Monthly Archives: September 2008

Yes, so far September hasn’t been the best month of the year financially speaking: Lehman Brothers going bankrupt in America, credit crunch still biting in the UK, Alitalia agonising in Italy. Winds of financial crisis might have swept all over … Continue reading →

A while back I did an interview for Zoot Magazine with Aleksandar Stanic, one half with Fiona Sinha of design duo Sinha-Stanic, twice recipient of the British Fashion Council Fashion Forward sponsorship. When I asked him what had changed in … Continue reading →

For decades since the early 1900s the world of fashion has been inspired by Oriental trends. The Ballets Russes brought into fashion the taste for the exotic with extraordinary sets and costumes designed by Léon Bakst, Alexandre Benois, Michel Larionov … Continue reading →

I must admit that when I first saw images from Christopher Kane’s neon coloured Spring/Summer 2007 collection I cringed, finding it a bit too much for me. Despite the fashion media raving and ranting about it, I really thought there … Continue reading →

There’s one thing I love doing: taking one thing out of its context and putting it into another. I do that in practice by creating contrasts in what I wear, but my main obsession is doing it in writing. I … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s post I got excited at seeing hats and turbans appearing on the catwalk during Ralph Lauren‘s show. That was New York, you might argue. And yet London Fashion Week seems to have reconfirmed the trend and has even … Continue reading →

There’s one thing I hate about contemporary fashion: the loss of the precious art of millinery. I do love hats and headgear, in fact I see head dressing as a very important art that can naturally enhance any attire. Very … Continue reading →

London Fashion Week starts in less than 24 hours, but, rather than doing a preview of my favourite designers who will present their new collections this week, I want to focus on three young designers that yesterday took part in … Continue reading →

Four little stitches. Passionate fashion fans know very well that these are the signature design of Maison Martin Margiela. Since 1988 – when the maison was established by Margiela and Jenny Meirens – Martin Margiela’s designs have been characterised by … Continue reading →

Artist Lucio Fontana became famous for slashing and piercing his canvases, hinting in this way at a hidden dimension beyond them. By cutting and slashing the surface of his canvases, Fontana transformed them into something more real, into physical presences … Continue reading →