Posts Tagged: Silk for the Feed Dogs
Amazon offers my book to coincide with fashion calendar
September is Fashion Month. The fashion caravan starts in New York, moves to London, then Milan and finally Paris where it is now. And Amazon UK in its mighty wisdom has put my first novel, Silk for the Feed Dogs,
Amazon offers my book to coincide with fashion calendar
September is Fashion Month. The fashion caravan starts in New York, moves to London, then Milan and finally Paris where it is now. And Amazon UK in its mighty wisdom has put my first novel, Silk for the Feed Dogs,
The Irish Times Interviewed me…
And as I didn’t manage to get my hands on a hard copy yet, here’s some screen grabs of what I say about fashion and living in NYC. The journalist miscredited my novel as non-fiction and misspelt the King of
The Irish Times Interviewed me…
And as I didn’t manage to get my hands on a hard copy yet, here’s some screen grabs of what I say about fashion and living in NYC. The journalist miscredited my novel as non-fiction and misspelt the King of
When Jackie Met Carrie
On my recent Sex & The City binge––all 6 series plus the first film, never the second––I was reintroduced to this dress which I created when I was a designer working for a big Italian fashion house. I used to
When Jackie Met Carrie
On my recent Sex & The City binge––all 6 series plus the first film, never the second––I was reintroduced to this dress which I created when I was a designer working for a big Italian fashion house. I used to
Phantom Thread’s Poignant Glimpse into the Designer Mind
It’s an Oscar contender featuring one of the great actors of our time. The costume design is remarkable, and the cinematography gorgeous. Newcomer Vicky Krieps gives a sensitive and memorable performance and it’s written and directed by auteur, Paul Thomas
Phantom Thread’s Poignant Glimpse into the Designer Mind
It’s an Oscar contender featuring one of the great actors of our time. The costume design is remarkable, and the cinematography gorgeous. Newcomer Vicky Krieps gives a sensitive and memorable performance and it’s written and directed by auteur, Paul Thomas
Better Than The Devil Wears Prada
As I was writing ‘Silk for the Feed Dogs’ my driving impulse was to write a novel set in the fashion industry that didn’t fall prey to the tired metaphors and lazy clichés typical of novels such as ‘The
Better Than The Devil Wears Prada
As I was writing ‘Silk for the Feed Dogs’ my driving impulse was to write a novel set in the fashion industry that didn’t fall prey to the tired metaphors and lazy clichés typical of novels such as ‘The
What Are “Feed Dogs”?
I know the wondering has kept you up at night. Here is a brief explanation from my appearance at the Franco-Irish Literary Festival in Dublin last month… I had too much fun talking fashion among literati for it to be
What Are “Feed Dogs”?
I know the wondering has kept you up at night. Here is a brief explanation from my appearance at the Franco-Irish Literary Festival in Dublin last month… I had too much fun talking fashion among literati for it to be
The Troubled Past of Fashion Wunderkind Jonathan Anderson
We share the same “interesting” past, he and I. Good or bad, it has inevitably left its mark on us. Let me set the scene… Jonathan Anderson grew up just down the road from me on a farm in a
The Troubled Past of Fashion Wunderkind Jonathan Anderson
We share the same “interesting” past, he and I. Good or bad, it has inevitably left its mark on us. Let me set the scene… Jonathan Anderson grew up just down the road from me on a farm in a
Take a Seat
I’m starting the new year by posting my last article of 2015 for FashionUnited.com. I am happy to say that I will be increasing my writing for them in 2016 and have been informed that 2 of the Top 10
Take a Seat
I’m starting the new year by posting my last article of 2015 for FashionUnited.com. I am happy to say that I will be increasing my writing for them in 2016 and have been informed that 2 of the Top 10
The Plight of the Misunderstood Genius
Teaching fashion design has its moments… It’s not all basic princess seams, zipper insertion and welt pockets; it offers opportunities for fully lined, shoulder padded, head-to-toe sequined, handkerchief-hemmed hilarity (No, really, it does.) I meet such variety of the human
The Plight of the Misunderstood Genius
Teaching fashion design has its moments… It’s not all basic princess seams, zipper insertion and welt pockets; it offers opportunities for fully lined, shoulder padded, head-to-toe sequined, handkerchief-hemmed hilarity (No, really, it does.) I meet such variety of the human
Humans of New York
I was delighted to see one of my past students pop up on my Humans of New York Facebook feed today. “Wait a minute, I know her!” I leered blearily at the computer screen in a post-Thanksgiving food daze. In
Humans of New York
I was delighted to see one of my past students pop up on my Humans of New York Facebook feed today. “Wait a minute, I know her!” I leered blearily at the computer screen in a post-Thanksgiving food daze. In
Jackie Mallon 