This week, the tills inside the Gucci store on Montenapoleone in Milan were going ker-ching, ker-ching, ker-ching. It was heaving with people buying into Alessandro Michele’s new look Gucci. Figures may not be concrete just yet but on first sight, what looked to be a risky creative director move seems to be paying off. There’s… Continue reading How Does that Gucci Garden Grow
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Soho Skulking
On Friday, when London Fashion Week had commenced, I went up to an eccentric looking man, who I believe is known as Mad Alan in Soho – heavily tattooed with a penchant for an embroidered vest – and asked him for a picture. He’s the sort of guy, who I knew would give my DLSR… Continue reading Soho Skulking
Singularly Thom Browne
>Thom Browne is for me a bit like the marmite of NYFW. Or whatever yeast-y spread equivalent that would be. Oh wait, Americans don’t put yeast-based spreads on their toast. Which just about affirms my point about Browne’s singularity. You either love it or you hate it. There’s an established patter to his shows now that people… Continue reading Singularly Thom Browne
Fabric of India: Woven Into Life
One of my favourite images that I took on my trip to India back in February is the one below. It was taken on the outskirts of Jaipur on a very impoverished side street. But in one snapshot, I see embroidery. I see ombre dyed fabric (a sunset effect from lilac to orange) and I see… Continue reading Fabric of India: Woven Into Life