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Linkin
g both
sexes
in a
world
of co
ntemp
orary
fashio
n, life
style
and ph
otogra
phy
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tsIn
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ktail
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ta
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lyA R
efined
Gentl
eman
Faux
Coutur
eI m
a g e
C r e
d i t
sApp
arel
Credit
s
Introdu
ction
Concea
l or r
eveal.
Cover
a secr
et, sh
ine a
new lig
ht, an
d unve
il a hi
dden a
spect.
Cre
ative
layers
stron
gly in
spire
this e
dition
of Li
nk.Pla
y with
soft
pink a
cetate
, grap
hic ill
ustrat
ions,
cut-ou
t win
dows a
nd tra
cing p
aper.
An int
eracti
ve str
ucture
has b
een
create
d, eac
h shee
t an i
ntegra
l stra
tum.
Influen
cing o
ur pho
tograp
hy, m
ateria
ls and
even
our m
onthly
coc
ktail r
ecipe,
the u
rge to
disco
ver wh
at lies
benea
th wil
l tak
e over
from
here
on.
What
do you
think
of up
on hea
ring t
he wo
rd ‘la
yers’?
Elizabe
th Cha
mp, E
ditor
‘How o
nly ce
rtain
people
can p
eel ba
ck cer
tain
layers
in ot
her pe
rsonal
ities’
Contributors
Hayley Jade Browne, Artist‘Photoshop; a build up of layers.’
Helena Roots, Lifestyle Writer‘Lots of different elements of something, that when together
create a whole
Dana Ali, Creative Assistant‘When a person is perceived as being deep, and possessing
hidden inner layers’
Contrib
utors
Heathe
r Barr
ass, C
reativ
e Assi
stant
‘Slate
, how
it la
yers i
tself’
Jazzin
o Tam
ani, F
ashion
Write
r‘Fu
r, wo
ol, le
ather
and ta
rtan.
The m
ore th
e merr
ier!’
Chelse
a Smit
h, Illu
strato
r‘Mi
xed m
edia c
ollage
s’W
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le Cus
hion;
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ison;
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ach
Whi
te O
ut
White
; The
achro
matic
color
of m
aximu
m ligh
tness;
the
color
of ob
jects
that r
eflect
nearl
y all
light o
f all
visib
le wa
veleng
ths
Shirt
; A ga
rment
for t
he upp
er bod
y made
of cl
oth,
with a
colla
r, sle
eves,
and bu
ttons
down t
he fro
nt.
Clean,
crisp
and c
ut to
perfec
tion.
A garm
ent th
at can
be w
orn re
gardle
ss of
age, s
ex, so
cial s
tatus
or bac
kgroun
d. A
piece
so ver
satile
that
it is
approp
riate
for t
he gar
den p
arty
and
the m
eeting
, the
BBQ
and t
he we
dding,
the
cinem
a and
the
staff
party.
A stap
le tha
t has
underp
inned
men’s
, wom
en’s a
nd chi
ldren’
s ward
robes
for ye
ars,
and ha
s evol
ved as
time h
as pas
sed. W
ill the
white
shirt
ever f
all ou
t with
fashi
on?
For a
garm
ent t
hat w
as int
roduce
d cen
turies
ago,
the
white
shir
t has
done
exc
eption
ally
well.
Ever
sinc
e Ma
rie An
toinet
te don
ned a
long
white
musl
in shi
rt for
a por
trait
in 179
3 (wh
ich of
cours
e caus
ed a P
arisia
n scan
dal) t
he sta
tement
pie
ce has
gone
from
stre
ngth
to str
ength.
By
the e
nd of
the 1
9th c
entury
the
shir
t wa
s a
strong
sym
bol o
f weal
th; th
ose w
ho wo
re it
did n
ot wo
rk, a
nd the
refore
did
not n
eed t
o be
concer
ned a
bout
stainin
g the
snow
y wh
ite f
abric.
For wo
men,
it was
Coco C
hanel
who t
ook th
e lead
and d
itched
her c
orset
for a
loose
collar
ed wh
ite sh
irt. W
ith th
e wom
en’s w
orkfor
ce exp
anding
post
World
War T
wo, t
he sim
ple pi
ece st
arted
to cem
ent it
self i
n wom
en’s w
ardrob
es. Lo
oking
back o
ver th
e las
t cent
ury, t
he wh
ite sh
irt has
resur
faced
countl
ess ti
mes i
n popu
lar cu
lture.
