Maison Martin Margiela in Beijing.

My love of Maison Martin Margiela is reasonably well documented. Various initiatives of this cult Belgian fashion designer have graced the pages of Yellowtrace a number of times. So why stop now, right? Right. Today I wanted to share with...

Design Free Thursday | Advanced Style.

Advanced Style is a fashion street-style blog with a powerful tag line - "Proof from the wise and silver haired set that personal style advances with age". Ari Seth Cohen celebrates stylish forty-plus fashionistas who aren't afraid to...

Planet Tilda.

Holy guacamole! I am in awe of Tilda Swinton in this captivating fashion editorial photographed by Tim Walker and styled by Jerry Stafford for Wmagazine. As though Tilda wasn't already fiercely avant-garde, visually arresting and...

Embroidery Love.

I have a little confession. There was a time when I considered embroidery to be just too traditional, old and boring (insert rolling eyes, pimply face and mouth wide open while chewing bubble gum). You get the picture, right? I was in my...

Inspiration Cloud.

Majestic white clouds have always been a source of wonder for me. I love looking up at the sky and observing their constant shifting patterns, or seeing them from up above when flying on a plain. I even love creating my own clouds in the...

Colour Blocking.

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last little while (in which case, sorry to disturb you... as you were, soldier) you would have definitely noticed the good ol' colour blocking trend in all aspects of design - from fashion,...

Thin Black Lines.

I don't know if I ever shared with you guys that I started teaching design this year. You know, I had a lot of spare time on my hands and I thought - what the heck, might as well. . In any case, despite the added pressure teaching has...

Joseph Dirand.

Paris based arhictect Joseph Dirand is so damn cool that he doesn't even need an 'about' page. Cause if you don't know who he is, simply don't bother. Clearly. Seriously though, I have been a pretty huge fan of his work for a while now....