>> Some labels just get on with the task of designing without creating any fuss or press-ho-ha over what they do. Swash are definitely grafters as they have solidly built up a loyal group of stockists whilst repeatedly upping their game when it comes to those beautiful hand-drawn and painted artworks that transfer so well… Continue reading Swooosh Swash!
Woods By Numbers
I feel like a golden oldie as I catch up with I Heart Norwegian Wood as I think back to our very early collaboration when Angie Johnson made my frilly cagey dreams come true back in 2008. For love or money even if I become all lumpy and bulgey in all the wrong places, there's… Continue reading Woods By Numbers
A Trip Down King’s Road
"After the war and the austerity years, the means to control how you were seen were newly available to the young. And so was the ability to distinguish yourself visually from your parents. From the Teddy Boys in the Fifties to the Mods and Rockers who took over, and on to the mini-skirted dollybirds of… Continue reading A Trip Down King’s Road
Printworks
For all this talk about the possibility of a New Aesthetic in fashion – digital glitch patterns, superior digital printing, video projections on garments – there's no taking away from the fact that there's the inevitable counter-digital movement. Digital print has come a long way with people like Mary Katrantzou and Peter Pilotto really paving… Continue reading Printworks