The Straight Man’s Guide: #3 – T-Shirts
With summer just around the corner, I think now is probably a good time to think about a simple garment that many of you are probably wearing as you read this. The humble t-shirt.
DenimGeek.com
After they left a comment on our Guide to Denim article, I decided to check out DenimGeek’s website and I have to say, I was delighted with what I found.
The Straight Man’s Guide: #2 – Suits
Every man looks his best in a suit. When done well it is the ultimate symbol of sophistication and masculinity; the clean lines, the tailored silhouette, the sleek fabric, all brought together to clad the contemporary man in the modern equivalent of a suit of armour.
The Straight Man’s Guide: #1 – Denim
It’s strange to think that there are actually people alive in the UK and Europe to whom jeans were a completely new thing. Mainly introduced to these shores by US troops during World War II, jeans have become so ingrained as a fashion staple around the world that it is hard to imagine modern life without them.
OPI: Burlesque Collection
Last week saw the launch of the latest hit nail polish collection from nail experts OPI, entitled ‘Burlesque’. The collection was created to support the launch of Sony Pictures’ new musical of the same name, which features pop sensations Cher and Christina Aguilera.
ASOS Marketplace
This week sees a new business venture for online fashion retailer ASOS, who have just launched a virtual trading platform known as Marketplace. Described as a cross between eBay and a street style photography blog, Marketplace provides emerging designers and retailers a chance to display their goods to the world.
Ben Cuervo for Innercity Clothing: An Interview
As regular readers will know, we like to do what we can to promote emerging talent across all industries. For the past 8 months or so I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ben Cuervo, a very talented fashion graphic designer and good friend who is now putting all his energies into Innercity Clothing, a [...]
Designer Focus: Yohji Yamamoto
Philosopher, genius and ‘sexiest man alive’ are just a few of the ways Yohji Yamamoto has been described. Indeed, even fashion luminaries such as Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan have referred to him as a poet, an artist. However, while these opinions are arguably subjective, it is fairly self-evident that the diminutive, chain-smoking, rock-band frontman [...]
Comme des Garcons – New Collection
Rei Kawakubo’s visionary Japanese label (yes it is Japanese, don’t let the deceptively French name fool you) have released this series, entitled BLACK, for August 2009. Fairly conservative if their A/W 09/10 show is anything to go by, the collection utilises the monochrome aesthetic elements seen on the runway alongside bold, effective typography. The t-shirts [...]
Is the future of fashion design to be found in collaboration?
A quick look at some of the most prolific fashion publications and blogs reveals huge numbers of collaborative efforts between labels and other creatives, from artists and illustrators to architects and musicians. Adidas x Maharishi, Trickers x Comme des Garcons, Melissa x Zaha Hadid… that little ‘x’ is popping up on my RSS feeds more [...]
Menswear Runway Shows, S/S '10
Easy, As you may (or probably may not) know, I work in fashion. My company, Mudpie, is a fashion-forecaster that assembles information and images from runway shows, trade fairs, exhibitions, current social/political/economic trends etc, collates them, and puts together predictions for future fashion trends, which you can have access to (for a fee of course!) [...]
