Atelier, Provocateur, lost talent

Before his death I wrote a little post on Alexander Mcqueen & his (tragically, final) womenswear show called Plato’s Atlantis. Still, I believe it was the best show I’ve ever seen in my life for a variety of reasons, but I never really mentioned him after he died. Lee Alexander Mcqueen has been an inspiration of mine since I first heard of him when Gianni Versace was murdered outside his Miami home in 1997. He mentioned that he thought... Read More

Covered in scales, in space

This is our first post on fashion. I didn’t originally think of this space as a place to comment on what is happening on the runways of Paris and beyond, so I think I’ll save it for special occaisions. I’ve been watching this show over and over again for a couple months now, I really am a fan of what is happening here. I’ve always loved Alexander McQueen and think his concept-driven shows are thoughtful, full of raw talent,... Read More

Story of a Collection

Someone in a room somewhere made a very, very good decision around the Steven Alan line. Some creative director or team of designers realized that the world is starved for good storytelling. They also realized that there is a certain backlash to blatant advertising techniques that fueled our disposable culture in the last century. How then would someone tell the story of a still disposable product, in the 21st century? Steven Alan’s spring... Read More