Tinker Hatfield

To whom who may not know who this man is, he is the most iconic, innovative Nike footwear designer. Designing classics like the Jordan III all the way through to the Jordan XV. I would probably say this would be my ideal job working high up within the design area at my beloved swoosh.

Nike have dedicated a t-shirt to him:

MY HERO.

Eva + leopard

My favourite version of the leopard print has to be Dolce & Gabbana's. Then when you put Eva Mendes in it, it takes to a World which is not too far from perfect.

shot for Allure:

= extremely Content.

Batch-Pack

I recently came across these beautiful hand-made leather bags/satchels in very bold colours. My personal favourite is probably the purple but I'm still undecided.

They look so well crafted and and clean, and can be personally finished off with your own initals printed onto the bag. A nice back-pack shaped one would be special. hmmmm :)

BATCHEL.

Guilty pleasure.

So I have been working extremely hard as always, and decided to treat myself. It is somewhat of a guilty pleasure, as I feel guilty for paying the expensive price of the shoe and also that I don't really need many more shoes.

Well the pleasure is that they are a beautifully constructed shoe, made from fine quality fabrics and all people who follow my blog will know my passion for footwear, passion or vice you decide.

Available only at PRESENT.

Good advice. Be passionate 'bout your vice :)

We're not another printed t-shirt brand...

.... but you have to get the name out there. Part of our branding scheme we have done simple printed t-shirts. We are planning a party soon most likely in East London attracting like minded people.

If you would like one click HERE and send a message. Mates rate apply all you have to do is mention clothsurgeon :)

PARTY TIME COMING SOON.

Swatch book and a little studio dog

....unfortunately the lovely little chihuahua isn't ours, but the lovely S/S 11 swatch book is. Just been sent to Japan for our distributor Diptrics.

Very bold primary colours along with patternedcottons, its quite a unique swatchbook and we hope to make big sales at certain stores.

WOOF!

Hand Finished...

.... and ready to send to Japan.

We recieved our garments from the manufacturers today. These are outerwear pieces we did for certain stores in Japan Autumn Winter 2010. They look great and the production was of high quality and standard. The stores include the likes of 10 Corso Como, United Arrows and Corner CDG. Few pics of the a couple of the garments sent below.

Next order.

Out of thread

Well almost. Still some left to create more things.

We have been extremely busy working on a S/S 11 Capsule Collection. Almost complete, its looking quite brilliant!! We have continued the reversible aspect of House of Billiam clothing, using traditional fabrics and added staple pieces with a unique touch through the cutting or details.

Look book will surface later. A slight taster:

Spring Summer CHECK!!

We care about the young folks

One of our buddy's Ed Stephen, a dance teacher has been working within the community, with a group of kids on a contemporary piece of choreography. So he asked us to make them some splendid jackets for the show.

We opted with reversible varsity jackets each with their own colour lining apart from one who had a culmination of all 7 colours. Well done to Bendy as he sewed through the night to get these there on time.

They looked great on stage and show went really well. Check the press coverage here.

Children are the future. BIG UP HOXTON MASSIVE!!

B-randing

A succesful element of a clothing label is branding, in your face or subtle. which ever may work for your target market... also lets people know what actual brand it is. Fashion is actually a business aswell as an art form and passion but its the money that helps a brand expand and the marketing strategy.

Anyway, we worked on a few bits for our branding, like George Foreman, we are very proud of our garments, we want everyone to know they are ours!!!

BBBBBB-EAUTIFUL!

Upgrade.

Its about that time. Apple iPhone 4 is almost upon us. Poor o2 staff im sure they will be bombarded with the same questions all day leading upto its release. I cant wait. I want it now. Rumours of a June 24th release!

Patience!

Freshness

You may remember the collaboration we did with Commonn the store in Northampton. Max 90 infra red inspired varsity and hoodie, well they were recently featured on Freshness Mag. They can also be bought on Commonns WEBSITE. With the re-re-re-re-rerelease of the Nike shoe it may be a good time to buy one.

images taken from FreshnessMag:

COVERAGE.

D.A.R.Y.L

I have been buying every movie I can remember watching as a kid, been going crazy on Amazon! I recently bought D.A.R.Y.L which is an acronym for DATA-ANALYSING ROBOT YOUTH LIFEFORM! A movie about a young boy who escapes from the Pentagon and is fostered by a family, who soon realise he is an extremely special child! This may jog your memory, if not go out and get it!!

Nostalgia. The most powerful emotion.

Hard work

The world of Fashion never sleeps and nor do you ever rest. Its an ongoing process from one season to the next especially when you are a relatively unknown brand trying to get somewhere, somewhere near the top. It doesnt happen over night and I have slowly began too realise it will take 2 nights :)

We are currently working on Spring Summer 2011, there has been a few setbacks and we have had to put our ideas and creativity on the back burner to please a certain market. A mini collection that will consist of shorts, plus 4's, trousers, t-shirts, waistcoat, 4 pieces of outerwear and a bag. PHEW! Not much to do then.

NO IMAGES IM AFRAID. UNDER WRAPS. :)

" Hard work without talent is a shame, Talent without hard work is a tragedy" Robert Half

new kid on the block

The little man who we made the Varsity for sent us some pictures of him wearing far too busy playing with his crayons to pose, he looks rather dapper in his jacket. The girls at nursery wont know whats hit 'em! Check the skeleton undergarments!

Coolest kid in the playground.