From the digi-folking youngsters of the last post, we come to the pros that has really mastered the game of digi-patternation with their A/W 11-12 collection. It really has been Proenza Schouler's year – from scooping the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award to getting a recent investment boost from Andrew Rosen, with time… Continue reading Get Away From It All
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Trad Future
I misplaced time during June-July when the student shows were going on. This lost curiously coincided with a bout of post-holiday blues when I got back from Tokyo. Funny that. I have no real excuse therefore of the scant coverage of fashion graduates here. Feel free to crucify me later when the number of gems… Continue reading Trad Future
Patch It Up
>> Following on from yesterday's denim bonanza, or more specifically, denim frights that I've yet to conquer completely, I now turn to patchwork dark denim. Many a jacket/bag/jeans from Camden market have undergone the patchwork treatment to go perfectly with the knitted rainbow hemp jackets and smiley faced t-shirts of 1992. It's the crazy tiling… Continue reading Patch It Up
Denim Trials
From stupid to sensible is the trajectory this weekend. Supposedly Hawaiian florals and a grey bit of tulle was a bit too much for some people so I've done a 180 and turned to the mundane wardrobe beast that are jeans. I say beast because since this blog has been going, I've dropped post titles… Continue reading Denim Trials