>> Clothes with issues attached. Discuss. How else to approach Ingrid Verner’s latest collection under her solo Verner moniker, called “White Wash”, addressing and exploring the history of the “white Australia policy” whereby until 1950, European/Caucasian immigrations into Australia was intentionally favoured. It’s loaded for sure, but not without purpose or poignance. Ingrid initially researched… Continue reading White Wash
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On Parade
>> I’ve had nearly a month off the fashion week protocol of lugging around a gigantic bag to house the DSLR, two spare batteries, chargers and other bulky accoutrements. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week down in Australia is coming a-calling so one shoulder is likely to bear the brunt of the that aforementioned load. I yearn… Continue reading On Parade
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