People Have Nothing Else To Talk About: The Final Part Of The Kurkdjian Interview
Many thanks to all of you who’ve left comments and sent emails about part 1 and part 2 of my interview with Francis Kurkdjian. Here’s the final chapter, in which…
Many thanks to all of you who’ve left comments and sent emails about part 1 and part 2 of my interview with Francis Kurkdjian. Here’s the final chapter, in which…
Okay, this is going to be a long post, so you might want to grab a coffee before you settle down to read. I’ll wait here while you do that.…
I received so many emails in response to the brief extract from my interview with Francis Kurkdjian that I’ve decided to publish a few more comments he made during our…
Today is the second birthday of Persolaise.com, so I couldn’t let the occasion go by without a brief, celebratory post. Thanks very much indeed to all of you for continuing…
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Please click here to be taken to Glass Magazine, where you’ll find my review of the latest masculine from Viktor & Rolf.
Just in case you were wondering: yes, I’m still alive and I’m still tapping away at the keyboard. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before I can tell you what…
This is almost certainly going to be the final post from me for several weeks. I’m afraid I’ve got to get my head down and pour all my energy into…
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Image: Grant Osborne Just a link from me today, to a Basenotes article which touches on the issue of body diversity in the fashion world. Although the tone of the…