"It's just a big global mess of random endorsement"

Painted globally as a generation's icon, whose vision has redefined every existing and forthcoming, menswear aesthetic; Hedi Slimane banished the broody, chiselled hunks in favour of delicate androgyny. He drew the tide for a new era, branded  controversially as the dawn of "manorexia chic", sparking the emergence of slender framed men, wearing Ramones inspired skinny jeans; a trend that fails to drown, only to be relevantly resurfaced at the rise of each coming season.

Every girlfriend who finally convinced her better half to befriend a pair of indie-kid, skin-tight drain-pipes, has this man to thank.



But, regardless of the innovative and mass-profitable outcome, Slimane never intended to carve a figure in the fashion industry. Since his departure from Dior Homme, the designer has fruitfully enacted a career rebirth, swimming beyond  fashion's shores and into a sea of art and, most emphatically, photography; shooting praised editorials for a succession of magazines, as well as famously documenting the british music scene at the genesis of the early 00s, predominantly following the movement of the reckless Mr Pete Doherty.

In keeping with such metamorphosis, 42 year old Hedi has abandoned his native France in favour of  California, which he believes to have, "such a strong contribution to the history of culture, and popular culture. For better and worse, of course. Even the worst can be interesting to some degree sometimes for somebody creative."

 However, the resurgence of Hedi's reign in fashion's empire should not be dispelled so easily, "Maybe i have to start designing again," he says. And after having shied from the industries intense glare for so long, Mr Slimane has recently revived his dubious contribution with a few provocative remarks. Lambasting red carpet fashion, he has protested against the "ongoing tragedy of cheap fashion on cheap celebrities, followed by ubercheap comments" and continues by maintaining that, "I only like designer's clothes on models. Good models have an inner understanding of the clothes an design"

At a time when position reshuffling follows the churn of a tabloid rumour-mill, can these statements be regarded as justifiable or simply discarded as a controversial spiel?

Although perhaps intending to address a frustration against the fast-fashion-frenzy, articles have shown Hedi Slimane's views to inadvertently imply that; real women do not deserve to appreciate a luxury which should be exclusive to 5'11, rail-thin models. Despite the true purpose and intent of the outburst, either way, his comments appear ignorant of a modernised industry which is quickly becomming inclusive and accessible to all.

Personally, i do, in part, agree with acting against "a global mess of random endorsement", however, misconstrued media reportage seems to suggest that Hedi probably should just stick to the day job, whatever that is for now...