Gender-neutral clothing certainly isn’t new, but it’s definitely having a moment in the fashion world. From steetwear to high fashion, brands from all over are blurring gender lines. Earlier this year, Jaden Smith made headlines when he posed in a skirt for Louis Vuitton’s new line, Zara introduced its “Ungendered” clothing line (to mixed reviews), and last […]
Issey Miyake: 45 years at the forefront of fashion
At 77, Issey Miyake is still at the cutting edge of design. Tamsin Blanchard joins him in Tokyo Issey Miyake is quite excited about his paper suit. It doesnt crease! he tells me as he smiles and scrunches up a bit of his sleeve with his fingers. It springs back to perfectly smooth. The suit […]
Turn Nature Into Fashion With Just A Few Backyard Pine Cones
You’ve probably seen a lot of pine cones in your day. Maybe for you, they’re reminders of nature and its beauty. They’re cute and fascinating things, and they’re perfect little souvenirs of the outdoors. Maybe you’ve used them to decorate holiday trees and wreaths, or smeared them with peanut butter and birdseed for a DIY […]
Fashion diplomacy? ‘Kate Effect’ is alive and well
Dutchess has proven an influential figure in fashion world, and trip to India saw all eyes on her once again And so the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went to India for a week. We can assume it was a success, that bridges were built and causes were highlighted. But how instrumental was Kates 20-outfit […]
Why fashion fell in love with the 90s blockbuster
From The Silence of the Lambs to Jurassic Park, fashion is having a moment with all your VHS favourites As everyone knows, the new golden age of culture is the 90s. Its influence has inevitably seeped into fashion and in the spirit of the defining emotion of the decade: irony (thanks Alanis) there has been […]
History meets high fashion in Alexia Sinclair’s stunning photographs
(CNN)“When people first see my images they often think they’re paintings,” claims Australian photographer Alexia Sinclair, who in fact compiles her artworks from photographs embellished with hundreds or sometimes thousands of layers of details and effects added in post-production.
