Some people you meet and instantly like. The duo Tatty Devine are those kind of people. I meet them in store at their Covent Garden branch for Vogue’s Fashion Night out and get a warmth of laughter that instantly makes me want to become their friend. Meeting at Chelsea College of Art, Rosie Wolfenden...
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Some things are best kept simple, and simply beautiful they are. A personal message engraved on a coin necklace, delicate sapphire studs, a rose gold silver plated bracelet imprinted openly with love,all determined by one simple quality; they are honoured to be part of the handcrafted beauty by renowned British jewellery designer, Laura Lee. Launching her...
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Mount Street, at the heart of Mayfair, is home to some of the most renowned retailers that can be found in the capital. Understandably such a high-end area can prove quite intimidating unless you have either a marvellous bank balance or say Paris Hilton on your arm. Unfortunately, on this evening, I had neither...
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If you stepped out into the rain and your newly purchased dress changed colour, it’s true to say, you would not exactly be happy. You then pull your printed coat over and stride onwards, when the sun peaks out from behind the indecisive cloud and changes panels of your overcoat to a different tone...
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Most new mothers look as though they have not slept in a year (most, probably haven’t) and are about to join the cast of 28 Days Later as an extra, but not Rachel Jones. Sitting here in a spritely white, open conservatory in East London, looking out onto the greyness of an extremely damp...
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“Dream Through Jewellery“ – this is what Lithuanian designer Algis Abromaitis is inviting his wearers to do each time they put on one of his upcycled, one-of-a-kind adornments, which are lovingly handmade in London. This concept could not be more fitting,since Abromaitis himself first started designing after having a troublesome recurring dream about a bracelet, which...
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If drama is what you are after, then please step forward, Mr Jacob Kimmie. His designs, which feature a facade of fierce lines, gallons of sheer fabric billowing around delicate ankles and heavy unapologetic couture coursing around bare midriffs also focus on an unconventional political correctness that is refined by skilful attention to detail. Contradiction...
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Not many people would consider taking an eel to a lunch date. But not many people are successful British handbag and purse designer, Heidi Mottram. Instead of travelling alongside the conventional route of crocodile, snake and the now ancient laughing cow, the Cheshire-born lass explored the exotics from across the globe (and her own...
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Let’s face it, with a name like Kizzy Holliday-Morgan, you’re never going to have a regular 9-5 office job. Chances are you’re either going to end up being an actress, country singer or fashion designer. Luckily, this punk loving Manchester girl chose the latter and is currently creating DIY style pieces under her new...
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As a child living behind the Iron Curtain, designer Irina Bragin marvelled at the magical world of eccentric English nanny Mary Poppins. So it comes as no surprise that it was Poppins’ infamous bottomless carpet bag that was perhaps one of the biggest inspirations behind Bragin’s label Made of Carpet. The bags that make up...
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Swedish designer Sebastian Löjdkvist, creator of Ess-Elle, is a self-pronounced rule-breaker, going against “everything that Sweden traditionally stands for” when it comes to his design aesthetic. The home of H&M, Sweden is a country that has produced a succession of designers who love the popular minimalist look, but minimalist Löjdkvist is not. “Less...
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Moving from a small town in Northern England to the, ‘Big Smoke’ could be a daunting experience for some. Sweaty red double decker (burning)buses, 24 hour all-you-can-eat Chinese buffets, ridiculously high rent for ludicrously small bedsits, Friday night rush hour on the North Circular and severe hunger strike to afford those latest Prada lace-ups....
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