International Woolmark Prize 2016/17 Winners Announced
Forget that stuff they say about it being the taking part that counts. Prizes are made for winning and, as of last night in Paris, we have two brand new ones. Well, technically three, as one is a duo. The
Miu Miu: Pre-Fall 2017
Unless you've been living under a rock, you may have realised at the end of last year there was a craze sweeping the nation. First there was planking, then the ice bucket challenge, but what I'm referring to is the
Calvin Klein Launches ‘By Appointment’ Collection
Bit of a broken record, but it's dead scary thinking about Trump. Luckily, we have all these fabulous fashions flooding our faces to take our minds from doom and gloom to chic and magnifique. For example, I spent to majority
Kenzo Show Combined Men’s And Women’s Collection In Paris
Correct me if I’m wrong, but to (possibly incorrectly) utilise a term learnt in GCSE English, is this not what one would call the breaking down of the fourth wall? The drawing back of the curtain? Because this evening, for
Thom Browne: Menswear AW17
What better way to spend the penultimate show of Paris, and, in fact, menswear month in general, than with a dose of Thom Browne wackiness? Because this, his AW17 show, answered the important question of: what, exactly, do you get
Paul Smith Shows His Very First Co-Ed Show In Paris
What’s that gamine creature coming towards us? A… woman? Yes, your eyes do not deceive you, that was a man and woman opening Paul Smith's AW17 show today, trotting down the catwalk in beautiful synchronicity. Because this, for the very first
Lanvin: Menswear AW17
Lucas Ossendrijver has the canny knack of making us want to purchase just about every single thing that he sends down the catwalk. No mean feat, by the way, as his Lanvin show happens to full on the final Sunday
Fendi relocates to the Selfridges Wonder Room
Not to be a Depressing Deirdre, but I'm going to go there anyway. It is a cold and dark time right now. In case you missed it Donald Trump was inaugurated as the United States' 45th President. Scary. I'm not
Wooyoungmi: Menswear AW17
Wooyoungmi were getting wild for winter 2017. Sorry, typo - we mean “Wilde”, as in Oscar, the dandyish 19th century wit and writ whose personal dress was as distinctive and elegant as his writing style. Their latest show offered latter-day
Loewe: Menswear AW17
Jonathan Anderson is very, very clever. He’s revived Loewe spectacularly, and speedily - in three years, it’s risen to the top of the fashion pile. The odd collages and juxtapositions are what give this designer’s work - at his own
Kolor: Menswear AW17
Junichi Abe’s Kolor is a masterful proponent of hybridising garments, mixing jackets and shirts and sweaters into twisty, seemingly complicated cross-breed without ever getting so knotted up the whole thing looks difficult or undesirable. Thats how Kolor has carved out
Hermès: Menswear AW17
There’s something to be said for a classic. And who does classic better than Hermès? You can practically smell the luxury. Taste it. Shows that, refreshingly, are about nothing other than some bloody great clothes. No obscure references here -
Balmain: Menswear AW17
We’re all figured that 2016 wasn’t the great year on record, for many reasons. We’re not going to mention the politician whose surname is synonymous in Britain with flatulence - and who is also, ironically, full of hot air -
Dior Homme: Menswear AW17
Kris Van Assche is, at heart, a club kid. That’s often the inspiration behind his Dior Homme collections, and it always creates a certain distinct design tension - combining a spirit of rebellion with the savoir-faire of a French haute
Acne Studios: Menswear AW17
It was back to school with a four part lecture on self portraiture at Acne Studios’ AW17 presentation. Which was handy. Like, did you know that "in traditional portraiture the nose was a sign of sexual power and of