Have you ever wanted a front row seat at fashion week? This week’s episode is pretty much that.
As you might know, Paris fashion week ended last Tuesday, closing out another month of shows in New York, London, Milan and the French capital. I wanted to get the perspective of someone who’d been there in person, so I invited one of my favourite editors to join me on the podcast and tell us what went down.
This week, I’m in conversation with the brilliant and hilarious Emma Davidson, Fashion Features Director at Dazed. We cover what fashion month looks like for her and how she manages all the content for Dazed’s fashion platforms, before diving into some of the standout moments across the four cities.
Below you’ll find some references to things we touched on in our chat. If there’s anything that’s still unclear, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll explain as best I can. Let me know what your favourite moments were, and if you agree or disagree with any of our takes!
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Honourable mentions:
Parisian picnic lunches (slide 12), Luar, Raul Lopez, Telfar, Vaquera, Collina Strada, Gogo Graham, Chopova Lowena’s Hellmans mayonnaise collaboration, Alex Kessler (who I mistakenly said worked at Vogue - he now works for SSENSE!), Steff Yotka (also from SSENSE), Asai’s Hot Wok top, Karoline Vitto’s billboard campaign, Rihanna shouting out Jawara Alleyne as her new favourite designer in Interview magazine, legendary London talent incubator Fashion East, its founder Lulu Kennedy and her 2IC Raphaelle Moore, New School agency, the mesmerising Valentino show space, Gucci’s ‘Of course a horse’ campaign, Iggy Pop, A$AP Rocky and Tyler the Creator (+ parrot) in Gucci’s tailoring campaign, NFL players popularizing Rick Owens, Rick Owens’ SS14 show where he enlisted steppers from momentum, washington divas, the zetas and soul steps, Rick Owen’s SS16 show where models carried other models on their bodies, Bella Hadid in the ‘spray dress’ at Coperni’s SS23 show, Coperni’s ‘Copernize Your Life’ Instagram bandersnatch campaign, the blown glass swipe bag, their meteorite swipe bag, this season’s liquid printed silicone version, stylist Katie Grand on working with Miuccia Prada, Willem Defoe closing Miu Miu, the TikTok girlies, Sinead O’Dwyer’s steamy LFW presentation, the mystery and magnetism of ‘Comme Day’, Cate Blanchett in the Hodakova spoons dress, the belt bag, Hodakova winning the LVMH prize, the dress made out of a Barbour jacket, the briefcase that becomes a dress, and much more!
The designers we discussed in more detail:
Women’s History Museum:
Willy Chavarria:
Chopova Lowena:
Karoline Vitto:
Jawara Alleyne:
Prada:
Valentino:
Rick Owens:
Coperni:
Miu Miu:
Noir Kei Ninomiya:
ALL-IN:
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A designer we didn’t discuss but I really like is Torishéju. She was profiled by a writer I really like (Jason Okundaye) for a magazine I really like (Family Style).
Tom Rasmussen just released their new album ‘Live Wire’. The artwork (and that of their first album, ‘Body Building’) was shot by Tim Walker.
Looking forward to listening to The Big D(EI) podcast, a new series hosted by Daniel Peters, who also founded the Fashion Minority Report.
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A Thread about the SS25 fashion shows with Dazed's Emma Davidson