Tween AW 11
I need this in my life.
The Enthusiast
Monday 21 March 2011
Uniqlo+J
I know the Jil Sander / Uniqlo hype has sort of passed now but I just had to draw attention to piece in the current Wonderland issue. Three images of probably the coolest looking girl Ive seen for god knows how long.
Styled by Abigail Sutton, the spread uses pieces from the spring/summer collection. Calf length cotton skirts worn with layers of minimalist sportswear pieces. A buttoned up shirt and windbreaker of the same tone have a really cool tailored sportswear feel. The Reebok classic trainers are absolutely simultaneously made it to the top of my new season wish list
The Enthusiast
Sunday 20 March 2011
A little boys sketch book goes a long way
In the spring/summer " livin loud" issue of i-D I read the article " a stroke of genius". The piece was an interview with Giles Deacon about his illustrious prints that normally form some of the most eye catching looks of his shows.
Giles is a keen water colourist and has been since he was a child , he speaks about the days of just wandering off to draw in the rural spaces surrounding his home. Each season we normally see an incredible print , quite often with a humorous undertone .. In the past he has referenced everything from fishing flies , tarantulas , PAC man to massacred Bambi's. I love that season through season their is a tremendous amount of fun in Giles collections and by the first Ungaro presentation is would appear to be something that he's taking to Italy with him.
Giles is a keen water colourist and has been since he was a child , he speaks about the days of just wandering off to draw in the rural spaces surrounding his home. Each season we normally see an incredible print , quite often with a humorous undertone .. In the past he has referenced everything from fishing flies , tarantulas , PAC man to massacred Bambi's. I love that season through season their is a tremendous amount of fun in Giles collections and by the first Ungaro presentation is would appear to be something that he's taking to Italy with him.
A few examples of recent printed images.
" what are your all time favourite things to draw ... Animals, people, um.... clouds, food, and around my hand. Haha - I like doing that I'm very childish"
Saturday 19 March 2011
Bridging The Void
I am hanging my head in shame.
This blog was started with all the very best intentions. I thought I finally found a way of expressing my fashion chat in a constructive way but I failed myself and any potential readers I could have had.
So to get myself into the swing, I felt the necessity to give an overview of the pieces that (if in reality I had the money for) would love to get my grubby mitts on.
This blog was started with all the very best intentions. I thought I finally found a way of expressing my fashion chat in a constructive way but I failed myself and any potential readers I could have had.
So to get myself into the swing, I felt the necessity to give an overview of the pieces that (if in reality I had the money for) would love to get my grubby mitts on.
The Moncler Grey Branson
This jacket is timeless , completely practical yet I kind of feel it has something fun about it.
H by Harris Backpack
The more I see of Harris Elliot's bags the more I crave one.
Fracap Japan Mountaineering Boot
Made in a small factory in Italy only available in Japan or on OKI-NI
Our Legacy
This jacket would fit seamlessly into my wardrobe and funnily enough isn't ridiculously priced.
It would be worn for years to come
Burberry Prorsum Sandals
birkenstock made cool
Commes Des Garcons Wallet
So when I have no cash left I get to see the mouthwatering hues of this baby
Proenza Schouler PS1
I think owning this brilliant bag in the largest size and in a relativley muted colour makes it just about masculine enough
for me to feel like the dogs tits having one
Yuketen Patchwork Boot
These bad boys would work with any possible colour combination I would work , complimenting a colour clashing outfit
or adding some spice to a more sombre outfit.
A boy can dream ...
The Enthusiast
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Glasgow Gents
.... 21/10/10
W2 menswear launch party.
W2 opened in July 2009 , making it the worlds last Comme des Garcon guerilla store. It stocks a compact yet diverse selection of clothing by CdG as well as Margaret Howell and Adam Kimmel.
What felt like all of Glasgow's best dressed men were at the W2 launch, I spent the evening constantly gawking at the stylish crowd that gathered to help the store celebrate becoming a menswear only store. This store is seriously cool and I couldn't fault anything about it. The carefully considered arrangement of the most interesting practical most lust worthy clothing has to be Glasgow's best edit for men. Prices that make some of the most sought after labels accessible to young pennyless fashion lovers is something to really shout about. Ever since the evening I haven't stopped dreaming of a severely chic burnt orange sport jacket ( perfectly proportioned , amazing colour and something I could see me really using) Its what Ive declared any extra Christmas wages will go towards.
W2 menswear launch party.
W2 opened in July 2009 , making it the worlds last Comme des Garcon guerilla store. It stocks a compact yet diverse selection of clothing by CdG as well as Margaret Howell and Adam Kimmel.
What felt like all of Glasgow's best dressed men were at the W2 launch, I spent the evening constantly gawking at the stylish crowd that gathered to help the store celebrate becoming a menswear only store. This store is seriously cool and I couldn't fault anything about it. The carefully considered arrangement of the most interesting practical most lust worthy clothing has to be Glasgow's best edit for men. Prices that make some of the most sought after labels accessible to young pennyless fashion lovers is something to really shout about. Ever since the evening I haven't stopped dreaming of a severely chic burnt orange sport jacket ( perfectly proportioned , amazing colour and something I could see me really using) Its what Ive declared any extra Christmas wages will go towards.
This guy worked a look with ease that I have been trying nail for months with far less success.
Double shirt.
A taste of the " dream wardrobe" that is W2.
and that orange jacket.
I should mention how divine the store always smells.
I'm ready for purchasing my CdG Wood as soon as I get myself out crippling debt!
I must admit these beautiful images weren't taken by me but by the spot on eyes of the LesGarcondesGlasgow guys.
Saturday 18 September 2010
The Ladies Of NY.
