From left: A look from Fall 2010; the designer East London-based designer Alexandra Groover showcased her Spring 2011 Sea Smoke collection at London Fashion Week with a screening of the below evocative film of the same name. The short summons dark designs against a drone backdrop. A sultry couple are lost at sea, fog rises [...]
Author Archives: Hannah Gregory
Deconstructing Maison Martin Margiela
August 2, 2010 – 6:16 am
Deconstruction in style terms means drawing attention to the stitches that hold fashion together, making making visible and clothes wearable. For the past two decades Martin Margiela has been the master of this technique, developing a visual language that places creation and craftmanship on the surface of the garment. Though the designer’s renowned method of [...]
Yves Saint Laurent at the Petit Palais
April 21, 2010 – 7:10 am
On his ninth birthday, Yves Saint Laurent announced, “One day, my name will be written in letters of fire on the Champs Elysées.” This in mind, you sense the designer—who passed away in 2008 at the age of 71—would be pleased with the retrospective currently lighting up 15 rooms of the Petit Palais in central [...]
