Recently, Irish born, lanky, long haired, unreconstructed rock fan, and VICE staffer Rockwell SF came over all Anna Wintour and decided he wanted VICE’s fashion department to shoot girls with big hair. You know the style; teased, backcombed, and way bigger than your actual head hair, like the sort of girls Beavis and Butthead used to cream themselves over. Think of this blog as Jim’ll Fix It, only with 80s metal erections.
I keep harping on about how I love seeing someone who studies or works in one creative discipline exchange it for another. It usually, on some level, reflects the outcome. Emilio de la Morena made the successful transition from sculptor to fashion designer. Read more »
I try to stay away from eBay. It’s filled with these highly styled eBay vintage stores and for some reason people are willing to pay silly amounts of money for what can be picked up for a few quid in a charity shop, thus jacking up the prices.
Gone are the days of £5 eBay bargains. This isn’t the sellers’ fault of course, particularly when there are shops like Kuku Vintage who do find incredible, ornate and highly unique pieces. I only hope and pray they too go the way of Nasty Gal Vintage and the Urban Collection and set up an actual online shop so we need not bother with the irksome bidding wars. Read more »
Not all fashion DIYs are created equal. They can vary widely from the very basic to the very imaginative and difficult. I must first point out what the definition of fashion DIY is to me – someone who is untrained in the ways of sewing and who does things in a way that might not be considered anywhere near “proper” by a bona fide designer. But that’s the fun in DIY – it’s a little bit haphazard and a little bit spontaneous. While I have to admit that I am a bit of perfectionist, I still have fun with the most basic of DIYs.
Today, I decided I needed a jersey top with one shoulder. Call it the Blondie effect, if you will. I currently only own one single-shouldered top but with its sheeny, shiny fabric, it isn’t what I need to pair with my Sass & Bide PVC Black Rats. (If I wore the two together I’d end up looking like an oil spill). Luckily, I had a black jersey t-shirt with a very wide neck (see above), ripe for transforming into my desired top.
A very easy DIY to do, just find a top wide enough to fit on one shoulder and under the other arm. Try it first, if the neck fits across your body, you’re laughing. Read more »
The Ostwald Helgason label comprises the work of Susanne Ostwald and Ingvar Helgason. If you are at all familiar with the work of the label you’ll know how both designers provide the perfect balance between playful and tailored.
While previous collections have seen them design with a more fluid silhouette, their spring/summer 2009 offering sees them sharpening things up a little. Read more »
I have been keeping a very beady eye on the Karstadt New Generation awards held during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin for some great new talent emerging.
The winner of the award this year was Marcel Ostertag, a Central St Martins graduate, who won for his womenswear collection.
Jesus, Mr. Fucking Arts-and-Crafts Show. Wouldn’t it be quicker just to handmake a macramé pantsuit with your favorite quotes embroidered on the front?
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Every bar has that one regular who hikes up his shorts, wears Chinese accountant socks and gets real ornery every time the bartender’s boyfriend comes by.
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A park ranger in the Congo who survived being shot in the head at pointblank range
