>> Le Kilt was a nightclub in the early 80s on Greek Street in Soho London frequented by the ex-Blitz kids crowd and as the name suggests, clad with plaid on the interior. Le Kilt in 2014 is a new label designed by Samantha McCoach, who has laid claim to this most famed of Scottish… Continue reading Le Kilt
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Sending out an S.o.S.
If you think about our world nowadays and how we’re living and how we’re acting and if you think about our history and how it is repeating itself in the most obvious and horrible manner, it is something to really take seriously and talk about. I know this sounds very dramatic but I find fashion… Continue reading Sending out an S.o.S.
Moving Still
Say what you want. Like it or hate it. Call it hyped up bullshit. But if you’re ignoring what a collective wave of designers like Shayne Oliver at Hood by Air, Marcelo Burlon’s County of Milan and now Virgil Abloh’s Off-White is, as a cultural comment on the state of fashion today, then you’re sort… Continue reading Moving Still
Japanese Wave at ITS
“What can young Japanese designers do to help their careers and make it internationally?” Loaded question but it’s one that frequently pops up whenever I’m in Tokyo, meeting designers in showrooms and discovering abundance. It was again put to me at this year’s edition of ITS – International Talent Support – the annual competition for recent graduates… Continue reading Japanese Wave at ITS