>> My brief less-than-24-hours stay in Berlin had to include a visit to the newly relocated vast and beautiful store of Andreas Murkudis on Potsdamer Strasse. Away from the bustle of Mitte, this Berlin multi-label institution has now been rehoused in a space that is something of a refreshing escape so much so that I'm… Continue reading Dries n’ Mix
Month: July 2011
Lurex Vortex
>> My magpie tendancies were temporarily muted by multiple prints and colour clashing, my main weapons of outfit distraction, but now GLITTAH, SPARKLE, SEQUINS will run riot here. Those words are in caps because if you scroll to the bottom, you'll see that I've become shiny and sparkly in a similar obnoxious way to girly… Continue reading Lurex Vortex
The Yellow Wallpaper
You might be wondering why I'm revisiting a dress from Marios Schwab's A/W 08-09 collection, one of his most provocative I think in both symbolism and silhouette. The Craft Council have craftily acquired the dress above dubbed Dress09 from the collection and have asked artist Tom Gallant, who worked with Schwab on the dress on… Continue reading The Yellow Wallpaper
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue….
What's the opposite of having green fingers? Black fingers? Blue ones perhaps? Whatever it is I must have them. I'm like some sort of an evil Disney character where I covet the look of roses in the form of cool Tumblred images, as opposed to the real thing which withers under my very gaze and… Continue reading Roses are Red, Violets are Blue….