Simon Foxton wasn’t lying when he said, “I like to dress nice-looking boys in silly clothes”. He’s known for sticking brightly coloured and insane clothes on his models, and along with Ray Petri he pioneered mixing sportswear, workwear, and proper fashion in the eighties. He was also one of the first stylists to dictate the look of his shoots as much as any photographer. Foxton, along with Petri, helped make an essentially black look (defined hairless muscle, full lips and broad nose) hot.
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It happens twice a year: London Fashion Week descends on West London draining vital party resources like fit girls and good blow from the rest of the city. It’s a magical time for everyone around the country to blink and miss, while a small number of God’s finest creations rip their pearl Westwood gussets while screwing in Henry Holland’s toilet. An important week then. Starting tomorrow, watch this space for VICE’s fashion week experience and tune into our Twitter (@viceuk) to get minute-by-minute updates on the glitterati’s attempts to sell couture as Rome burns.
Thanks to Evian and to celebrate the launch of their new Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture bottle at On|Off, we are giving you the chance to win two tickets to an exclusive catwalk show on Tuesday 24th February.
Normally invite only, the catwalk show will give you the chance to view exquisite collections from one of On|Off’s top designers and also, probably get to gorge on an ignored buffet. They’ll also get you VIP On|Off goody bags (ugh, what a horrid phrase) and travel costs.
Just email alice@viceuk.com by midnight on Sunday with your name and phone number, along with ‘London Fashion Week’ in the subject of the email, and you might win.
Mina Kurunis, 22, assistant manager at Brick Lane Thrift Store
Vice: Can you tell us about your oufit?
Mina: Well, it’s all a bit mish-mash as I woke up late for work. I’m wearing my six-year-old All Stars, some whitewash jeans from Urban Outfitters, a Beavis and Butthead T-shirt from a Charity Shop, and a jacket from Brick Lane Thrift Store. Read more »
Six continents worth of hair types to choose from and you settle on one whose closest free associations are “Apartheid” and “Beer shit.”
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This was at one of those Beard-and-Mustache events where everyone’s super-serious about their face and they can’t take wiseasses coming in and making a mockery of everything. God bless the wiseasses.
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