The running stripe....................Paul Smith SS15, London Fashion Week, Central Saint Martins, Granary Building, London
Saturday, September 20, 2014
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Lights! Cameras! Ogees!.....................Paul Smith's launch of The British Collection for London Collections: Men AW 2014, Essie, Piccadilly, London
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Since arriving in London one word keeps coming to mind when searching to describe taste in this legendary city; and that is texture. The architecture of London, the weather and what its inhabitants wear, all hold in common an elegant grit. Tweet suits, quilted jackets, knitted cardigans, corduroy pants, rubber boots, wax cottons and of course checks, fill the traditional British fashion landscape. A language of layered patterns; texture on textures.
Visually this is akin to the experience of entering an exotic carpet store, where decorative rugs line the walls and gather on the floors. In London's Piccadilly the iconic store Essie trades in the finest of such objects, and it was in this environment that Paul Smith chose to preview The British Collection during the current London Collections: Men AW 2014.
Intermingled with the hypnotic carpets and rugs Paul Smith displayed on wooden mannequins a collection that embellishes and enhances traditional British ideals through the luxury of layering textures. Glen Checks, often referred to as The Prince of Wales Check, morphed over jackets, vests and pants, while business shirts we re-made in a soft chambray. Overcoats seemed even more protective in dark quilted denims, while scarfs and handkerchiefs reflected the gold and burgundy ogees in the surrounding lavish rugs.
Paul Smith's innovations on this British uniform are thanks to the brand’s keen relationship with the Clissold Mill of Yorkshire. Through this partnership contemporary design has joined forces with age old craftsmanship to rejuvenate tradition, producing new ways to weave cloth and imagination into dressing.
LG
Surprise Letter...........Paul Smith, London
Sunday, November 11, 2012
When British designer Paul Smith visited Melbourne this Spring, I was there to capture the fashion pack that flocked to the opening of his flagship store. The launch party reminded me of a scene from the Great Gatsby and fuelled drawing ideas for days.
Once the event was painted and posted on my blog, I sent out a folio via email to the London fashion house and crossed my fingers. You can image then how thrilled I was when I received this drawing and message from the man himself.
Thank you Sir Paul Smith
LG
