Summary
With London Fashion Week just finished and the Oscars taking place on Sunday, Catherine Jones asks whether the glitz and glamour of such events overshadows the talent that is being honoured THE Oscars are coming and we've just had a parade of catwalk self- congratulation at London Fashion Week.
Barely a month goes by without an arty industry paying homage to its own brilliance in a flurry of camera flashes and product placement.See the full content of this document
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Honourable Intentions?
Awards for authors, artists, actors, designers - has the creative world become obsessed with gongs and glamour to the detriment of honouring real ability?
Just think of the recent furore surrounding Merthyr-born designer Julien Macdonald's use of fur at his catwalk event.Where was the mention of Macdonald's actual designs in among the furious debate about ethics?And, for thos...See the full content of this document
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