One morning, earlier this year, I spent a good few minutes standing in front of a large billboard close to Putney Bridge, trying to fathom out why models wearing curiously Continental, colour coordinated and perfectly clean clothing were made up to look as though they’d been in a punch-up. When ... Read More...
Fashion
It’s the time of year when people dress up in all sorts of strange costumes for Halloween parties. I was reminded of Nige’s closing comments in a post a while ago when I read about the Washington DC Drag Queen Race. Apparently this is one of the area’s more unique ... Read More...
According to Russell Davies the future isn't what it used to be, even in sci-fi: It's hard to miss the missing future in science fiction. Zero History [William Gibson's new novel] feels like it's set in the past, actually last year... I went to see Mr Gibson talk last night and he ... Read More...
The other day I was perusing Hardy Amies’ ABC of Men’s Fashion (first published in 1964), where I was rather surprised to read this definition of the cravat: This word is now only kept alive in the histories of fashion. In wear it has become a stock; and even this is ... Read More...
