>> Whilst I was rummaging around in recycling bins, all the way out west in the Rum Kitchen, some Pum Pum fun was going down. Stylist Savannah Baker and business brains Gemma Shane have come together to launch Pum Pum Socks, gestated back in 2009 when Savannah began to hand make her own socks for… Continue reading Are you a Pum Pum Gyal?
Category: Trends
Print Fast
When Mary Katrantzou was designing her SS 14 “Shoes” collection, unbeknownst to people at the time, her first collection for adidas Originals was just coming to fruition in the research stage. Looking back, that passage of trainer dresses in that collections makes a whole lot of sense as similar prints have made their way into the… Continue reading Print Fast
Hyper Kei
Last night, I was speaking to Dazed’s Zing Tsjeng at McQ as part of their collaborative #McQxDazed talks. The subject of the global shifting of trend patterns came up as a topic. We talked about how a trend can travel and be re-interpreted in ways that are specifically localised and placed in the context of… Continue reading Hyper Kei
Mad Awks
>> Yesterday’s quote from Chloe’s House of Voltaire tag has lingered with me – “The Beautiful is Always Strange.” This sentiment perhaps didn’t always resonate so strongly, especially in fashion. The “strange” was once upon a time feared and derided as being the opposite of beautiful. Now the “strange” has almost become a commodity for… Continue reading Mad Awks