Originally published in The WILD Magazine. â—Šâ—Š The long-overdue monograph on the influential milliner Philip Treacy arrived as a delicate and quiet volume that sneaks beneath the glossy and immobile surfaces of high fashion to animate a man and his hats. Treacy—who supplies hats to a glittering roster of designers […]
I was recently asked to review PATTERN, one of Phaidon Press’s new volumes on contemporary fashion, and I was rendered wordless for a while. It’s both a survey and a monograph without fully committing to either category. PATTERN is a new member of Phaidon’s editorial publications in which the editorializing […]
“Phaidon’s Ghost of Fashion Present,” Originally published in The WILD Magazine. â—Šâ—Š A survey book of contemporary fashion faces the hard task of convincing its reader not only of its authority and soundness in judgment, but also of its enduring relevance in an industry that is defined by flux. Phaidon, now […]