Good morning, Friday. It's been a really great week.
So most of you know I like to write about fashion and beauty and bits and bobs of things that inspire me like my beloved city and beyond. But I also like to write about marketing and advertising, a field I've invested most of my life in, and one that keeps shifting and changing to keep it interesting.
This week I got to hitch up at Advertising Week in New York. I saw about a dozen panels and got to write about them. If you're curious, they're all here. I loved doing it and hope to do many more. Loved the run and gun thing. Lots of fun.
But back to fashion, because I've missed almost all of Milan and am now catching up to Paris. Today my man Raf Simons did a magical show for Dior, complete with "a man-made hill in the center of the Louvre’s Cour Carrée covered with 400,000 delphiniums as its show venue this season." Thanks Vogue, wish I was there to see that...but I digress.
Though some of his striped looks and scalloped minis were not quite for me, I fell in love with Simons all over again when it came to some magical jackets and suiting. So strong and modern, excellent shapes and silhouettes- would wear any of these on a regular basis and not much more. So fabulous. Those pant suits are next level. LOVE.
And on a different chord was Tom Ford, who showed with a splashy and flashy collection that had me thinking of Studio 54 and Roxy music album covers, thoughts that occupy my brain more often than not, ps. And lest you think he showed on the runway, think again.Ford showed his new looks through a video starring a skinny Lady Gaga and lensed by Nick Knight. It was the ultimate glam dance party and I lovvvved ittt. I thought this collection felt so on brand for Ford- his past few have left me cold, but this one is super sexy, glam, and gorgeous. . I do believe the gentleman is back. Great, fun collection. Carine Roitfeld had a hand in this perhaps? Looks like her. I'm way more team Raf ps, but there's looks for all of us on the runway to transport us to somewhere very well dressed, whatever that means to each and everyone one of us.
I'll have a browse this weekend through the rest of the shows- already know I loved the Row (duh) and back in Italy, Bottega Veneta, Etro, and Versace were all pretty amazeballs. Next week I may do a round up of the best of all shows, and then get back to our regularly scheduled program.
Cause that's what's up on this newsy Friday in the 212. Yours, in getting the scoop. XO