R.I.P. Alexander McQueen
The news has been spreading throughout the day that Lee McQueen, founder of the Alexander McQueen brand, was found dead at his home in Green Street, West London at 10am this morning. It’s especially tragic since there are rumours that he may have taken his own life.
McQueen was just weeks away from displaying his newest collection at Paris Fashion Week, and of course, he would have been a major presence at London Fashion Week, which is due to start just next week.
Being one of the most influential designers in a generation through his work at Alexander McQueen, Givenchy and Gucci to name just a few, he will be greatly missed by fashion lovers globally.
Our thoughts are with his friends and family. R.I.P.
The New Brit on the Block – Albam Clothing
So the new Spitalfields Market is all completed after what seemed like a decade in the making. I think we can all agree it looks a whole nicer even though the purists amongst some of you may have something to say about the invasion of Wagamama’s, Giraffe & other well known restaurants.
Although the food has gone more mainstream, Spitalfield’s fashion shops/stalls still have that air about exclusivity about them. One of the newer shops in Spitalfields is Albam.
Albam started in Nottingham 3 years ago and just after one year they arrived in The Big Smoke (London) just by the trendy area of Kingly Court by Carnaby Street. Fast forward to now and they find them selves in 2 trendy neighbourhoods in London.
Albam’s cornerstone of thinking is that their clothes are “Modern Crafted Clothing”. Do I agree with that? Totally! Their denim is a match made in heaven between craftmanship & value for money. They are wonderfully crafted with Japanese 13 Oz. Denim, with nice details on the rivets and a lovely selvedge finish. All this for £80.00?!? The nearest rivals to that in terms of value for money are my beloved APC and who can forget Uni Qlo’s Japanese Denim Range.
Next up, the Hunting Cagoule which comes in a nice sand colour with a waxed finish. There is also nice denim-esque detail on the inside of the hood which just give the jacket a contemporary feel to what otherwise seems like a classic jacket.
I could go on but I’m gonna stop there as I eagerly wait for their next collection. I think the thing that strikes me the most is that, this brand just oozes the British-ness that we don’t really see at this price range nowadays. I just hope they don’t dilute this identity over the coming seasons.
Go and check out Albam for their webshop, store locations.
Burberry SS 2010 – Behind The Scenes
We have kindly been granted permission by the guys at Burberry to publish exclusive behind-the-scenes images of the campaign for Spring-Summer 2010, featuring the stunning Emma Watson.
This appears to be an interesting venture by the long-established British company, as they target this new generation which are just coming of age and taking fashion into the next decade.
Take a peek at the secret snaps below.
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Visvim Autumn 2009 Collection
I know it’s at the height of the Summer and all but after all these Sales are finished our shops will be full of winter warmers so lets look at one of most solid collections for this Autumn. For those who don’t know, Visvim is a Japanese designer which makes a wide range of clothes as exhibited by this Collection. Even though the Collection maybe varied, one thing has and will remain common throughout this Collection and every single collection that has been and will be released. That theme is that each garment will be made with the highest quality materials and workmanship.
This years collection features many garments from previous collections but they are now available in different colours. The Collection also features items which are new like the tweed blazer, School Blazers, Barbour type jackets and some lovely pastel coloured shirts.
My main highlights of the Collection are:
- The choice of colours on the panels of the shirts and knitwear
- The craftsmanship on the Gore-tex Jackets
- The elbow patches on the tweed blazers
Source: O-logy
Junya Watanabe – 2010 Spring Collection
The latest contemporary offering from Junya Watanabe is very nice indeed and is also a good indication of how Men’s fashion will evolve over the coming months. The collection takes on many of the features of the moment and combines them with a slight twist. Roll ups, Trilby hats and pastel coloured trousers are still in but the new features of the collection are cravats, fitted tweed/check blazers and flat caps. I like how these new features like the typically formal cravat mixes well with a pair of standard fit denim jeans.
Source: www.wwd.com
See Into the Future?
This time last year there was some discussion about these bad boys. They first came on the ‘Nerd’s radar funnily via the N*E*R*D “Everyone Nose (Remix)” video on your boy Pharrell. Oh how we chuckled to ourselves, then something was brought up. Go back and peep the video for N*E*R*D “She Wants To Move” March 2004 and there he is again sporting some white framed wayfarers. Almost a year before the likes of Ms Moss even thought about such things.
Last year they could be had for £275.00 at Oki-Ni and were released on the 30th September. We suppose only time will tell if people will take to the Gordi La Forge/Urban Music Visionary look.
Label Lovers: Mayor Bloomberg Declares 28 May – ‘Burberry Day’
Burberry Head Office, New York
Due to its continued investment in the City of New York, Mayor Bloomberg has declared 28 May as Burberry Day, and the company will be donating 20% of all purchases made on the day itself, at its NY branches at 57th Street and Spring Street, to the Burberry Foundation.