A sunn
y aft
ernoon
in R
ome,
a del
icate
young
woma
n can
be
seen
peerin
g int
o a
hairdr
essers
. Her
hair is
tradi
tional
and h
er dre
ss is c
onserv
ative.
The p
etite
female
we
ars a
white
shirt
button
ed up
to the
neck,
with
long
full s
leeves
brigh
t in t
he sun
shine.
Her s
hirt i
s tuck
ed int
o her
high-w
aisted
midi
skirt,
full
with p
leats
and
accent
uating
her m
iniscul
e wais
tline.
She gl
ances
down t
he str
eet be
fore s
teppin
g int
o the
hair
dresse
rs and
out
of sig
ht.
Who
is tha
t bea
utiful
ly sty
lish y
oung
woma
n? It
is of
course
Audre
y Hepb
urn (o
r Prin
cess A
nne sh
ould w
e say)
, who
made
the w
hite
shirt
fashio
nable
after
her a
ppeara
nce in
fifti
es fil
m ‘Ro
man H
oliday’
.
The lis
t goes
on…
Kim Ba
ssinge
r put
on a m
asculin
e num
ber fo
r ‘9 a
nd a H
alf We
eks’.
An and
rogyno
us aes
thetic
was
offere
d by
Patti
Smith
on th
e cove
r of h
er alb
um
‘Horse
s’ in 1
975. U
ma Th
erman
paired
her c
igaret
te pan
ts wit
h a cl
assic l
oose s
hirt f
or a d
ance w
ith Jo
hn Tra
volta
in ‘Pul
p Fict
ion’.
Repres
enting
the m
en, we
have
Prince
who
sporte
d the
white
shirt
with r
etro p
uffed
jabots
, and
who c
an for
get ou
r secr
et age
nt Jam
es Bon
d, loo
king h
andsom
ely cl
assic c
ountle
ss tim
es in t
ailored
bleac
hed sh
irts?
The fi
lm and
musi
c indu
stries
certa
inly sp
read t
he wo
rd of
the w
hite s
hirt.
People
sta
rted t
o real
ize th
at it
was n
ot jus
t for
work.
This
piece
could
be bot
h sexy
and
cons
ervati
ve, c
ontem
porary
and
classi
c, ma
sculine
and
feminin
e. The
fash
ion
indust
ry con
tinued
to fe
ed the
white
shirt
fire,
creati
ng sm
oke sig
nals t
hat re
ached
million
s arou
nd the
globe
. Desi
gners
starte
d to i
nterpr
et the
white
shirt
individ
ually
and di
versel
y, wit
h the
outcom
e bein
g an a
bundan
ce of
shirts
for e
very o
ccasio
n.
‘The
Pirate
Coll
ection
’ by
Vivien
ne We
stwood
was
typica
lly e
ightie
s and
scre
amed
histor
ical
refere
nces;
drama
tic c
ollars
and
big c
uffs,
with
bold
struct
ures
and t
hicker
fabr
ics.
The m
inimalis
tic a
nd refi
ned a
esthet
ic of
the 9
0s wa
s see
n in
white
shir
ts des
igned
by Ma
rtin M
argeila
, Cal
vin K
lein a
nd Pra
da.
Howeve
r it w
as a
certai
n coll
ection
launc
hed in
1985
that w
as key
in em
phasiz
ing
the w
hite
shirt.
Of
course
, Don
na Kar
an’s
Capsul
e Wa
rdrobe
stat
ed the
whit
e shi
rt as
a ‘st
aple’
alongs
ide t
he bel
ted t
rench
and b
ootleg
jean
s. Suc
h a
statem
ent u
rged
wome
n aro
und t
he wo
rld t
o inv
est in
thei
r ‘Sev
en Eas
y Pie
ces’
in a
bid t
o cre
ate a
n eff
ortles
sly s
tylish
, int
erchan
geable
ward
robe.
Was
the
white
shir
t at t
he hea
rt of
this?
Yes.
Did it
dese
rve to
be
there?
Of c
ourse.
