Extremity in shapes and pushing of forms is what Nicholas Kirkwood is known for and certainly, I can’t imagine a mass of girls teetering around the streets in these vertigo-inducing shoe/wedges, though I look forward to seeing put into a hyper-surreal context on the pages of glosses. The elegant shoe wickedly propped up on a… Continue reading Toning down the Extreme
Category: Shoes
Getting Natural Again
After about a year of obsessing with all types of plastic/PVC, deliberately artificial-looking footwear, I’m quite eager to get back into some solid natural materials. I’m not saying there needs to be a forest growing on my feet but Finsk’s SS08 shoe collection balances the organic and the artificial to great effects. Angular colour blocking,… Continue reading Getting Natural Again
The coat and not much else
I may be known as the queen of layering (or layered mess to some but doing the pared-down thing is not something I deter from either. Yes, the t-shirt and jeans thing doesn’t come easy to me but I also know when things can fly solo without too much fuss. When I saw this oversized… Continue reading The coat and not much else
Late on the Kickers X
I didn’t attend the Kickers X launch event during London Fashion Week but by all accounts, apparently it was a fun fashion shindig. After Henry Holland had a go at giving the Kickers Kick-Hi boot a revamp, Kickers promptly got together with a mix of British designers, stylists and illustrators to give the Kickers Kick-Hi… Continue reading Late on the Kickers X