Fashion V Sport @ The Victoria & Albert Museum

For me this was a slight let down.

My collection will fit somewhere in between Fashion and Sport/Street rather then performance so I thought it would be something quite worthwhile going to. It was informative but really only confirmed what I already knew, not saying im a Mr Know-it-all, just an enthusiast of this area of fashion. Altho I did learn a few interesting facts:

Did you know that Cole Haan had collaborated with Nike to make a cushioned heeled womens sling back shoe, and also Cameroon were fined for their Puma UniqT kit. An all-in-one kit which disobeyed FIFA's rules that a kit should consist of socks, shorts and shirt.

A few pics. sorry for quality as they were done on the sly! GET ME BLUD!!























It also confirmed Hiroshi Fujiwara is the Top Dawwwggg!

http://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/future_exhibs/Fashion_Sport/index.html

Fashion in the Mirror @ The Photographers Gallery

William Klein



Trying to get in with the 'IN CROWD'



Tim Walker





Nick Knight



"An absorbing new exhibition, Fashion in the Mirror, at the Photographers' Gallery in London, exposes some of the off-frame drama that happens in the process of creating a fashion image."

A skill that I would like to educate myself more a bout. The Exhibition was all about Self-Reflection in Fashion Photography. A hehind the scenes look at what goes on, a shot before the shot so to speak.

A new name to me was Tim Walker whose shots for Vogue were very intriguiging through the use of his oversized props. William Klein shot Karl Lagerfeld surrounded by people carrying placards with his photograph

Another image that caught my eye for non perv reasons was Green Bath by Harri Peccinott

"So I climbed up there above the bathtub and I saw my reflection on the water, right on the model's pubis. I asked the girl to lie very still, waited for the image to settle, and shot. For a self portrait, I find it quite flattering."



http://www.photonet.org.uk/

some more PASTELLE.

I have eagerly awaited Kanye's first collection, which im pretty sure will be a success. Even tho he has a 'MARMITE' persona, im a fan of his love for design within many genres. Together with Kim Jones, a combintaion that will definately have a positive impact in the world of Fashion, Pastelle has said to be affordable and made from an electic choice of quality fabrics, an eye for detail, structured and subtle garments.

A few more pics have surfaced from what looks like Pastelle's star studded Look-Book.





Looks fresh

http://www.pastelle.com/

CDG:Rei Kawakubo x H&M

Comme des Garcons bein one of my favourite design team in fashion Iwas very excited when i heard they would be collaborating with high street giants H&M. Making quality garments more affordable and attainable, well maybe attainable. Im pretty sure there will be overnight queues for this collabo and thats if it will be released in the UK.

Everyone and everything seem to be doing collaborations these days. Building hype to sell and certain collaborations appealing to different subcultures, so its a must for them to attain the goods.

from artists, musicians and companies joining forces, where will it go next.

NIKE x Adidas??? naaaa!you say that now!












A particular fan of the men and womens pea coat and also the polka dot shorts. The womens is looking very strong, the Goth x Hamish influenced dress will be a top seller in Japan im pretty sure.
Look forward to getting my hands on some of the bits. Hopefully not Ebay prices!

Resellers karma!

Coca-Cola glasses at McDonalds.

These are dope!!
Im not so sure bout eating loads of McDonalds meals to attain as many as I want! But I need every colour.

SO SUPERSIZE ME!!!!

4 down 2 to go!!

Selvage Denim

Im pretty particular when it comes to the denim I wear usually it has to be LVC, or some form of Levi may it be collaboration or actual vintage non re-pro.

Selvage denim is somethin I always look for and represents a higher grade of quality, it is a type of denim which forms a clean natural edge that does not unravel. The word Selvage comes from "Self edge" the natural edge of a roll of fabric, which is made on old style shuttle looms. The process is slower and produces less material, but the denim is regarded as more “authentic” and has more character than regular non-selvage denim, and usually demands a higher price bracket.

Brands like Edwin, LVC, Flathead and old Evisu epitimise quality and justify a higher price. Also the high street have clicked on to people thinkin they need selvage denim when they dont actually know what it means. Next, H&M have their own version of selvage denim not the same quality but very good denim.

Kiosk 78 recently opened in Leeds.

Gavin @ Kiosk78

The stores direction is heavily based on quality and more subtle street style. Stocking Parisian brand A.P.C, also Margaret Howell, Folk and Nom De Guerre amongst others it has hit a niche within the Leeds streetwear market.

for more information check out their website.

http://www.kiosk78.co.uk/

HIDEOUT X Supreme

AMEN SISTER!

what a dope quote.

The Hideout store in London, regarded as one of the leading streetwear boutiques has come together with Supreme to produce this shirt to celebrate their 10th Anniversary. Ill be needing a hook up as my queueing days are over!!! Fat chance but one can only ask.

http://www.hideoutstore.com/

Sunday Movie

Sunday. Mind is somewhat in limbo so I called upon a friend who I upset the night before to watch a movie. Something lighthearted but my lovely little friend demanded something gangster, seen as Casino was missing from my collection it had to be another Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro combination.

Goodfellas. A film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the true story of Henry Hill. The film follows the rise and fall of three gangsters, spanning three decades.



also this film inspired the video for the Ashanti track Foolish

Im not going to lie. one was a fan of this track in his teenage years!

WOOOP WOOOP!




"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,"

Henry Hill

Lagom 2008 Fall/Winter Collection

A strong looking collection firstly caught my eye with the watercolor splashed background. The connection between streetwear and clean cut and sew is something that i will take into my own collection.

http://www.precislagom.com/2008/

Jam Series

I went on a little road trip to see my friend Taran's shop, he just opened A Shop Called Wood in Huddersfield.

Carrying labels such as Stussy, YMC and MHI and decor inspired by Dover Street Market, it was something refreshing for the people of Huddersfield to look at, being quite a backwards city, in my opinion, I hope his store can inspire the street wear of the Yorkshire town. They also have a store in Manchester.

So after this we took a walk up to O'Neils. A Sports Performance store hidden down a small alley one of them ones that has been there for years and has original character, so much so that when I was looking at the cricket jumpers for non performance purposes, I could smell Ian Botham!

I had heard rumours from both Taran and Lee, that there was some hidden gems that only a sneaker conisseur could understand. So Lee took me upstairs EY EY! And made me feel like a deprived schoolkid again!

Looking in the stockroom at the dusty broken boxes made me a lttle giddy. The felling of NOSTALGIA was overwhelming! Lee did the diggin while I tried to contain myself!

original Adidas Samba

Adidas Association High

Reebok Blacktop Pump

So I had to find myself a little something.

Being nicknamed Jam, due to the love of JAM!! on toast, bakewell tarts, doughnuts anything with jam will suffice, I had to bag these. Ryan Eventually digged out a pair that were not soiled and in perfect nick. Not a bad price either

SLAM!

DUT DUR UT. DUT DUR UT!

LET THE BOYS BE BOYS!!