Niftyness

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Akaclip1  I’m one of those juvenile people who is always going to be attracted to simple garment gimmicks.  The stuff that makes me go ‘Oh my lord, why didn’t I think of that?’.  Sometimes, I come up with some of them by myself, if the brain decides to function properly and lavish me with a clothing trick or two.  Sometimes, others do it for me and this case, Anastasia Kolos whose label A.K.A. I talked about a while back has come up with these metamorphosis clips.  Pin them anywhere and suddently the ordinary is a tad more interesting.  It’s the combination of those clip-on badge fastenings and oversized safety pin (Amelie Poulain likes dipping her hands in pulses… I like dipping mine in heaps of metal fixtures…) that I’m really attracted to.  Especially where the connecting fabric blends in so well as shown here with the grey scarf. 

23 comments

  1. Oh I like these-as a child I always hoarded safety pins,clothes pins and occasionally hole punched my parents old clothes into dress up clothes. This is like a grown-up version.

  3. Hm, that is nifty. Though often designers think of the most basic idea, like the one you’ve blogged about above, and the price doubles because of it :/

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  12. I’m going to get one of these for my airport travel wrap. I hate having to mind so many things getting on and off a plane but just can’t manage without my blankie/wrap! This is a great way of keeping it locked on!

  17. Quite a transformation from such a simple little clip. I really like what happened with the t-shirt.

  18. these are totally up my alley. I really like the subtle industrial effect of these clips

  19. Those are so clever, I have one sweater that i’ve never liked the way the cowl lies, maybe I’ll have to try and create something similar to play with.

  22. What a great idea, so simple but so effect! I do wonder what effect it might have on the material though.. Wouldn’t want to end up with stretched or holey clothes! :S

  23. hello susie, please remove the phtographs.. unfortunately people are not being very nice and copying, so i’d rather they went and bought it and then copied it if they must.. THANK YOU

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