Showing posts with label knitted. Show all posts
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Saturday, 28 April 2012

Back in Shoreditch, roaming through The Vintage Fair

Once again East London has showed its nonconformist side of things by hosting The Vintage Fair at their Shoreditch Town hall. The place burst with the clothes rails and jewellery stalls, offering a wide range of retro frocks and selected paraphernalia. Nonetheless, the most frequented garments were those of 60's and 70's with a multitude of colourful tea dresses and oversized cardigans.

Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion, town hall


Eager fashionistas rummaged the clothes racks hunting for the coveted pieces, trying them on as they went. 

Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion, town hall



Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion town hall
Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion town hall

Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion town hall


Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion town hall

Shoreditch, Vintage Fair, retro style, retro look, fashion town hall

Some traditional British cupcakes and tea were served at the cafe.

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What I bought. Sorted for the next winter.

Thursday, 26 April 2012

ALternative Fashion Week, continuation...

And another batch of photos from Alternative Fashion Week at Spitalfields Traders Market.
Ostensibly innovative designers have exhibited their works for the general public but whether they really were that innovative and original in their work is for you to decide.

Being too busy locating my viewfinder I have completely missed out on the names of designers. Feeling guilty of professional negligence and desperately seeking for your approval at least for taking the photos.
Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk


The so-called sustainable collection. The garments compiled of recycled mens suits, shirts and cravats. C'mon, just strip them off completely, first their love, then their money, now their clothes...
The skirt is the favourite. When in motion, the heavy fabrics gives it a fabulous fluidy look.

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk


A definite approve from Baranovska. The sweet sherbet, been left outside and got washed out by  the rain. The cut is rather simple and too compromising with the customer, but looking very pretty.
Worth of going onto TopShop shelves. xx

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk


Hello Malcolm X, I thing you forgot to change for the showcase.


Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch

Something every girl's done when learning how to sew. Been there, done that, next please.

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market

Loved the idea, but there's something unfinished about it. If it is a vest with fringe it needs to look like one ...And likewise if it is an accessory. There's a good rhythm and dynamics in these garments (middle picture) but no substance and presentation is "flaggy". 
A good judgement is to sometimes imagine yourself walking into a corner shop and thinking whether shop assistant's would exclaim "Aaah a goddess" ...or   "Ooooh, a pot of noodles"...so there you go.

Oh, you need to wear the clothes too, if you decide to experiment with the shop.

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market

When I saw the first model I thought of our poor pensioners in Eastern Europe, having their little money slashed from the scheme and now earning their bread by crocheting and knitting. Is it an appeal to revive some oldschool non-fashionable accessorizing? Not convinced. 
Pretty hats though. You get lots of them in Latvia on the central market.

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market

Couldn't get my eyes of them, couldn't believe what I was seeing. A whole vanguard of International  call girls. 
Latvia, Russia (definitely under-aged), Spain



Afrika, Ukraine, ....whatever...some country with blue parrots.......
How much?

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market

Tribal variations exhibited beautiful batik and skilfully mastered draperies. Missing a bit on innovation. 

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market, tribal look

Im sure I saw them in my children's bible. There were definitely some sheep and zebras grazing around.

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market, Whitney Houston look

But instead we got Whitney Houston...creeepy man.

Alternative Fashion Week, Alternative Arts, catwalk, Shoreditch, Spitalfields Market, London Olympics look, outfit

And finally for the  London Olympics! Hurray, we've got one innovative outfit which is lots of cheap junk!