Today,
the w
hite s
hirt is
still f
avoure
d by m
any de
signer
s and
fashio
n hous
es. Miu
Miu of
fers
sparkl
ing em
bellish
ed col
lars o
n the
tradit
ional
piece,
whilst
Burbe
rry Pr
orsum
offer
s a
histor
ic twis
t with
pleat
ed bib
s. But
tonles
s shir
ts wit
h luxu
rious
textur
es are
produ
ced
by Val
entino
, and
Marc
Jacobs
has c
rafted
elega
nt wh
ite sh
irts wit
h billo
wing s
leeves
. T
he wh
ite s
hirt
can b
e rew
orked
in so
many
differ
ent w
ays,
and p
aired
with
almost
anyt
hing.
Perhap
s som
e bla
ck tai
lored
culott
es, w
ith a
scal
loped
edge
and s
mart
fit,
comple
te wit
h litt
le em
bellish
ed poc
kets?
Or
maybe
a p
air o
f jac
quard
panele
d sat
in pan
ts, fi
nished
with
a b
aroque
styl
e pai
sley
print?
Men m
ay wa
nt to
jazz u
p the
black
work
trouse
rs wit
h a st
ateme
nt jac
ket.
Would
you g
o for
a velv
et tux
edo ja
cket i
n the
deepes
t shad
e of b
urgund
y? Or
pos
sibly
a more
minim
alist a
pproac
h with
a nav
y over
coat i
n the
softes
t wool
, with
the
sharp
est ta
iloring
? Alt
hough
there
are en
dless
combin
ations
for t
his st
aple
piece,
mayb
e the
white
shirt
is abo
ut to
wave
it’s fl
ag?
Fashio
n is
consta
ntly
evolvin
g and
chan
ging,
but s
urely
the w
hite
shirt
can o
nly e
volve
to a
certai
n ext
ent.
A gar
ment
can o
nly a
dapt
to cur
rent
trends
and
impact
s bef
ore it
just
isn’t
reco
gnizab
le any
more.
Thi
s rai
ses a
n imp
ortant
ques
tion;
will
the w
hite
shirt
lose
its s
taple
status
? Yes
the
shirt
is ver
satile,
but
will
it be
able
to ada
pt to
what
the f
uture
holds?
Maybe
the
only
restric
ting
quality
of
the s
hirt
is in
fact
the c
olour.
Con
tradic
tory,
yes,
but if
colo
ur wa
s not
a r
estrai
nt on
this
piece
there
would
be
so mu
ch mo
re mil
eage.
Imagin
e the
endl
ess c
ombin
ations
of
patter
ns,
colour
s, sha
des a
nd pri
nts t
hat c
ould
be inc
orpora
ted in
to a
classi
c fit
ted
shirt.
Mayb
e all
this
time
the
‘white
shir
t’ sho
uld h
ave ju
st bee
n ‘th
e shi
rt’?
Many
would
argu
e tha
t the
whit
e shi
rt is
not a
n exp
ressiv
e pie
ce of
clothi
ng.
To som
e, wh
ite s
hirts
are a
ll far
too
similar
and
lack
the o
rigina
lity t
hat is
con
stantl
y sea
rched
for
to ach
ieve
a per
sonal
sense
of sty
le.
White
shi
rts b
y Bur
berry,
Jil S
ander
and C
hloe
could
all b
e hel
d up
to an
audien
ce and
gene
rate
a res
ponse
of ‘Th
ey all
look
the s
ame’.
Is t
he wh
ite s
hirt
too
boring
, too
safe
for t
he con
tempor
ary m
an and
wom
an? U
nique
style
is str
ived
for;
does
a wh
ite s
hirt
make
an ind
ividual
catc
h you
r eye
in a
sea
of sui
ts?
In add
ition,
the wh
ite sh
irt can
easily
evoke
memo
ries o
f scho
ol day
s. The
distre
ss of
weari
ng a s
chool
unifor
m in
your t
eenage
years
is po
tentia
lly th
e most
frust
rating
fac
tor re
gardin
g educ
ation;
the y
ears w
hich a
re int
egral
for fi
nding
your o
wn im
age
and se
nse o
f styl
e. Eve
ryone
must
remem
ber th
e ang
er fel
t when
leg
warm
ers,
earrin
gs, b
adges
and ja
ckets
were
confis
cated.
When
you
are fi
fteen
and t
old
to rol
l dow
n your
skirt,
or le
ngthen
your
tie, o
r turn
down
your
collar
, you
feel
stripp
ed of
your i
ndivid
uality.
A des
perate
attem
pt at
standi
ng out
among
st thr
ee hun
dred s
tudent
s dres
sed ex
actly
the sa
me as
you…
gone.
