This week, the tills inside the Gucci store on Montenapoleone in Milan were going ker-ching, ker-ching, ker-ching. It was heaving with people buying into Alessandro Michele’s new look Gucci. Figures may not be concrete just yet but on first sight, what looked to be a risky creative director move seems to be paying off. There’s… Continue reading How Does that Gucci Garden Grow
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New York’s New Breed
I know I’m supposed to be posting about all those shiny brands that showed in New York but the ones that really lingered were the newer ones. There was a unifying spirit and in some cases, aesthetic amongst them that in my mind felt like a movement. I wrote this piece about New York’s New… Continue reading New York’s New Breed
Singularly Thom Browne
>Thom Browne is for me a bit like the marmite of NYFW. Or whatever yeast-y spread equivalent that would be. Oh wait, Americans don’t put yeast-based spreads on their toast. Which just about affirms my point about Browne’s singularity. You either love it or you hate it. There’s an established patter to his shows now that people… Continue reading Singularly Thom Browne
Givenchy Love Letter
You know how it goes down during fashion week. I start penning for other people like my life depends on it so here is an expanded version of the piece I wrote for Dazed Digital on the poignant Givenchy show that took place last night: “It was a celebration of my ten years at Givenchy… Continue reading Givenchy Love Letter