| The Style Council When it comes to cutting-edge style and pop culture, no city can swing it like London and this year is the 25th anniversary of the British Fashion Council, which has helped promote some of the country’s most iconoclastic designers. It was in the fall of 1984, during London’s first fashion week, that a young unknown named John Galliano presented a groundbreaking collection titled “Afghanistan Repudiates Western Ideals.” Other innovative designers would follow, like the duo behind Bodymap, who t... nytimes.com |
Kris Van Assche delivers season's ultimate knitwear We humans are creatures of habit and I am no exception. Every morning I wake up, get ready to go, then stop by the local boulangerie (bakery) to buy two pain au chocolat on my way to the first show. The ladies at the boulangerie utterly... nzherald.co.nz |
Wedding belles Possibly nothing incites more wardrobe angst than receiving a wedding invitation. Yes, all that love and romance and life-long commitment is wonderful, but ohmigod, what am I going to wear? There's usually more to a wedding than just... nzherald.co.nz |
Paris couture blooms with colourful gowns from Dior Paris was in full bloom as Christian Dior designer John Galliano opened the city's autumn-winter 2011 haute couture collections with a hothouse of petal-covered gowns and tulip shaped skirts in a riot of colours.A marvel of technical... nzherald.co.nz |
Burberry: Riding for a Fall Christopher Bailey's collection was vroom! vroom! until it came to the wobbly footwear. nytimes.com |