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at pitti uomo setchu asks more of us by asking less
“We are not a fashion company,” said Satoshi Kuwata, the designer of SETCHU, emphatically, after showing a foldable origami blazer he developed with Davies & Son, the oldest Saville Row tailor. We were at the press preview for his show at Pitti Uomo, the premier...
Continue Readingthe stylezeitgeist guide to kyoto
To say that Kyoto is a magical city is like saying that Francis Bacon is a great artist – neither words nor pictures can relate the firsthand experience. The feeling of peace that washes over you as you stroll the zen gardens or feel the wooden floors of Buddhist...
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Tired of generic gift guides? We've got you. As is our annual tradition of doing exactly one fun thing a year, here is...
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Luxury fashion sales are in the doldrums. It seems that no one, with the exception of several brands that cater to the...
Continue Readingop-ed: why there may never be another mcqueen
Speak to fashion enthusiasts today, and they will tell you how impoverished today’s fashion has become, and how hard...
Continue Readingop-ed: is the era of primacy of the brand over the designer coming to an end?
In 2004 Gucci was flying high. Tom Ford, its designer, and Domenico De Sole, its CEO, were on top of the world, having...
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