>> My garden like most people’s gardens in the Northern hemisphere, is barren at the moment. I’ve got hydrangeas with brown petals, withered wisteria branches and mulchy grass. Chez Chanel, a hot house nurtured by Karl Lagerfeld and watered by Jean Baptiste Giabiconi can miraculously bloom and blossom in mere seconds. I was of course pleasantly surprised that Chanel… Continue reading Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.
Category: Trends
Ambushed
After all the lush haute-ness of couture shows, my last stop in Paris was in Ambush’s showroom where unexpected bling meets the grounds of Palais Royal. As streetwear’s convergence with high fashion shows no signs of abating, this Japanese jewellery label, created by rapper Verbal and his wife Yoon, finds itself in a niche of… Continue reading Ambushed
Flower Bombing
In the S/S 12 issue of Bon Magazine, writer Anja Aronowsky Cronberg investigated the origins of what appear to be “African” textiles. Specifically the brightly coloured wax prints that can be found everywhere from markets in Ghana to Dalston in London and even my local shop in Seven Sisters, where they’re made up into the… Continue reading Flower Bombing
Ghosts of a Collector's Past
>> I hit many firsts last week and over the weekend as I’ve been reporting on menswear shows for Dazed Digital. Some of the firsts were good, some not so good. Despite my typing abilities being thoroughly spent, it’s hard not give props to some of those firsts that really gave me the chills. Givenchy menswear for… Continue reading Ghosts of a Collector's Past