Mathieu Mirano Spring 2013 video: 'Evolution'

Mathieu Mirano Spring 2013 video

A year ago, Mathieu Mirano's Chinese dragon-inspired Autumn/Winter 2012 collection was one of my New York Fashion Week highlights. For Spring/Summer 2013, Mirano has released a collection and an accompanying video, Evolution, based on the idea of a scientist experimenting on the remains of ancient reptilians and getting so immersed in her study that she ... Read more

Valentino: Master of Couture exhibition review

Valentino: Master of Couture

A freezing winter morning is the best time to have an exhibition to yourself. Crossing the strangely quiet and empty Somerset House courtyard (how lost it looks without the frenzy of fashion week …), I entered a maze leading to the river side of the building where they had hid the Valentino: Master of Couture ... Read more

Fragments: jewelry mecca for the contemporary woman

Jill Alberts cocktail ring

In the metropolitan hotchpotch of cultures and inspirations that is New York City, you need bold and clever accessories to stand out, be it in the morning commute crowd or at a gala dinner on the Upper East Side. But where do you find them? Fragments is a Manhattan-based boutique and online store offering a ... Read more

How bright is the future of fashion magazines?

Fantastic Man & The Gentlewoman

The question of online versus print is a constant hot issue with big newspapers closing their doors and moving on to digital editions. Is the future of fashion magazines looking any brighter? Fantastic Man and The Gentlewoman Is fashion publishing moving towards niche publications? In the fashion industry, the general consensus seems to be that ... Read more

January Notes

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After a busy Christmas/New Year break I spent with my family hopping between Slovenia, Croatia and Italy, I'm getting back in the game in London for the second term of my MA Fashion Journalism course at London College of Fashion. My life here is happening so fast that I barely have time for introspection, let ... Read more