If a g
limpse
of a
white
shi
rt and
tie is
too no
stalgic
for y
ou to
bear,
there
must
be ma
ny rig
ht alo
ngside
you.
Consid
ering
how an
yone o
f any
age or
gende
r can
wear
the w
hite s
hirt,
it’s qu
ite
surpri
sing h
ow it
hasn’
t beco
me le
ss imp
ortant
in fa
shion.
Whic
h make
s one
wonde
r, wil
l it ev
er bec
ome l
ess ‘d
ressy’
? As
a stap
le wo
rn by
both m
en and
wome
n, sch
ool
childr
en and
busin
essper
sons,
it is p
ossible
in the
futur
e that
the w
hite s
hirt w
ill no
longer
be a s
mart
wardr
obe ch
oice b
ut mu
ch mo
re cas
ual. T
he for
mal p
iece c
ould d
ecline
on
the sm
art-om
eter d
own t
o the
level
of app
arel t
hat is
regard
ed as
safe.
Maybe
alo
ngside
casua
l ward
robe c
hoices
such
as the
black
t-shi
rt or
the bo
otleg
jeans.
When
a tren
d is ov
er-wo
rn, le
ss int
erest
is take
n and
it even
tually
wanes
and w
ithers
. The
white
shirt
is cons
idered
as a
timele
ss cla
ssic,
consta
ntly r
emain
ing in
fashio
n and
appear
ing on
the r
unway
season
after
seaso
n. How
ever,
with t
rend c
ycles
becom
ing
small
er and
small
er, th
e whit
e shir
t’s st
ability
surel
y must
be at
stake
. Com
bined
with
innova
tive n
ew pi
eces h
itting
the r
unway
every
season
, it is
possi
ble th
e whit
e shir
t wil
l fall
into
the tr
end cy
cles.
Imagin
e whit
e shir
ts are
only
worn
for a
few mo
nths
every
four y
ears.
Envisa
ge wa
lking i
nto yo
ur offi
ce on
a rain
y Mond
ay mo
rning,
to
be gre
eted w
ith th
e most
vibran
t abun
dance
of col
our an
d prin
t. Ma
genta,
turqu
oise,
musta
rd, sc
arlet
and em
erald.
Houn
dstoot
h, pol
ka dot
s, che
cks, s
tripes
and pa
isley.
The wh
ite sh
irt…?
What
white
shirt?
Maybe
the
white
shir
t is
not y
et rea
dy to
surren
der it
self
to the
futu
re of
fashio
n. It
has re
maine
d a co
nstant
throu
gh mu
ltiple
social,
cultu
ral, e
nviron
menta
l and
polit
ical i
mpact
s; a
much
greate
r for
ce wil
l be
needed
to
shift
the s
hirt
from
its h
igh s
tatus.
The
white
shir
t pos
sesses
such
a p
ositiv
e rep
utatio
n, for
bot
h me
n and
wom
en, a
nd is
a fun
dament
al sta
ple in
millio
ns of
wardr
obes.
The b
eauty
of the
whit
e shi
rt is
that
one d
oes n
ot hav
e a
certai
n loo
k, or
be par
ticula
rly f
ashion
cons
cious
to we
ar it.
It is
effo
rtless
and
definit
ive.
Perhap
s tho
se wh
o cla
im wh
ite s
hirts
are a
ll too
simil
ar can
simp
ly not
app
reciat
e the
det
ails
that
distin
guish
shirt
from
shirt.
The
but
tons,
the c
uffs,
the c
ollar,
the
fit,
the f
abric;
what
makes
a r
eal s
hirt.
Those
who d
isagre
e?
Well,
it is
very
poss
ible y
ou are
yet
to fin
d you
r per
fect
white
shir
t.
Words
by El
izabet
h Cham
p
Cokatil
Hour;
Roman
Candle
Diffic
ulty:
Easy
Cranbe
rry Ju
iceVod
kaGre
nadine
Bue Cu
raco
Sugar
Lemon Ice
Wet t
he rim
of th
e mart
ini gla
ss and
dip i
n suga
r. Pou
r the
cranbe
rry ju
ice an
d vodk
a into
a sha
ker wi
th the
ice. S
hake a
nd pou
r into
the m
artini
glass.
Caref
ully p
our gr
enadin
e dow
n the
inside
of th
e glas
s so i
t sett
les at
the b
ottom
. Slow
ly add
the
blue
curaco
. Garn
ish wi
th a l
emon
rind.
