Excuse me – where did July go?
It has zipped past in a flash and with it, Iain R Webb’s DRAWING FASHION: sketchbooks from the edge of the catwalk exhibition at Drawing Projects UK. (more…)
It’s been off the boil for a few seasons but it looks like London Fashion Week will be back in full IRL technicolour come September. So far, we’ve had news of Burberry and JW Anderson returning and Raf Simons showing in London for the first time (omg!). But just you wait (‘enry ‘iggins), I’m sure there will be more surprise announcements.
Do we dare hope for Phoebe Philo? What’s going on with that BTW? (more…)
“A fur coat in the desert? Why not? It’s chic.” (more…)
I’m not quite sure how Hed Mayner escaped my notice until now, but here we are. Satisfying my love for all things utility-luxe, oversized and rough-around-the-edges, his SS23 collection is an excellent intro to his quiet, self-sufficient world.
Extreme sloping shoulders are something of a signature, seen here in pinstripe tailoring and 80s-Stone-Island-meets-90s-Yohji outerwear, as are repurposed fabrics – e.g., broderie anglaise bedlinens starched and refashioned into roomy tunics and dresses. (more…)
