johngallianolesincroyables: FASHION FLASHBACKTo coincide with London Fashion Week in October 1988, B
johngallianolesincroyables: FASHION FLASHBACKTo coincide with London Fashion Week in October 1988, Blitz magazine produced a separate supplement celebrating London’s “finest or foremost fashion and furniture shops, bars and eating places”. It also contained a rather fabulous set of sepia-hued portraits by the (then) hot fashion photography duo Brad Branson and Fritz Kok (think of them as the Mert & Marcus of their day). The portraits celebrated “this season’s star line-up: from fledgling to veteran, eight designers (including cover star John Galliano) with a unique talent and the ability to surprise and enchant.” Some of them are still with us and going strong (Westwood and Blahnik), some peaked and declined (Ozbek, Hamnett, Conran), one died far too young (Flett) and of course one fell from grace in spectacular fashion, yet to return -- source link