I‚Äôve been fiendishly anti-blogger-normal-speed these past few months, letting S/S 11 collections sink in as opposed to getting quickfire posts out there that proclaim ‚ÄòLove!‚Äô without explaining why. Funnily enough though, the importance of asking ‚ÄòWhy?‚Äô or ‚ÄòHow?‚Äô about collections this season has diminished somewhat. Many of the S/S 11 collections for me, were not… Continue reading Shut Up And Look
Category: Shoes
Heavy Machinery
>> I had Taiwanese shoe label Heavy Machine's S/S 11 PDF lying around in the lookbook store cupboard and though others have waxed lyrical about their new collection, what I did want to flag up is that they got themselves a new website that is now offering pre-orders on their S/S 11 collection. The shape… Continue reading Heavy Machinery
No Slush Allowed
>> The novelty of pressing feet into spongey snow that makes that 'creak' noise, only compacted flakes produces, is quickly wearing off seeing as it's now properly melting, disintegrating into grey slush puppy sludge. Rotating between various Dr Martens boots has been the constant in this snow-to-ice-to-sludge-to-puddles ground invasion because they have a thick enough… Continue reading No Slush Allowed
Museum Quality
A strong consensus that always comes through loud and clear from a lot of the designers that I’ve interviewed in the past is that they want to design clothes that are relevant, worn and have a life in the real world on living and breathing bodies, as opposed to making pieces that are fit for… Continue reading Museum Quality