Travel: Milan
After a busy month or so in the office, a short visit to Milan came as a welcome relief. Whilst there I had the pleasure of meeting staff from the Politecnico di Milano, Ermenegildo Zegna’s… View Full Post
Fashion Cities: Seoul
Seoul, the South Korean capital, is increasingly seen as Asia’s fashion hub. With the Chinese economy slowing, Seoul’s potential as Asia’s key fashion market is rising. Seoul boasts a staggering 9 million–plus inhabitants and the… View Full Post
Fashion Cities: Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria, is Africa’s most populous city with an estimated 21 million people living there. It is a city known for its oil reserves and has the largest economy of any city in Africa. It… View Full Post
Fashion Cities: Los Angeles
Los Angeles, once thought of as the home of distressed denim, graphic tees and flipflops, is now attracting some of the most high profile fashion designers. The city’s laid back and non-conformist attitude has seen… View Full Post
Fashion Cities: Copenhagen
This marks the first post in a new, short series I am undertaking on the emerging fashion cities that are rising to global prominence. The four mighty pillars of the fashion industry – Paris, Milan, London… View Full Post
Travel: Singapore Retail
Whilst in Singapore, a local taxi driver was telling me that many people come to this city-state purely to shop. I can understand why, with an overwhelming amount of luxury designer stores dominating the landscape. Many… View Full Post
Travel: IFFTI – Momenting The Memento
Every year IFFTI‘s (International Foundation of Fashion and Technology Institutes) conference is hosted by one of its member institutions. With over 50 members representing 37 different nations, the conference is renowned for the way it… View Full Post
Travel: Florence
Florence is a truly beautiful city. Famous for it’s history, its not just the stunning architecture that reminds us of it’s historical importance as the birth place of the Renaissance. The human scale is something… View Full Post
Travel: Dubai – The Art of Dress
I recently returned from Dubai for the opening of a selection of work from our Art of Dress exhibition. We were also hosting a series of panel discussions with Caspian Arts Foundation as part of… View Full Post
Travel: New York Exhibitions
My trip to New York this month was as always fast paced and stimulating. Meetings with academics, bloggers and curators were interspersed with visits to galleries, new retail outlets and people watching. I had gone… View Full Post