Every holiday season I seem to have a favourite dress. It started from a very young age. When I was little we used to go to England for Christmas to visit my grandparents and every Christmas my mother would make me a special dress to wear for Christmas day. One year she made me a blue velvet dress with white cuffs and a white collar. I must have been about seven but I still remember how wonderful it was and how much fun I had wearing that dress.
I recenlty received this lace dress from Very and it’s become one of my favourite dresses this Christmas! I seem to wear it all the time. I like dresses because they’re easy to wear. You just throw it on and you’re basically good to go!
I love music videos that make me think "what genre is this!?" It takes about half the video just to acclimatize yourself, and the last half features stunt-sex dance moves that I must admit I haven’t seen before.
The link to the video is above, but you have to watch it on youtube because of the age restriction, which is fully justified…!
I never really loved menswear until I moved to London, and then of course I fell in love with it. The men just seem to have more style and more attitude in London.
So it only seems natural that there is a group of up and coming talented menswear designers in the UK and Carolyn Massey is one of them! Currently in her 8th season, she started her own label in 2006 after doing an MA in fashion at the Royal College of Art. She has also created a diffusion collection for Topman. Her collections can be bought in London, Marseille, Tokyo and New York.
This will be the third season of London Fashion Week to include a menswear day – is London menswear on the rise?
CM – London Menswear is definitely on the rise, and I feel lucky to be part of it.
What is the most important garment or outfit in a man’s wardrobe?
CM – A good jacket. You can’t scrimp on a good tailored jacket, apart from this, good shoes.
How important has the New Gen Men award been for you? Would you still have been able to do a show?
CM – New Gen Men has been amazing in terms of exposure, and also as we are on par with womenswear now with the award. The support has allowed me to think strategically about my label and plan where and what to do next, and the sponsorship is invaluable. I certainly wouldn’t have been able to show without it.
Will you also exhibit in Paris?
CM – I have always done a showroom in Paris during mens. Due to the mens schedule, its imperative to.
What is the inspiration for your AW2010 collection?
CM – All to be revealed… in February 2010.
Do you ever wear your menswear?
CM – Yes! All the time, and I have a strong customer base of girls that do…
Do you have a favourite fashion film?
CM – Mannequin!! All time favourite. Genius. I actually think this was one of the reasons I initially wanted to work in fashion.
Ecouterre has nominated seven designers, not only for their groundbreaking designs, but also for their commitment to sustainability and socially-responsible production.
The nominees are Casey Larkin, Tara St James, Tata Eisenber & Inessah Selditz, Ada Zanditon, Kizzy Jai Knight, Susan Woo and Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgar.
We all think about walking in someone else’s shoes and we always think it would be easier. Of course models do this on a regular basis and they just make it look easy. Shoes can be one of the most challenging part of any catwalk show. Everyone thinks it’s so easy to be a model and so simple to walk down a catwalk.
Abbey Lee Kershaw fell at Rodarte’s spring 2009 show because of the shoes. She, Sasha Pivovarova, and Natasha Poly all declined to wear the McQueen’s spring 2010 Alien 10" heels – the ones that Lady Gaga wore in her video Bad Romance. The shoes are considered so unique that they are protected by copyright!
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Every holiday season I seem to have a favourite dress. It started from a very young age. When I was little we used to go to England for Christmas to visit my grandparents and every Christmas my mother would make me a special dress to wear for Christmas day. One year she made me a blue velvet dress with white cuffs and a white collar. I must have been about seven but I still remember how wonderful it was and how much fun I had wearing that dress.
