film adaptation of The Great Gatsby… Continue reading So it Begins…
Category: Travel
Straight Up
Paris has got the old houses tied up with conglomerates and swanky creative directors infrastructure down to a textbook pat. The weird downside to the set-in-stone establishment is that there's very little young blood in Paris. Quite literally I can only name a handful of names and even then, they tend not to be French… Continue reading Straight Up
Comme Moment
This is a far more substantial post involving the word 'Comme' in the post title. Well, actually you're probably wondering why it's even here. It seems like the mind numbling obvious to devote a few paragraphs banging on about how provocative and significant Comme des Garcons is. As it happens, this S/S 12 show back… Continue reading Comme Moment
The Good Life
Whilst on the subject of Aga baking and outfits that match rustic and shabby chic interiors yesterday in the Suno post, I forgot that some time back in October, I went to a fashion press viewing like no other, one that fits right into my daft imaginations of the good life. In a greenhouse on… Continue reading The Good Life