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Painted Ladies ‘Aesthetic Lust’
The second programme in our exploration of the relationship between painting and fashion looks at notions of modesty throughout the ages and considers the nude in art. It also looks at the development of men’s tailoring and its beginnings in … Continue reading
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Painted Ladies ‘Nobility, Virtue, Morality’
The relationship between painting and fashion. We were looking through our archives recently and rediscovered a series of three programmes I made in 1995 with Cynthia and my brother, Gordon, for Channel 4 television (UK). As all of you who are … Continue reading
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The acorn is happy to become an oak

We have had 3 fashion shows to present over 6 weeks. The final show is in Paris this Saturday – we are calling it ‘London’ and we want to link it to saving the planet by asking, why do all … Continue reading
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A Day at the National Gallery

Today’s visual art is not popular. There is nothing to like about it. There’s actually nothing there except ‘rubbish appeal’ – something different. How boring! Art gives Culture. That is why the Art Lover is important. Nevertheless he is avant … Continue reading
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No Place Like Home

Three young women from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) came to shoot an interview with me last week for their website. I was interviewed by Rebecca Atwood, Executive Assistant at EJF, Tori Timms, Campaigner (who kindly supplied the bullet points … Continue reading
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Storm Models and Harper’s Bazaar support Cool Earth

Just out – our interview and photo shoot for the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Young models from the Storm model agency gave their time to support us in our efforts to save the rainforest. You can read it here … Continue reading
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Money is just an idea
We spent some time with Clive Menzies at Occupy and spoke about a number of things – his criticisms of our financial and banking system was of particular interest. He helped us understand the fundamental nature – and fundamental flaws … Continue reading
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It’s a really busy time
We’re getting ready to launch our new Autumn/Winter 2012-2013 fashion collections: London on 19 February, Paris on 3 March. I know it’s been a while since my last blog – and some of your letters need answering – but I’ve … Continue reading
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7 Wonders

A few months ago I did an interview for the February 2012 issue of L’Officiel magazine in France. They asked what 7 things I consider most important for our time – you can read and see the piece as it … Continue reading
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