A few weeks ago, a Mail Bombs search led me to the website of Iconic Invanity, a Nigerian based label of colorful cocktails, gowns, and suit sets: With a focus on African prints with a Western sensibility, the brand prides itself on luxurious fabrics, intricate details, and beaded embellishments. Their Spring 2013 show, titled ‘Luxury Continue Reading
Indie designers are having lots of fun playing with names of historic fashion houses, as Ssur Inc’s popular Comme Des F*ckDown branded products display. The creators of C.O.I aka Conflict of Interest are jumping on the trend, similarly toying with tags like Givenchy and Balenciaga, emblazoning t-shirts with plays on words like Giraunchy and Ballinciaga. Continue Reading
It’s hard to even think about getting dressed for Fall, but Maya Lake of Boxing Kitten makes the thought of brisk weather appealing with shifts and separates in blue based colors, cast in mixed patterns over nipped fits. Peplumed jackets over pencil skirts tinged in turquoise, mandarin, and eggplant, along with frocks in berry tones Continue Reading
Today I wanted to put you on to Unkommon Kolor, a Dallas, Texas based design and art collective founded in 2008: Started by Bryan Blue, the group expresses art through different mediums: fashion, sculpture, photography, and paintings. Over the years the collective has come to comprise co-owner Jeremy Biggers, designers Eric White and Samantha Mattice-Lowery, Continue Reading
Allow me to introduce you to Belgian e-store Candy Precious, a repository for a fly yet limited selection of 80′s and African inspired accessories: The shop carries earrings featuring Grace Jones, lego adorned sunglasses, and necklaces starring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Spike Lee, and even a black Bart Simpson. Small accessories start at €15 ($21), t-shirts are Continue Reading
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