The Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition tour rolls on, having made its way from its starting point in Montreal to cities in the USA and Europe, and now London’s Barbican will be playing host to The Fashion World of Jean-Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk from 9th April. Unfortunately I won’t be in London for the… Continue reading Gaultier Redux
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A New Day, A Big Day
Nicolas Ghesquière had me, sometime back in the early millennium when I had stumbled on an editorial in either the Face or i-D (can’t remember which), which featured his S/S 2002 collection where a melange of patchwork moulded the body in a discordant but amazing mish-mash. It prompted an internet dig on all things Ghesquière… Continue reading A New Day, A Big Day
Junky Styling
We’ve been stuffing ourselves silly – gorging, even – on the fast food equivalent of fashion for years now to the point where (and I kid you not) in the pouring rain a woman accidentally dropped a bag full of brand new Primark clothes outside the Oxford Street store, but because she was running for… Continue reading Junky Styling
Fold and Unfold
24th April will mark the one year anniversary since 1,133 people died in the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh. It will now henceforth be known as Fashion Revolution Day, as Carry Somers, founder of ethical fashion label Pachacuti and Orsola de Castro, will be encouraging everyone and anyone to use fashion as a power to… Continue reading Fold and Unfold