Why do we consider pain a necessary rite of passage for fashion?

I ask because Christian Louboutin recently told Grazia that he doesn’t care if you find his shoes uncomfortable. “If you can’t walk in them, don’t wear them,” he said. Having seen many a woman hobble around London, pigeon-toed, red-soled and cramped with

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Hi guys,

Sorry the blog posts have been so slow going lately. Blame our new, shinier and faster site, ModMods, which is where I’ll be hanging out from now on. The online team is still working out some kinks. But in the meantime, you can enjoy the Beta version. And going forward, you can find my

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We’re counting down the days until soon-to-be guest editor Karl Lagerfeld takes over Metro. In the meantime, I’m off to Paris to celebrate the launch of his new line KARL. The collection is a little bit tough rocker, a little bit sexed up Parisian and trés, trés untouchably cool — kind of like the man

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In case you’re wondering why the blog has been so quiet, it’s because we’ve got many things in the works, my friend — including a whole newly designed blog. But most exciting of all, our upcoming guest editor Monsieur Lagerfeld.

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…well, technically Swoon is my husband’s friend, as she and I have unbelievably never met. But after several years’ worth of warm greetings passed through the hubs, I feel like I’ve known her forever. In New York, I spent many a visit to Deitch Projects (RIP) admiring Swoon’s work. So it’s nice to see her

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Based on this sneak peek, Marni’s upcoming collaboration with H&M looks like it should be one of the Swedish chain’s stronger ones. I wouldn’t mind having that stripey men’s sweater to wear right now, actually.

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