This exhibition of RCA talent is worth taking a look at. Along side the garments are the sketchbooks of the designers original ideas and the pattern pieces used to make them.
Its on until the 31st of January 2010.
01/10/2009
26/09/2009
More Orschel-Read
There are also some really good photos on this site Demotix (spot me in the sixth photo up from the bottom)
24/09/2009
Hawaiian Two Piece
Best charity shop find ever! Don't think i'll be leaving the house in it for fear of being stoned by any tasteful person in sight, but it might make a nice bag.
21/09/2009
Hairy Shoes and Drag Queens
I've just completed 4 weeks of internship with Stefan Orschel-Read, a couture menswear designer, who is not only incredibly talented but a pleasure to work with.
In complete contrast to the stereotypical fashion designer diva who would bark commands at you, Stefan takes the time to help you understand the complex tailoring techniques he uses in his designs.
I was helping to make the garments in the collection and it was astonishing to see the transformation of these highly detailed yet obscure pattern pieces from flat fabric shapes into Harrington jackets, Budapest Trousers, Fake Hair Shoes and my favourite piece in the collection which is a beautiful coat made of long black hair extensions sewn in row covering the entire garment.
It all came to a climax yesterday (Sunday 20th of September) during London Fashion Week where I was backstage dressing, flapping and generally feeling the tension gradually rise as it got closer to the moment when the first model stepped onto the catwalk. It was all over within 10 minutes without a hitch and to the relief of everyone involved. A period of time that was over so fast after many months of preparation, yet felt like an hour. After that it was time to celebrate and let our hair down in nearby Soho, where we shook it like a polaroid picture.
Keep and eye and an ear out for Orschel-Read, its going to blow the wool socks off of traditional menswear.
Official pictures from the On|Off show
Fellow intern Jennivi Jordan plaiting fake hair for shoes.
The Lookbook Shoot, photographer - Peter Ashworth, stylist - Alexis Knox.
The Show at On|Off. These photographs taken by Katy Scott.
Interns on the hunt for the dancefloor.
Drag Queen DJ's.
05/09/2009
01/09/2009
Sixpack Menswear
Found this french t-shirt label that describes itself as an avant-garde brotherhood of designers, illustrators, musicians and dj's. They work closely with the record label Institubes and what caught my eye was their work with Akroe, heres some of his designs:
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21/08/2009
12/08/2009
07/08/2009
dreaming
I've been pondering the day when I have a real shop and google, as always, enabled me to browse through the many images relating to 'shop front' to get some inspiration. These are the cream of the pointless crop...
The first image is a photo I took of a blind shop in Shoreditch to capture the legendary use of alliteration, shame they haven't grasped the basics of marketing, they could have come up with a window display that actually does their product justice.
06/08/2009
01/08/2009
29/07/2009
PHOTO: corner shop treats
Im standing in the queue with my snickers when I spot this in what was a considerably large pet food display for a corner shop. Fat balls for your wild birds. Those words should surely only be seen on Barry the Chippendale's business card, or underneath a neon sign that reads 'Hen Parties Catered For...'
23/07/2009
22/07/2009
21/07/2009
wise words
"My aim is this: always to be where i can serve best, where my disposition, talents, and industry may find their best soil and be most fruitful."
Quote from Narziss and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
12/07/2009
11/07/2009
07/07/2009
06/07/2009
PHOTO: when floor meets sky
On an otherwise standard day, this rare event provided a nice break in my journey and gave me plenty of time to daydream about miami style car chases flying over Deptford Creek.
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