Whilst I don’t go about preaching my ‘mix’ as I’m not a preachy sort of person, I do practise a very particular ‘mix’. What is this ‘mix’ you say? It’s the high street, top designers, vintage, sample sale/consignment, charity shop, young designers and finally the ‘low street’ that makes up my wardrobe. I’m not going… Continue reading Mixing it up
Category: Designers
Meringues on the Shoulders?
You know, I do need to indulge in my food passion somewhere here and if it’s not a ‘What did I eat today’ blog in manner of the wonderful This is Naive (her photos make me drool on my keyboard…’nuff said…), I’m just going to have to relate fashion to food. Well then, I’ll have… Continue reading Meringues on the Shoulders?
Many a String to the Bow
The word unisex and fashion doesn’t conjure up visions of frovolilty because there’s a preference to hide behind ‘androgyny’, to keep thing as asexual as possible – cue a lot of black, a lot of ambiguous cuts, minimalism and a general mood of sombriety. However, Alexis Mabille has an entirely different take on the word… Continue reading Many a String to the Bow
Say ‘Un, deux, trois!’ for Bertsch
During my musings on 2007’s 22nd Hy√®res festival of fashion and photography, I wondered how Peter Bertsch, a Royal Academy of Antwerp grad, who won the prize of creating a collection for French high street retailer 1,2,3, would translate his ‘Bionic’ collection of moulded PVC pieces, voluminous proportions and unconventional fabrics to something a bit… Continue reading Say ‘Un, deux, trois!’ for Bertsch