Designer Jules Kim. Images by Samantha Casolari. If any designer could introduce jewelry inspired by female genitalia with the same nonchalance used when presenting simple floral rings and bracelets, it would be Jules Kim. And it was precisely this laidback attitude that the designer displayed while showcasing “Seize Kind,” her new collection for her eponymous [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – Fall 2011: Erdem, Burberry and Giles
Giles. Images by Oskar Gyllenswärd. Spirits tend to get a bit low as Fashion Week wears on. So in order to dig myself out of a bottomless pit of exhaustion, I threw on an Ann Demeulemeester feather collar and vintage ’30s top hat before heading off to the trenches. My frivolous ensemble, coupled with a [...]
Chroncles of London Fashion Week – Fall 2011: Ann Sofie-Back, SSWTR and Club Monaco at Browns
Backstage at Anne Sofie-Back. Images by Oskar Gyllenswärd. Nothing is quite what it seems in the world of conceptual American label Slow and Steady Wins the Race. A classic string of pearls turns out to be an avant-garde pair of earrings (worn looped under the chin), an unassuming pair of pumps sprouts an extra upside-down [...]
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – Fall 2011: Mary Katrantzou, Maria Francesca Pepe and Meadham Kirchhoff
There’s always a bittersweet pang that comes with the final day of Fashion Week. I know, I know… We still have Milan and Paris to come. But each city has its own special little fashion flavor, and while it may sound silly it’s always difficult to say adieu once the shows move on. This season, [...]
Chronicles of London Fashion Week – Fall 2011: Michael van der Ham and Charles Anastase
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