Shocking Designs Drive Fashion's Evolution, Says Roseberry
The ghost of Elsa Schiaparelli "has much better things to do than walk the halls of the Place Vendome," Daniel Roseberry told me in the months leading up to a blockbuster Schiap exhibition. My latest video, on how shocking clothes push fashion forward https://t.co/XaVXQH9gzO
Chanel 25 Steals Spotlight
Global it-bag summit. Impressive appearance of the still-new Chanel 25 — that is not your grandma’s soft diplomacy (which would be the 11.12s seen in the far left corner)
Living Well Is the Best Revenge
What a wonderful writer. "Living Well Is the Best Revenge," his 1962 piece on Gerald and Sara Murphy, changed the way I live and think.
Zara's Luxury Pivot: Not a Surprise Move
I wrote about Zara attempting to rebrand as capital-F Fashion and luxury two years ago if you’re feeling confused about this Galliano project. It’s certainly not out of left field https://t.co/2SY21RBLCj
Designers Revive 90s Runway Minimalism, Ban Phones
My last story from Paris: how designers attempted to recreate the atmosphere of the 90s -- phone bans, brainy minimalism and a sense that what's happening on the runway is much more exciting that the celeb/influencer frenzy outside https://t.co/HqRsux3CiX
Pretty Designs Dominate PFW Amid Uncertain Times
So many shows at Paris Fashion Week were pretty. Not beautiful, not complex -- "pretty is almost foolproof in a time of uncertainty." https://t.co/rnfNy9yR5a
Duran Lantink Revives Provocation Amid Homogenized Fashion
We live in a time of such homogenized taste that it makes a designer like Duran Lantink essential. I had a great time talking to him about his controversial debut show for Gaultier and being a provocateur in conservative times...