Thursday, 3 June 2010
Saturday, 20 March 2010
NEW OBSESSION
Last Months Lucky Find
Spring is springing and i am feeling pretty smug, last month surrounded by snow i took a trip to...Revival,(in my opinion the most incredible little Aladdin's cave). An absolute Devon gem, a little shop in hippy town Totnes. An easily missed cave with dark and dusty old windows, squint and you can just make out all the glittering jewels. Squeezing through all the fur coats and second hand wedding dresses in the doorway your eyes meet four tiny rooms crammed with vintage wears, shoes and boots line every inch of the floor, headwear envelops every beam. You could honestly be lost for a day amongst the shops wears, sifting through the jackets and coats i found this absolute beaut. I have been waiting for the warmer weather to arrive so i can debut last months number one find, the time is nigh...i only wish it could tell it's story.
Today's Glittering Grab
From COW in the lace market, a gem. A little sequin number that is timeless and flawless. Close to perfect secondhand and vintage glittery pieces are hard to come by, but this one is so near to perfect it could be new.
This Weeks Find
Vintage Warehouse in Nottingham has a POUND PIT! Nothing could be better! If you can stomach the stench of clothes rot on a massive scale, and have a real root around then you might find a gem....i did.
This was a full length monstrosity, i've chopped it, and yet to hem it, but it's looking fairly promising. It still stinks though!
Last Weeks Lucky Find
A surprise find...whilst taking our little cat to get his manhood removed (poor lad!)at the RSPCA, i stumbled across this. A big kids dream.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Christopher Shannon: LFW Menswear Show Review
Wednesday 24th February 2010
Christopher Shannon created a collection reminiscent of his early catwalk collections. Colour palettes were tight as always and predominantly dark. At first glance you could have been watching a show for trendy walking gear and on-piste fashion.
The collection was undoubtedly grey, safe colours were prominent, however injections of unexpected neon here and there kept it young and unlike anything else. Last seasons effective colour blocking continued but in a more subtle way and for those who like things less subtle there were a couple of exciting, over-bearing prints chucked into the mix.
Shannon never fails to create a collection that epitomises the London lifestyle, fulfilling the needs of the capitals Mr Average. A cocktail of smart-casual wear with a clever twist lends itself to clothes that just right for both a brisk morning run for the tube, and a chic after work pick-me-up. Perhaps the most eye-catching export from Shannon’s show was the footwear, meeting somewhere in the middle Shannon creates comfortable, ‘hi-top’ inspired footwear, banishing the Londoners dreadful habit for trainers and suits. Loose fitting layering was prevalent, merged with Shannon’s sharp and notorious use of texture.
Having seen New York fashion week slated for it’s predominantly white model casting, hats off to Shannon for using as always a variety of models. The edgy Shoreditch haircuts kept the models up to date and ‘Oh so very London’.
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