Cat’s Got the Coloured Cream

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Candicelake_shot >> One of my favourite vintage hunting grounds in Camden Passage, Fat Faced Cat has come out its previous smaller nook in Pierresmont Arcade and moved to double shop unit space bang on Camden Passage.  The window display is beautifully indicative of why anyone and everyone can get colour blocking happy with secondhand/vintage finds to match the spirit of a lot of the S/S 11 collections and in particular, Gucci's 70s-inspired richly colourful jaunt.  No doubt, other smart cookie vintage stores will follow suit and knock out displays that point out the obvious roots of what's on the catwalk, making it the hunt that much easier for those that aren't willing to put in the vintage elbow grease.  Colour raging outfits for me will probably still be on the agenda (not judged by my stony-expression here in this shot taken just before the Dries show last season by the lovely Candice Lake) and hunting through Fat Faced Cat will beget me some colourful treats indeed.  Though if someone could put together an equally didactic 30s cocktail/lounge pyjama display, I would be even more grateful…

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(Left: From Vogue UK February 2011, Ph: Patrick Demarchelier, St: Kate Phelan.  Right: From Elle UK February 2011, Ph: David Vasiljevic, St: Anne-Marie Curtis)

26 comments

  1. Love, love, looooove the looks shown in Vouge and Elle UK!!
    I’m a huge fan of green and like how this color is being pop these days 😀

  4. What a beautiful outfit. I´m glad bright colours are back this summer. I don´t want to see any camel, black or grey anymore!
    And I love your necklace!

  6. I loved Fat Faced Cat – I’m hoping to pop in there later today! They have such a well curated section of vintage and all in such amazing condition. It’s such a treat shopping there.

  9. Absolutely love this trend although it will be a switch for me, a girl who wears lots of black and grey (sounds depressing while writing it down, but I’m not at all depressed :D). This issue of Vogue is super!
    XO thefashionguitar

  10. Jil Sander all the way! They already did color and did it in a way I love although Gucci repeating oneself is always a smart move on the part of the designer.

  11. The window display is intense!! I love it…I’d go crazy over bright colours…in love with the trend.

  20. Looks like a delightful shop. The vintage trend seems to have reached saturation point – there’s too many ‘vintage’ shops selling naff polyester dresses from Eastern Europe that nobody wanted to wear in the first place. But good quality vintage is always welcome.

  24. Your necklace looks edibe: love it! And orange appears again in the Gucci shot. Just got myself an orange suede handbag for day and loving the splash of colour it gives me on these cold winter days.

  26. Thanks Miss Susie for posting this link! you look gorgeous as always and I can’t wait to shoot more pics this season!
    Candicelake.tumblr.com

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