Fashion is an industry that is obnoxious, loud and extroverted. To do well, one must discard one’s shame and fear of rejection. This is because the business of fashion is not about…
Noon started with outlines of garments in my head. They were enormous creatures; giants looming in the background with the angularity of a Modernist sculpture yet is all-enveloping like a fluffy cloud.…
Humans are strange creatures. We pin our self-esteem on our beliefs. When our beliefs are validated, we feel good about ourselves. When they’re being contradicted, we often take it as a personal attack.
Part I: A Wandering Noon Part II: A Descending Noon Part III: A Homeward-Bound Noon Part I: A Wandering Noon Noon is walking home. Like any other night, his mind is blank,…
Homogeneity in fashion – both in design, and especially in its material use – is on the rise, owing to the transfer of decision-making power from the creatives to the marketers and merchandisers under the diktat of the managerial class, who prioritises quick returns over risky creative ideas in a bid to remain competitive in this social-media driven market.
With the passing of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Issey Miyake, I prepared my farewell to the incoming end of an era, while facing the tsunami of celebrated mediocrity.