Posts Tagged ‘nude’
There is an opulent softness to Mandy Coon’s clothing that keeps me from dismissing it as more of the same gothic frippery that’s been dominating fashion circles for the past few years. Yeah, there’s lots of black and black leather, and chains but it’s nicely tempered with a milky peach toned silk, chunky knits, and humour in the shape of a crushed velvet bunny bag. Her silhouettes aren’t aggressively hard-edged and I think that’s what makes the difference
I can’t really understand why I haven’t ever heard of John Rocha before. Not that I’m that particularly on top of everything ‘Fashion’, but I’ve been following the fashion world since my teens, and perhaps I can blame memory loss, but I can’t really ever recall hearing or seeing anything about the designer. Apparently, he’s been around since the 80s and has done quite well for himself (diffusion lines, etc). He’s considered part of the British fashion scene, but Brit fashion isn’t really easy to ignore. Let’s just chalk it up to utter obliviousness on my part! Anyways, his clothing has a floaty, frilly, eccentric sort of sensibility, that I, who wouldn’t be caught dead in something considered frilly, really like. And it’s not really that this clothing is frilly in the traditional sense. I particularly adore his crochet work, which defies all of the conventional granny tablecloth/doily connotations. I’ve posted photos from both his SS 2010 and AW 2010 collections. Both collections could benefit from some editing, but there are some great pieces from both, AW being my favourite (click photo below to enlarge). Definitely click over to the designer’s site, but be warned, it’s incredibly frustrating to browse
Left: Perks & mini sweatshirt; ~$135; Middle: A.P.C. trousers; ~$82; Right: Henrik Vibskov dress; ~$328 (Click photos above and below to enlarge)
I almost forgot to post this today! Anyways, here are some current favourites from Azita in the colours I’ve been obsessing over. The sweatshirt is just too marvelously hilarious. (And I wish I could slap the trousers and sweatshirt on right now) They ship overseas and prices are listed in euros, great britian pounds, and us dollars
Left: Henrik Vibskov blouse; ~$199; Middle: Minimarket coat; ~$410; Right: A.P.C. tank; ~$48
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