Currently haunted by an unquenchable desire for metallic claws, wedge velcro sneakers, mood rings, and fluorescent plastic. Who would have thought? Too often, things are so wrong that they’re right. These little babies are all at the very top of my wish list.
Photos from: le 21 Arrondissemnt, We the People, and Lee Oliveira. All street style sites I recently discovered and now can’t get enough of.
Walking through London a few weeks ago I spotted this poster through the window of an office: ‘Work Hard & Be Nice to People.’ It was stuck to the wall above someone’s desk at a fashion PR agency. Simple and true, it’s a message that’s worth being reminded of.
Since that day it’s been swirling around in the back of my mind. Anthony Burrill’s prints are positive mantras of the most ideal kind. Not gimmicky or at all cliché, they are sweet little pieces of art that are worthy of being cherished. Printed in the UK using traditional woodblock printing techniques, each poster is signed and costs just £40. I’d love to get one for the new flat I’m moving into in January…
Photos via Anthony Burrill
I knew I’d seen that print before… Miuccia Prada seems to have borrowed some ideas from the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. He developed Neo-Plasticism back in 1917. A white base was painted with a grid of black vertical and horizontal lines. Primary colours were also added, creating a pop of dispersed colour. YSL created a dress back in 1965 that was a more direct version of the iconic print. Prada’s collection, I’d argue, has come a long way from that. The colours are deeper and the lines more varied, creating a more nuanced and representation of Mondrian’s original concept – an excellent job of paying homage to the original work without copying it directly… Zara, take note.
Ok, am off to Germany for a couple of days and officially done talking about Prada, I promise.
Oh, Prada. You get me every time. Each season you’re unexpected and at first a bit bizarre but you mix things up and unleash new trends like nobody else. You managed to throw the predicted silhouette on its head with your 1920s style dropped waists and hip slung belts. Don’t even get me started on the curved heel of your boots… it’s Wonka, it’s trippy, and it’s so right.
Amelia Earhart seems to have made babies with Big Foot and I like it.
Had dinner at my friend’s apartment in Brooklyn. He has three floors, two balconies and a roof top garden… I started considering the logistics of becoming a squatter as soon as I caught sight of the incredible views. To watch the sun set over all the madness that lies within Manhattan is complete perfection. The sausages bought from the Polish store down the street weren’t too shabby either…
Wearing: Weekday necklace, Hanes grey vest, and Next polkadot palazzo pants (not pictured).
