Inaugurated on 26 June 2013 in London, the exhibition ‘RIAN: New Directions in Irish Fashion Design’ was conceived with the intention to showcase the work produced by contemporary Irish designers. Although small in scale and limited in the number of pieces on display, the exhibition was carefully curated to demonstrate...
Over the years, what has repeatedly drawn me to L. S. Lowry’s paintings is the enigmatic (and utterly poetic) fascination with English urban and industrial landscapes and the ways in which they are silently populated with anonymous figures whose sole purpose seems to be the embodiment of life’s existential mechanics....
If there is one colour that will be impossible to avoid in men’s fashion during spring/summer 2014, that will most certainly be blue. Throughout the hundreds of runway shows and presentations that took place during June 2013 in London, Florence, Milan and Paris to unveil spring/summer 2014 menswear collections, it...
When it comes to trends forecasting, one of the most common assumptions (that is also one of the most debatable) is that, in times of economic recession, fashion tends to follow rather than direct consumers perambulating the path of style. As the cycle of fashion weeks to showcase menswear collections...
On a recent visit to Tunisia to attend Fashion Week Tunis, I was very fortunate to be invited to the home of French designer Philippe Xerri and his partner Martial Viahero. The stunning residence, located within the historical Medina of Tunis (a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site), is housed in...
Drapers magazine has reported today that online auction site ebay is planning to launch a fashion website in the spring of 2014 that will sell a mix of high-end high street brands as well as luxury designer brands. The name of the site is not yet known but will be...
For the third post of The Style Examiner’s ‘The Q&A Blogging Sessions’, a series of interviews with bloggers that I admire, I have interviewed Rob Sampson, the author of the blog Lineage of Influence. Q. Why and when did you start your blog? A. I started the blog four years...
Richard Meier architects have unveiled images of the practice’s first project in South Korea. Located in Gangneung, on the East coast of the country, the HH Resort and Spa was designed to grow out of the hillside with curves and angles on the lower levels before ascending in scale into...
Following the opening in December 2012 of its first ever store entirely dedicated to men’s fashion, accessories and footwear in São Paulo, Italian brand Gucci has unveiled a menswear flagship store in Milan. Located in the city’s Brera district opposite Accademia di Brera, the store will have its main entrance...
With their Spring/Summer 2014 menswear collection, which they showed on 16 June 2013 during the first day of the latest London Collections: Men, Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton proved, once again, that their label Sam is one of the most exciting ones currently producing menswear in London. As in their...