18 March, 2013
“If you’re a journalist, this is how events unfold at your average mega-show. The models have barely drifted off the catwalk. Quick as a Bond Girl cannonballing from an Aston Martin, you leap off your seat and hunt down the quickest, least encumbered route backstage.”
“Aéropostale Inc., the clothing chain for teens, is offering the biggest sales discount in America for private-equity firms seeking a deal at the mall.”
“Some of the world’s best-known fashion brands are mired in controversy this weekend. LVMH is facing a probe by France’s public prosecutor into its acquisition of shares in Hermès, while a multimillion-euro suit has been launched against its subsidiary, Christian Dior, by the British designer John Galliano.”
“Handbags. Handbags. Everywhere I go these days, I find myself staring at women’s handbags. My recently acquired and admittedly bizarre obsession is due to my purchase of shares in Coach Inc. last month.”
“Howell is widely admired for what the fashion historian Colin McDowell describes as her ‘intellectual and creative integrity.”‘Kenneth Grange—the illustrious British designer of everything from Parker pens to high-speed trains, who recently collaborated with Howell on a slate-gray shirt—says: ‘What makes her so unique is that she manages to flourish in a lunatic world of silly clothes for often silly people.’”
“He may have a weakness for The Archers on Radio 4 and a demeanour that’s more professor than Pucci, but don’t let that cosy exterior fool you. As Prada’s casting director, 49-year-old Russell Marsh wielded the ultimate influence in the modelling world…”
“The focus moves to Mumbai on March 22 as another five-day event, Lakme Fashion Week, kicks off… expect to see a continuation of a trend that has been developing over the last few years: the strong revival of the “Indian Quotient,” a celebration of traditional weaves, patterns with historical influence and designs with an old-fashioned pedigree.”
“It was not something I was going to gamble with on any level.” She makes a point of always leaving work in good time to see her children. “It’s very important to me that I find a balance.”
“Menswear blogging is dying. It’s being crushed underneath the weight of its own ego and is selling out… It is removing thoughtful commentary on how dudes dress themselves and replacing it with clickbait-y lists meant to drive traffic and make sure we can continue getting the $40 haircuts at Blind Barber that we get for free.”
“A fresh crop of websites dedicated to selling past-season duds in new ways have made sartorial time travel a very real possibility. Familiar sites like Yoox and eBay, upgraded with new search technology, are also helpful in reversing that sliding-doors moment.”
“This Tuesday, squished in between Istanbul and India, London will welcome its first Kids Fashion Week. Yup, they already have womenswear; last year they introduced menswear; and now they’ve got children’s wear too.”
“Consignment occurs where celebrity culture — in which wearing an outfit for more than one appearance is a transgression — meets a guilty acquirer’s need to recycle.”