So show season has got off to a rather impressive start in New York. The mamoth run of NY shows provided some realy beautiful and wearable clothes for women to own. A feeling of minimilisim that began last season has proggresed through from last season. Many Labels began with a consession of around 3 to 4 white exits. It would seem that if you want to put some money towards something in february or march when the new season offerings go on sale I would be thinking of a white dress. Realitive newcomer Joseph Altuzarra slashed into his white looks with tips of fluro yellow and python skin giving a sort of french chic tribal feel , Whilst Fransisco Costa at Calvin Klein gave us perhaps the most desirable form fitting and heavinly proportioned white dress's. Costa is clearly reveling in the return to simplistic modernisim that he practices at Calvin Klien season through season.
Other areas to note were the limited colour palettes that were shown at Preen and Philip Lim. Both shows I completely fell in love with. Time and Time again both labels show desirable and wearable clothes but never loose intrest. Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi of Preen evolved the story that began last season deconstructing this masculine femminie thing which I love and would be bang into if I was in the market for some realy sexy cool clothes next summer. Whilst Lim may not be pushing boundaries with his designs the overall Lim look and price point of his collections makes him one of the NY biggest exports. The construction and hints of incredible blue through the show made is cool as hell.
Wang Wang Wang .. another season another gang of beastly cool girls. This time they were out in force in painterly swooshy easy shapes that had a serious martial arts geisha feel. The licks of white paint in the knoted her were seriously cool ( although I couldnt help feeling super sorry for the models having to claw that stuff out afterwards) The shoes were insane as aslways sort of cut - away heeled boots in shades that matched the clothes. Speaking of colour palette his mint greens , peachy pinks and lavender looked so good with the dash's of metalic "gaffer tape" throwing highlights on each look. On white the flash of gold was so frickin hot.
Other shows to give a look at were Rodarte's californian landscape inspired collection. The most wearable of looks the two sisters have shown. The colour palette was beautiful wooden browns , off whites , granuale creams , lime greens and especialy the gold looks were stunning. My favourite look being a highwaisted printed pants sheer checked blouse look that looked totaly smoking.
Marc Jacobs is renowned for his infuential spell he casts over NY , this season his women was a Studio 54 reveller on her holidays to St Tropez. This gave amazing colours of purple , pink with an all over glam 70's easy chic party clothes. These were looks to have nights to remeber or not as the case may be.
Other shows that were aw inspiring were Reed Krackoff , Jeremy Laing , Victoria Beckham , Rodarte to name just a few.
Last but not least .... Proenza Schouler was my favourite show of NY , the kings of hip young things showed a young, fresh and vibrant collection of Chanel inspired ladylike rebellion. Insane tweed jakets that were in fluro orange over a sequined top made for one journalist to describe the look as " physco tweeds". The codes of feminity was the starting point for the collection , from there they looked at how best to mess around with lady like stample's such as tweed , lace and chiffon. This ment recreating lace with acid , Tweeds in insance colours and layers of chiffon giving disturbed nighties. The look was more polished than that of previous seasons but left the girls looking a whole other level of cool. As Jack McCullough said " the suit is the new rebellion" if that means every cool girl will start to dress like the girls from this show , Im so completly for it.
The Enthusiast.
Other areas to note were the limited colour palettes that were shown at Preen and Philip Lim. Both shows I completely fell in love with. Time and Time again both labels show desirable and wearable clothes but never loose intrest. Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi of Preen evolved the story that began last season deconstructing this masculine femminie thing which I love and would be bang into if I was in the market for some realy sexy cool clothes next summer. Whilst Lim may not be pushing boundaries with his designs the overall Lim look and price point of his collections makes him one of the NY biggest exports. The construction and hints of incredible blue through the show made is cool as hell.
Wang Wang Wang .. another season another gang of beastly cool girls. This time they were out in force in painterly swooshy easy shapes that had a serious martial arts geisha feel. The licks of white paint in the knoted her were seriously cool ( although I couldnt help feeling super sorry for the models having to claw that stuff out afterwards) The shoes were insane as aslways sort of cut - away heeled boots in shades that matched the clothes. Speaking of colour palette his mint greens , peachy pinks and lavender looked so good with the dash's of metalic "gaffer tape" throwing highlights on each look. On white the flash of gold was so frickin hot.
Other shows to give a look at were Rodarte's californian landscape inspired collection. The most wearable of looks the two sisters have shown. The colour palette was beautiful wooden browns , off whites , granuale creams , lime greens and especialy the gold looks were stunning. My favourite look being a highwaisted printed pants sheer checked blouse look that looked totaly smoking.
Marc Jacobs is renowned for his infuential spell he casts over NY , this season his women was a Studio 54 reveller on her holidays to St Tropez. This gave amazing colours of purple , pink with an all over glam 70's easy chic party clothes. These were looks to have nights to remeber or not as the case may be.
Other shows that were aw inspiring were Reed Krackoff , Jeremy Laing , Victoria Beckham , Rodarte to name just a few.
Last but not least .... Proenza Schouler was my favourite show of NY , the kings of hip young things showed a young, fresh and vibrant collection of Chanel inspired ladylike rebellion. Insane tweed jakets that were in fluro orange over a sequined top made for one journalist to describe the look as " physco tweeds". The codes of feminity was the starting point for the collection , from there they looked at how best to mess around with lady like stample's such as tweed , lace and chiffon. This ment recreating lace with acid , Tweeds in insance colours and layers of chiffon giving disturbed nighties. The look was more polished than that of previous seasons but left the girls looking a whole other level of cool. As Jack McCullough said " the suit is the new rebellion" if that means every cool girl will start to dress like the girls from this show , Im so completly for it.
The Enthusiast.
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