“I wear a coat with a very precise shoulder. I wear platform boots. I’m telegraphing that I want to contribute something a little bit more precise and formal. Formality implies politeness, and politeness implies being kind. So that’s my little effort.”
Rick Owens discussing his ‘airport fashion’ look in Harrods magazine. The accompanying Rick-n-Michèle shoot is suitably eccentric too. Michèle Lamy sipping from her Harrods mug is peak fabulosity. (more…)
If you thought we’d reached peak Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy style this summer, well think again. The signs are pointing to a Bessette-core fall.
Why? It’s so simple. All the Bessette-Kennedy house codes very easily translate to autumn; the black-and-white 90s minimalism palette, the stovepipe pants and dark denim jeans, long pencil skirts and tall boots, and definitely the ¾ single-breasted coat (think Calvin meets COS – and here’s just the thing*). (more…)
Why is everyone obsessed with the latest Gap ad?
I have some thoughts.
The ad dropped last Tuesday and the thing that first grabbed my attention was the catchy tempo of Milkshake (originally by Kelis, but this time covered by K-pop girl group KATSEYE), accompanied by Robbie Blue’s brilliant staccato choreography.
It felt like a return to ye olde Y2K Gap campaigns and I guess the timing of a feelgood Gap denim throwback chimed against the controversial American Eagle ad (more…)
Tommy Ton is the gold standard of Fashion Week street style photography for me. I think it’s his attention to details – nuances, gestures – a real feeling for how people inhabit clothes* and not just the rent-a-hype characters.
I love the way he documented the models in Michael Rider’s debut Celine show in July. There’s so much styling in these detail shots, whoever thought of getting Tommy to capture them is a genius ( most likely, Michael tbh). Fashion always looks better in 3-d movement than those generic ’shot from the front’ catwalk pics. (more…)
