From stupid to sensible is the trajectory this weekend. Supposedly Hawaiian florals and a grey bit of tulle was a bit too much for some people so I've done a 180 and turned to the mundane wardrobe beast that are jeans. I say beast because since this blog has been going, I've dropped post titles… Continue reading Denim Trials
Month: July 2011
Hot Tropic
I was told by my old assistant at Dazed, Flora, who is a proper 'muso-head', that music that young ppl listen to was getting very tropical. I shrugged and said "I dunno?". That was nearly a year and a half ago. I still don't really know whether music got tropical but it's definitely come bursting… Continue reading Hot Tropic
Standing Firm
>> Those who follow the other half's blog Style Salvage or remember this swooning post here will be familiar with the surreal curved luggage of Sarah Williams, an LCF MA graduate who has gone on to set up her own company Williams Handmade, set up to challenge the statement that "Historically exceptional craftsmanship was the norm,… Continue reading Standing Firm
Escapist
1. "The Spring collection ofÔªø Rodarte, featuring undefinable silhouettes,Ôªø bodice hugging mud skirts, and rusted razor belts." 2. "Fashion is full of black, but rarely does it (Rodarte) invent blacks so specific and tactile that you can almost smell them. Sometimes it's like dressing in burns." The first quote is in fact a spoof-reference to… Continue reading Escapist