Other than Brittique, there aren't that many online sources of Tata Naka so I was delighted to find Amelie Boutique (one of the few estores where owning one of everything in their stock cupboard would be no bad thing…) has started stocking Tata Naka's S/S 09 collection. One piece that made me chuckle/intrigued was this… Continue reading Gloving Up the Dress
Category: Designers
e.g…
I should be a little scared when the headline of a designer's website begins with "e.g…the UK's hottest new fashion label for empowered women…made in London." Not so much that name of label is called "e.g…" or that the clothes are made in London. But it's more to do with e.g…'s self-proclamations of hotness and… Continue reading e.g…
Pearly Queens
I'm not going to profess to being a master of the subject of Pearly Kings and Queens, the wearers of the Cockney costume, marked by the rows of sewn on pearl buttons. Nay, I've never seen a Pearly King or Queen in the flesh sadly even though there's supposed to be a Pearly King and… Continue reading Pearly Queens
Cobbled Together
Brian Lichtenberg's A/W 09 collection "Human Hair As Evening Wear" (images by Ian Markell) was alarmingly uncohesive – a Rodarte-esque webby knit here, holographic panelling there, his trademark bodycon dresses and leggings scattered about, hoods, some hairy shoes for good measure – then topped off by one or two of Franc Fernandez' headpieces (Lichtenberg's collaborator… Continue reading Cobbled Together