I don't think I'll ever encounter an instance where the indirect results of polygyny were so positive but here it is. Buki Akib is a Nigerian born knitwear designer, who graduated from Central Saint Martins and has long held a fascination for Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti and his twenty seven wives (he married and divorced… Continue reading Fela Kuti and his Wives
Category: Accessories
Clear Eyes
We're thinking there's some sort of special effects team working up in the skies of Beijing because I've thus far been here for two days with day one beginning like this.. intensely BLUE to the point where you can just about see Forbidden City from my hotel room… Then I woke up on day two… Continue reading Clear Eyes
Super Eyes of the World
Being a one trick pony ain't such a bad thing when that trick is particularly good and completely distinctive. Hope von Joel and Liam Motyer came together with her styling eye and his wood working skills and have steadily been building up their designs for Eye of the World, experimenting in their Peckham workshop with… Continue reading Super Eyes of the World
Crowning Moment
>> The Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and all this ra-ra-ra-London stuff all seems terribly alien to me. Having been out of London for well over a month, I haven't a clue what's going on, to the point where I had to check up on Google to see what bank holidays we had. Turns out I… Continue reading Crowning Moment