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This is going to go up permanently on the new blog, but I think I need to make a brief post about blogging etiquette again.
I’ve been doing this since 2005 and started bookmarking designer and clothing boutique sites well before that. I’ve spent a lot of time finding new designers and shops, and while I enjoy it, it can be a pretty intensive process. My day job isn’t blogging, nor do I take advertising dollars to do it. I have a pretty intense and demanding day job and offline life, so when I sit down to search for links or blog about my finds it’s a commitment.
Although I do it rarely, if I discover a shop or designer on another blogger’s site and post it here, I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, credit that blog for the discovery. I don’t feel it’s right to take credit for discovering a designer or online shop when I wasn’t the one who found it. I like to think I have some integrity when it comes to that, and I appreciate it when others extend the same courtesy.
I’ve been noticing increasingly that fellow bloggers are finding designers and shops they like here on Pour Porter and then reposting without crediting. Please, let’s all have some respect for each other and give credit where credit is due. Thanks.
Here’s another conceptual label to wet your cerebral whistle. Chicago based duo Christopher Peters and Shane Gabier create clean pieces that are rife with interesting details (macramé overlay, folds and tucks, and skillful draping) for their label, Creatures of the Wind. The less than a year old label is being very carefully marketed and is currently only stocked at Scout, Hejfina, and Stand Up Comedy (all previously featured here).
Given that they’ve caught the eye of W already, this brand is likely to be one to watch. I wish there were more photos of the F/W 08 collection.
Source material courtesy, here.
I’m loving the raw edged simplicity of Australian designer, Therese Rawsthorne. The individual pieces have a beautiful layered quality, which is perfect for someone like me who struggles (I know, how is that hard!) with layering several pieces at once.
It’s not often that I find myself liking every piece from a designer, but this is an exception. I wish I could have posted more photos, but you’ll just have to click on the link to the designer’s website to see more. It’s worth it!
I’ve posted pieces from all of the collections, starting with A/W 07/08.
I’ve got a thing for clothing and accessories with humour. I think that’s been pretty obvious given my recent posts. ‘Fashion’ often takes itself a bit too seriously, so I like it when designers inject some fun into their pieces.
Azumi and David aka A’N'D’ create pieces with a heaping portion of wit, and each collection addresses a particular theme each season. A’N'D’ is a conceptual brand whose focus isn’t just about provoking thought-they want you to laugh too.
The A/W 09 collection references Oppenheim, Audrey Hepburn a la Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and luxury (fur and cashmere coffee cup sleeve, swarovski crystal pearl pins, luxury detachable tee shirt pockets). S/S 09 was all about travel (passport stamp pins, coin purse watch bracelets, sunglasses adhesive tape). While the focus is mainly on accessories, they do produce some clothing like tee shirts and jackets.
There is a softness to Japanese designer Tomoaki Okaniwa’s The Viridi-Anne that’s pleasant to see in a menswear collection. Everything appears to be made of natural fabrics, too.
The website is obnoxious beyond belief, but it’s worth the headache to see the pieces. I’ve posted photos from the S/S 09 collection, A/W 08/09, and A/W 09/10 collections.
Two more photos after the jump.
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