Strata.
Photog
raphs
by Eliz
abeth
Champ
In the
hear
t of
Edinbu
rgh’s
most
celebr
ated
and f
ashion
able
post
code,
nestle
d am
ongst
the h
igh-en
d bar
s and
shop
s of
George
Stre
et, is
Tige
rlily;
a res
tauran
t, bar
and
hotel
in one
. On
a we
t and
dism
al day
you
would
be
forgiv
en for
abse
ntmind
edly
walkin
g by
Tigerl
ily yet
, at
night,
when
the
grand
buildin
g is
bathed
in a
n eth
ereal
red g
low a
nd the
ope
n doo
rs rev
eal a
tem
pting
warm
light
to
passer
s-by,
to wa
lk pas
t wo
uld b
e a
mistak
e.
On ent
ering
the m
ain b
ar you
are
struck
by
the h
igh c
eilings
of
the G
eorgia
n sty
le bui
lding,
typica
l of
Edinbu
rgh,
couple
d wit
h the
full
size
d tra
dition
al fir
eplace
and
comfor
table
cluste
r of
sofas,
none
of
which
woul
d loo
k out
of
place
in a
family
living
room.
How
ever,
stray
a cou
ple o
f fee
t fro
m thi
s sec
tion
of the
Tige
rlily
labyri
nth a
nd, a
s opp
osed
to tra
dition
alism
and h
ome-s
tyle
comfor
ts, y
ou are
face
d wit
h shi
mmeri
ng tile
d wa
lls,
moder
n ligh
t fix
tures
in bol
d hot
pink
, hig
h bac
ked b
lack
leathe
r cha
irs a
nd boo
th sea
ting
areas.
This
cultur
e clas
h of o
ld ver
sus ne
w, of
conven
tional
versu
s cont
empor
ary, i
s carr
ied th
rough
to the
exte
nsive
bar m
enu. T
igerlil
y off
ers a
n ext
ensive
range
of
over s
ixty
cockta
ils, f
rom
the c
lassic
s of
the C
osmopo
litan,
Daiqui
ri and
Pina
Cola
da, t
o the
obsc
ure a
nd com
menda
ble
concoc
tions
that
Tigerl
ily is
famed
for,
such
as the
atm
ospher
ic hom
age t
o Sco
tland
‘A Kra
ken B
ru’,
a coc
ktail
that
serves
up
to thr
ee peo
ple a
nd con
sists
of thr
ee typ
es of
rum,
guava
and g
rapefr
uit j
uices,
and
cherry
syru
p, pre
sented
in a
punc
h bow
l und
er a
gloom
y fog
. Ther
e tru
ly is
a coc
ktail
for a
ny per
son, f
or any
mood
, and
for a
ny sit
uation
.
Tigerl
ily doe
s not
just
offe
r a
wide
range
of coc
ktails,
but
also
an all
-encom
passin
g win
e me
nu, im
pressi
ve arr
ay of
spirits
(ava
ilable
to be
purcha
sed b
y the
bott
le and
serv
ed at
the t
able,
if you
woul
d pre
fer)
and b
eer,
lager
and a
les o
n dra
ught,
served
from
ele
gant
swan-
neck
pumps
by the
youn
g yet
unde
niably
com
petent
and
charis
matic
staf
f.
Tigerl
ily ach
ieves
what
so ma
ny bar
s att
empt
at yet
fail.
It ma
nages
to com
bine
a ran
ge of
stylist
ic fea
tures
withou
t seem
ing co
nfused
, and
it off
ers bo
th hig
h-end
luxury
and a
fforda
ble
good v
alue b
argain
s. It
would
be ea
sy for
a pla
ce suc
h as T
igerlil
y to f
eel el
itist b
ut it d
oes no
t, sim
ply be
cause
it has
someth
ing to
offer
anyon
e. Wh
ether
your p
refere
nce is
a glas
s of c
hampag
ne in
a rese
rved b
ooth b
edecke
d with
candl
es and
mode
rn fix
tures,
or ta
pas st
yle sh
aring
boards
of
food i
n fron
t of t
he fir
e, Tig
erlily
can ca
ter fo
r you;
and w
hat’s
more,
it can
do so
in st
yle.
