Laura Bradley
Guest Posting 22 June – 26 June 2009
Laura Bradley is Fashion Features Editor at SHOWstudio.com, Nick Knight’s fashion website. She is also founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Fashion Almanac. The inaugural printed issue for Spring/Summer 2008 featured contributions from an array of industry personalities including Jason Evans, Simon Foxton, Susannah Frankel, Pierre Hardy, Stephen Jones, M/M (Paris) and Peter Saville. Bradley contributes to a number of international publications such as Vogue Hommes Japan and has lectured at institutions including the ICA and the Design Museum.
What have you got planned this week?
A lot to cram in as next week I’m off to Glastonbury. Lots of meetings and preparatory work for our upcoming exhibition, ‘SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution’ opening at Somerset House in September to coincide with the start of London Fashion Week. I’m doing a live interview with legendary PR Mandi Lennard on Friday afternoon as part of our new regular ‘In Fashion’ interview series.
What do your parents think you do?
Work too hard; spend far too much time on my laptop/iPhone; go to bed too late.
Who do you look like?
Today = Dark brown bob with fringe + grey blazer + Breton top + black shorts + black patent pumps + Katsuyuki Yoshida for Comme des Garçons bag + Vetiver by Le Labo
What’s your favourite sense?
Smell, without a doubt.
Tell us something people don’t know about you…
A lot of people forget I used to be blonde.
Did your education count?
Yes, my time at Central Saint Martins was invaluable. I didn’t appreciate it at the time but in retrospect I can see it has shaped who I am. My ‘education’ came from other areas too – mentors, living in London, my peers, my part-time job, my parents. My education didn’t stop when I graduated – I’m still learning new things everyday.
What word can’t you spell?
Anything I misspell once, I try my hardest to get it right the second time around.
Tell us a good fact.
In my magazine, The Fashion Almanac, everything was alphabeticised and nearly all of its components added up to a rounded number, e.g. 100 pages, 50 Curious Name Pronunciations, 10 Favourite Fashion Moments. I drew the line at word counts! It sent me crazy at some points but felt good to be working to such a strict system.
What’s Next?
2009 is a big year for SHOWstudio. We moved to our new Mayfair studio (the old Margiela shop on Bruton Place) and will be opening the ‘SHOWstudio SHOP’ at the beginning of July. As well as juggling numerous projects we are also deep into preparations for our upcoming major exhibition. I’m also keen to do a 2nd issue of The Fashion Almanac – I have lists and lists of ideas. There are never enough hours in the day.
What’s your ‘Plan B’?
I always quite liked the idea of being a florist. Although it would have to be a quality florist, stocking an abundance of Peonies.
