>> Sometimes it takes some proper up-close fabric fondling to really geddit with a collection. Especially when you laden a collection with knife precise pleats (if there was a deets chart, pleats would surely be challenging for the number one spot…) and colours that can't really be conveyed with teensy tiny catwalking.com images. I missed… Continue reading Bleat that Pleat
Category: Designers
Sharpen Up and Strap me In
>>Tim Hamilton's womenswear debut show in Paris was I think a stronger statement than his first despite the seemingly pared down silhouettes. I'm probably showing sensible bias though seeing as I saw the clothes moving down the catwalk and had the benefit of Tim explaining the references behind the collection of Catherine Deneuve in the… Continue reading Sharpen Up and Strap me In
Cooperate with Me
>> After a month of practically living in Cooperative Designs' wool ribbed skirt (I believe Browns has it in black) it's only fair that I dedicate a post to their S/S 10 collection which is a birthday ode to Bauhaus. Annalisa and Dorothee always play with the similar codes that marks out each collection as… Continue reading Cooperate with Me
The Cure to Sickness
"I'm sick of…" is a statement I'm getting to be quite puzzled by. It usually precedes trend-i/y items such as wet-look leggings/biker jackets/studs etc etc you get the picture. My beef with said statement is that there is this cycle which goes through the motions of people lusting after something with great gusto and then… Continue reading The Cure to Sickness