ID Setters

“This season’s grunge is all about being creative about how you put your look together, and not necessarily spending a fortune. It’s about being a little bit surprising and very creative. I love the glamour of adding some vintage to my look, and have done for years, as it keeps things original”
Kate Moss
[Why Kate Moss is still queen of grunge @ Times]


Unfortunately the Kate Moss Collection isn’t creative at all. Oh, but Topshop never said the garments supposed to be creative/original, they expect the creative process to come from the consumer during the styling.

"sometimes it’s only when you see a new interpretation that you recognise what you are"
Carine Roitfeld

“I really don’t have that many clothes,” she tells me. I even believe her. Because when a woman has a good eye for what makes a perfect coat (a belt, apparently), skirt (slim and just on the knee) and so on, she can rework them endlessly with of-the-moment accessories. As Averyl Oates, buying director at Harvey Nichols, says: “Carine has an amazing eye for putting together a look that is both interesting and forward-thinking.” Oates thinks that it’s the way Roitfeld mixes demure, grown-up pieces with aggressive high-fashion statements, some of which verge on the risqué — such as her bondage shoes, animal prints and love of fur — that has had the biggest impact on fashion. “The styling of many winter shows mimicks that edgy, chic glamour that she is famous for. But then, she is one of the most closely watched women in the front row.” Nor does Oates think that Roitfeld style is just for the skinny: “It’s about heritage, luxury and simplicity.”

Roitfeld is blissfully untroubled at the prospect of being surrounded by mini-mes: “It’s flattering and it helps me to reassess my style.”

 

[ Carine Roitfeld: the ultimate style-setter @ TIMES]