CONVERSATIONS ON SLOWNESS
In a business where designers often become figureheads for large corporations, to be rolled out when a perfume or handbag...
Interview
Conversations on Slowness
Hussein Chalayan became known as a ‘conceptual designer’ in the 1990s and it’s been bugging him ever since. Rather than...
‘GOOD TIME’ AND PASSING TIME
In 2009 FIDM Museum in Los Angeles, exhibited Betsy Bloomingdale's vast collection of haute couture, donated to the museum over...
CONVERSATIONS ON SLOWNESS
Dries Van Noten on Avoiding Traps, Trickery and Other Shenanigans
Dries Van Noten speaks with care and reserve, like someone well aware of his privileged position in the fashion industry....
The Best for the Most for the Least
'Idealistically power should lie in the origins of creativity. A true and clear vision is ultimately a source of power....
Speaking Dress
'I wear blue most days; I keep falling back into this colour. I must be a blue kind of person,...
Speaking Dress
The clothes we wear and the items we carry represent us so fully, they can speak of who we are...
Speaking Dress
As well as a harbour for stories and memories; dress has a protective force, guarding us as we present ourselves...
Conversations on Slowness
Spending time with Nigel Cabourn is a little like being carried along by a minor tornado. He talks a mile...
Speaking Dress
The items we possess and clothes we wear have unspoken power in our lives; in function, but as anchors to...
Conversations on Power: Jean Touitou
When I first met Jean Touitou he was giving a presentation in the A.P.C. showroom about the latest collection to...
Clothes for the Body, Clothes for the Home
An Interview with Susan Cianciolo
In many ways Susan Cianciolo’s work evades a formal category. For the most part she is a designer, but also...