Words
and i
mages
by He
lena R
oots
T I G
E R L
I L Y
Faux Couture
High s
treet
labels
have
raised
the b
ar of
afford
able s
tyle s
o desi
gners
are ra
ising t
heirs
with o
ut-of-
the-bo
x desi
gns an
d unbe
atable
qualit
y.
It has
never
been
easier
to m
imic th
e look
s that
parad
e the
catwa
lks to
day an
d to b
e fair
a lot
of
us can
’t aff
ord th
e look
s on t
he run
way.
When
choosi
ng bet
ween
a £50
dress
and a
£500
dress,
for
many
it’s a
no-bra
iner.
Whilst
that
means
the h
igh st
reet h
as nev
er bee
n more
creat
ive an
d succ
essful
, des
igners
are c
ertain
ly fee
ling th
e pinc
h. So
it seem
s that
desig
ners f
rom al
l corn
ers fr
om th
e worl
d are
steppi
ng up
to the
plate
to sh
ow of
f thei
r skill
and p
rove t
hat hi
gh-end
is st
ill the
best.
With t
he eco
nomic
downtu
rn, hi
gh str
eet st
ores h
ave be
en usi
ng all
mean
s poss
ible to
keep
ahead
and
keep
their
profit
s up.
The b
est e
xample
of t
his is
H&
M. Eve
ryone
will h
ave h
eard
of at
least
one
collab
oratio
n they
’ve do
ne and
that
is jus
t icin
g on a
very
large
cake.
Maiso
n Mart
in Ma
rgiela
, Vers
ace
and La
nvin h
ave al
l team
ed up
with t
he bra
nd to
create
colle
ctions
that
sold o
ut in
minute
s. Not
only
that b
ut cre
ating
exclus
ive co
llecti
ons, h
osting
exclu
sive e
vents
and la
unchin
g awa
rds to
find
emerg
ing
talent
, the
store
really
has b
ecome
a dom
inant
figure
in af
fordab
le sty
le.
Design
ers ar
e neve
r one
to shy
away
from
a chal
lenge.
It se
ems t
his ri
se of
high s
treet
fashio
n has
brough
t out
some o
f the
most
innova
tive a
nd cre
ative
work
ever s
een on
the r
unway.
Avant
-garde
is no
lon
ger th
ought
of as
weird
or da
ring b
ut sty
lish an
d almo
st the
norm
. Chri
stophe
r Kane
is on
e of t
hese
new wa
ve of
design
ers, p
ushing
the l
imits o
f what
fashi
on is.
Nothi
ng is
out of
range
, from
acryl
ic win
g bol
t fast
enings
to ne
on las
er cut
leath
er; th
is boy
trans
forms
the o
rdinar
y into
the s
pectac
ular.
The c
onsum
er cul
ture
has n
ever b
een m
ore f
ocused
on
quality
and
luxury
. Clo
thing
is our
ultim
ate
statem
ent in
who
we ar
e and
what
our lif
estyle
is. I
n a so
ciety
of “lo
okbook
ers” a
nd “in
stagra
mers”
it
feels
like be
ing un
ique i
s hard
er tha
n ever
. And
this n
ew w
ave of
pseud
o-cout
uriers
is sa
tisfyi
ng the
hun
ger fo
r the
differ
ent an
d indi
vidual
.
It is
alwa
ys a g
ood lit
mus t
est to
obser
ve wh
at dir
ection
desig
ners t
ake on
what
the co
nsume
r want
s. Fas
t fash
ion ha
s lost
its ap
peal a
nd now
we wa
nt tru
ly ind
ividual
and i
ntrica
te clo
thing.
Silho
uettes
are
alien a
nd scu
lptura
l, usi
ng the
body
is a m
obile
canvas
and m
orphin
g wear
ers in
to livi
ng art
, mate
rials
that a
re rem
iniscen
t of N
ASA ar
e used
to pr
oduce
exquis
ite dr
esses
and st
yle is
not ab
out re
strain
t but
the ba
lance
betwe
en the
maxi
mal a
nd the
taste
ful. T
he fro
ntier
of fas
hion i
s infi
nite a
nd the
consu
mer
is rea
dy for
anyth
ing.
Words
by Ja
zzino
Tamani
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by El
izabet
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p
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ry Gar
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Trenc
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tty Em
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lvet F
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der Mc
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ere Bl
end Sc
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mith W
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ather
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ather
Holdal
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oat, £
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llic Sk
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eeve B
omber
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ld Boy
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er Sat
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ints V
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