For the first time in four years, I didn’t make it down under this year for MBFWA in Sydney. Sad face emojis all round when images from shows like Romance was Born started pouring in on Instagram (don’t tell me how good it was – I could see it emanating from the folds of fabrics swooshing about,… Continue reading Melbourne Trail
Category: Uncategorized
Born to Fail
>> “We’re coming up to the general election and these words of a generation have never been more relevant. Over the next few weeks, a generation brought up to believe they are ‘born to fail’ have the opportunity to change the system, and therefore, their future.” Matthew Miller wouldn’t have needed a specific reason to re-issue the slogan ‘Born to… Continue reading Born to Fail
Coaching Creatures
Furry pastel fluffiness is not what I expected when I went to see at Stuart Vevers’ second proper collection for Coach. Nor did I expect to see little cartoon critters popping up all over the place, thanks to an all-encompassing collaboration with LA cult artist Gary Baseman. As girls clomped past in metallic clogs backgrounded by… Continue reading Coaching Creatures
Are you okay?
“Are you okay?” That’s not a question that’s not likely to appear on a garment, much less encased in resin-moulded buttons. In a twee-filled, jolly-ridden, ultra-polite Selvedge Fair, held at Bath’s American Museum, these buttons stood out. In fact, Minus Sun’s entire stall stood out. Then coincidences of coincidences, turns out designer Yuka Maeda worked… Continue reading Are you okay?