There is nothing like a perfectly positioned bow tie to add a bit of old fashioned glamour to an outfit, and the cheerful colours and patterns of The Bow Club‘s spring/summer 2012 collection are particularly delightful. The Bow Club is a Swedish brand founded by Mohammed Naeem Saleem who make handmade bow ties produced exclusively in Gothenberg, Sweden. The bow ties are joined by genuine brass details and Swedish deer nubuck. They can be purchased online here.
I love these crochet necklaces by Shingo Matsushita. Matsushita uses materials like silk, cotton, gold thread and pearls to create delicately precise necklaces, earrings and art pieces that are nothing like the frilly doilies that crochet draws to mind. The geometries of the jewelry are softened by rounded corners and a subtle, yet brilliant use of colour.
Scottish designer Chloë McCormick has taken the art of tapestry to a whole new level with her embroidered creations that combine 3D printing technology with traditional craft. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite working for a fashion forecasting company I can’t pretend that I know much about clothes myself, I’m much more of a chair person. However after watching all of the coverage of the various fashion weeks over the past month I wanted to feature something on the blog. So I decided to ask an expert in the form of my good friend Lara, who knows a lot more about fashion than I do.
At the top of her list was London based props and accessory maker and designer Fred Butler who showed her autumn/winter 2012 collection as part of London Fashion Week last week. These photos were taken backstage at the show by Wonderland magazine. Read the rest of this entry »