Unstirred

I think this is total shit. The press is making a big huge deal out of this, so I guess Simon Lock got just what he wanted. This is is a publicity stunt to generate buzz for his dying show. Twenty or more designers have dropped out of this show over the past year, and it’s mostly because of the obnoxious organizers. Lock has decided that getting some media attention for his little show was worth the embarrassment and difficulty to Monika and the risk of starting another dumb industry trend (following on the BMI stupidity in London and Madrid, which has thankfully blown over.)

I would also like to point out that he’s flip-flopped on this. For years he said he would leave it up to the designers and agencies, but I guess he couldn’t resist.

This is no different from telling a young actress she cannot be in a show or movie. Luckily, FW Australia doesn’t matter very much in the grand scheme of the industry – and with this, it’s becoming more of a joke.

I know this isn’t a very useful post, but I’m irritated and haven’t posted since we came back to life!