Isabella Blow, the British style icon, fashion editor, talent spotter and muse who died by suicide in 2007 aged 48, is remembered as one of the last true fashion eccentrics, having donned traffic-stopping ensembles before it became a street style norm and social media popularity contest. Isabella Blow at fashion week, shot by Bill Cunningham ... Read more
The next London Fashion Week, showing collections for Autumn/Winter 2013, begins on Friday. What do you need if you're attending fashion week as a journalist? 1. Bright, stylish notebook (Lanvin, £40) for jotting down first drafts of show reviews and overheard conversations about how wearing your jacket over the shoulders makes you look like a ... Read more
Fresh out: ad campaign for Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2011/12 "ice queen" collection by Sarah Burton, featuring model Raquel Zimmermann, shot by David Sims. I love how the focal point of this campaign isn't necessarily clothes, it's more about creating atmosphere and setting the sinister and beautiful McQueen mood. It reminds me of posters for epic, ... Read more
While Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2011 was a majestic tribute to McQueen's work, the new Fall/Winter 2011/12 collection is more about Sarah Burton moving towards doing her own thing. A transition point between McQueen's legacy and Burton's vision of McQueen's legacy. There are several stunning, breathtaking pieces in this collection, but overall it lacks the wow ... Read more
I got the idea to put together this list during London Fashion Week. Although I thought a lot of the shoes presented there would look better in fall and winter, I realized the list wasn't going to suffer one bit after seeing the Milan and Paris shows. FYI, this selection of the crème de la ... Read more