I sprinkled seeds for things to get a little hot and tropical around here about a year ago, mainly spurred on by Maarten van der Horst's Hawaiian MA collection but now it well and truly is a hot tropic to consider for the summer, as the Hawaiian shirt agenda is firmly being pushed. It was… Continue reading Sweet like Tropicana
Pick a Skirt, Any Skirt
>> Designers with a mono-garment one-track minds aren't just confined to Europe. I've finally got my third designer to add to the likes of Palmer // Harding (white shirts) and Lahssan (cool trench coats) and they hail all the way from Taipei, Taiwan. Fabitoria are a young duo of girls, Fabiana and Victoria (see what… Continue reading Pick a Skirt, Any Skirt
Pash and Print
I've been privy to a weekend of pool parties, fire pits and BBQ's and as well as many tanned limbs in cut-off shorts and fringed tank tops. Coachella happened before my very eyes through an inbox deluge of emails that my heat-loathing body can't quite comprehend. Yes, festival season has kicked off and my heat-loathing… Continue reading Pash and Print
Eyes Down
A surprising encounter with a familiar face came bearing gifts this week as eyewear designer Mauricio Stein got in touch with me to say that he had a collaboration with ASOS dropping online. I first got to grips with Stein (or Maustein as he wishes his moniker to be) and his eyewear when I tried… Continue reading Eyes Down