>> I've had to physically sit on my hands to stop myself from uploading pictures from the ASOS S/S 12 press day. As per the unspoken laws of high street press days, nobody's really allowed to put up pictures before the pieces hit the stores for fear of competitors copying their designs. Except they're err…also… Continue reading All Black and Blue
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Minty Fresh
You'd think that print wouldn't be all that exciting to me coming from a city which excels at it in so many ways. Then I get to Tokyo and I still manage to have a chuckle at Japanese duo mintdesigns' prints which were first on display in a retrospective start to the show to celebrate… Continue reading Minty Fresh
Escaping into Sacai
In addition to checking out the new new gen of Tokyo fashion, it was impossible to forget the new gen – as in the generation post Comme/Yohji/Issey, designers who have more than likely come out of the design studios of the aforementioned big three with a belt of experience to go it alone. Chitose Abe… Continue reading Escaping into Sacai
Potty for Q-Pot
In between writing SERIOUS words about shows and finding out about the ins and outs of the Tokyo Fashion industry by nodding earnestly at important fashion movers and shakers, I enjoyed the respite of going to a place like Q-Pot. It's hard to liken this jewellery label to anything but I suppose Tatty Devine would… Continue reading Potty for Q-Pot