So much of what has been written about Nicolas Ghesquière’s second (well third if you count that stupendously good resort show…) collection for Louis Vuitton, has centered around this. The Fondation Louis Vuitton in the Bois de Boulogne designed by Frank Gehry. (Random unconnected tidbit: this posh area is known for being a place to solicit… Continue reading Inside a Black Hole
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Black Trew Trio
>> “Teenager’s trousers” – this was the sartorial Shangri-La that we were collectively trying to obtain in 1994 aged 10. We’d rid ourselves of our childish printed leggings or in my case, novelty matching tracksuit ensembles printed with bootleg Sanrio characters and go into Tammy Girl or New Look and get ourselves a pair of black trousers… Continue reading Black Trew Trio
Blurred Lines
It’s no secret that women have been turning to menswear. By that, I don’t mean the odd mens shirt or Gap boy’s trousers but investing and buying into designer menswear, regardless of the sizing. Be it dandified looks appropriated to fit women bodies a la SJ Weston or women “sparring” off with guys outside the… Continue reading Blurred Lines
Esprit Dior Tokyo Part Two
Part two of my Dior Tokyo experience and into the vast Ryogkoku Kokugikan Sumo Stadium we go. I can’t communicate how vast the scale was. Dior venues under Raf Simons’ tenure have been lavish, ornate but never vast on this level. It felt like the “biggest” Dior show I had been to because of the… Continue reading Esprit Dior Tokyo Part Two