Category Archives: Fashion

Took it with me

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Cover of Beauty in Exile, by Alexandre Vassiliev (2000): Book about the influence of Russian expatriate royalty on European fashion. Plus earlier influences. Beautiful book, found remaindered at the library. Gave it to friends who knew more, and appreciated more. … Continue reading →

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Ripped, Distressed

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

Wrote about the fashion distress. Then passed a window… Headless, except for this hint of some older guy looking through to…

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Used Fabrication

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

Pre-ripped jeans, this time. Even instructions on “How to make ripped jeans, in five easy steps“. Plus “Top tips for getting the distressed look, for less“. Prewashed jeans, some time ago. Now a standard; another form of “distressed”. Maybe soon … Continue reading →

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Bill Cunningham

Posted on August 2, 2014 by

If you don’t take money They can’t tell you what to do Saw documentary on street fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. All life lived for his art. Single life, lived modestly. Wikipedia description: In 2010, filmmaker Richard Press and Philip Gefter … Continue reading →

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Hijab, Niqab

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

Met former student on the street. Mentioned I had been to this restaurant where two women were cooking, one with hijab and one with niqab. “I know them,” he said. “They are sisters. Were you there on the weekend? During … Continue reading →

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Most Promising Designer II

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

Wrote about the Richard Robinson Grande Premiere and the Most Promising Designer award to Leila Nahvi. Turns out, from correspondence with the Richard Robinson Fashion Academy, that the image used (with permission) to illustrate the latter is of another designer. … Continue reading →

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Runway II: Most Promising Designer

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Wrote about the Richard Robinson Grand Première. First runway show attended. Wish I had started going to these forty years ago. So much artistry. Two sets out there, so far, of superior photographs from the show. One set by Neil … Continue reading →

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