Trying to be a well-dressed work horse, as opposed to glitzy show pony has become my mantra ever since my friend Isabelle OC offered me some sound encouragement after that whole “Circus of Fashion” debacle (I recently re-read my own Sad Clown post and got a bit emosh about it). But a few of the key… Continue reading Surface of Showgirls
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Roman Holiday
The Vatican looms large as we approach Borgo Santo Spirito, the central base for AltaRoma, Rome’s quasi-answer to a fashion “happening” where fashion, city and its culture intersect. The hotel where we’re put up happens to be on Via Venuto, the street made famous by Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. In fact, history looms large… Continue reading Roman Holiday
Future Couture
On the threads of the haute couture collections on the forum The Fashion Spot (my old internetz stomping ground), lines of criticism often run like this: “Ewww…. this is NOT couture!” and “This is not special enough to be shown at couture.” Everyone seems to have a very definite opinion of what constitutes haute couture. … Continue reading Future Couture
Make Them Dream
When the folks at Dior called me up to let me know that there would be a third couture show (to add to the usual two) because they had especially invited, flown in and put up sixty-eight fashion students from sixteen colleges from all around the world to attend the show, I think I might… Continue reading Make Them Dream