FASHION WRITING
"I think the base of clothes for men and for women is fixed for the 20th Century ... I believe this base will not change. There will be fashions that arrive, but they will be like fireworks; they will glow brightly in a burst and then sputter out." -Yves Saint Laurent
Kitsuné Look Book shot at The Standard, Hollywood
What Does the Kitsuné Say?
Profile•9 September 2014•Standard Culture Print Issue
The two-headed, two-pronged, fashion and music company based in Paris has a unique story. Today, it's common place for brands to expand across platforms, but Kitsuné was founded as a fashion/music double agent from day one. That authenticity of purpose has carried them far.
Still from, Qui Êtes-Vous Polly Magoo? (1966)
Fashion Week is Dead. Long Live Fashion Week.
Essay•18 February 2015• StandardHotels.com
Co-authored this in-depth look at New York Fashion Week. It's history, evolution and dubious relevance today. We take two opposing view points about whether the organized presentation of clothing on any particular week is still worthwhile.
Maurizio Cattelan / Pierpont Ferrari for W Magazine 2009
MAURIZIO CATTELAN / Dennis Freedman
Interview•6 May 2016•StandardHotels.com
How did Maurizio Cattelan go from mischievous donkeys and racist elephants to master of the editorial photo spread? Creative director Dennis Freedman recounts their collaboration on the W Magazine Art Issue which marked the artist's intriguing transition.
John Bartlett runway presentation (2002)
The Long and Short of Penises on the Runway
Profile•18 February 2015•StandardHotels.com
When Rick Owens showed outfits with actual dongs hanging free, we decided to take a closer look.
Lisa Taylor shot by Chris van Waggenheim for Dior in 1977
'70s Supermodel Lisa Taylor Talks Life in the Flash Lane
Interview•1 August 2012•StandardHotels.com
Lisa Taylor may no longer be a household name, but like most of her co-stars in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' HBO documentary, "About Face: Supermodels Then and Now" she's doing just fine, thank you. One of the greatest beauties to ever grace a catwalk, the onetime muse to Helmut Newton, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors talked to Standard Culture about her time in the trenches. (Full disclosure, she's my cousin!)
The famous Kate Moss Hologram
MCQUEEN AT THE MET
Review•28 June 2011•The Gentleman Tramp
I went back three times. In my esteem, it is one of the greatest exhibits in all of museum history.
Every designer has been lost been in a see of Pantone swatches
Inside The Color Oracle: Pantone
Profile•14 February 2014•StandardHotels.com
In the world of design, the Pantone Book is quite literally a bible – studied and worshiped. At Standard HQ it is kept in a locked drawer and emblazoned with a giant sticker that reads, "this book CANNOT leave this office." I met the Willy Wonkas of color as they launched their first fashion line.