Marketing arsenals

Why am I here?

Ernst Haas, Protest march, Concord, Mass, 1976. Courtesy ICP.

People expect clarity of vision from a designer; a lot of people come to fashion for reassurance. Sometimes people just...

The salesperson re-approaches, grinning widely, dangling a T-shirt with a phallic motif on it. Now we are excited. ‘That’s free...

With artworks by Silvie Deutsch

There is a tendency, across fashion exhibitions and publishing, to portray the fashion designer as a creative genius. The ‘Alexander...