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FIT Celebrates “The Great Designers” in Two-Part Exhibit

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:00:10 +0000

For its ambitious, year-long, two-part exhibit “The Great Designers, Parts One and Two,“ the Museum at FIT went about acquiring some never-before-seen items to add to its already extensive permanent collection of 50,000 garments and accessories. 50 pieces, organized alphabetically by designer, will be displayed per exhibit; from iconic brands like Christian Dior, Chanel, and Givenchy to young, avant-garde designers like Boudicca and Gareth Pugh. Part One, which opened yesterday, runs through May 8, followed shortly by Part Two, opening on May 23.

“The Great Designers” will also be accompanied by the book The Great Designers: Fashion’s Hall of Fame from A to Z, highlighting 500 of the museum’s masterworks by 100 of the 20th- and 21st-century’s most important designers. Publishing in April 2012, the book will include an essay by museum curator Valerie Steele on the history of fashion museums and exhibits, along with short bios on the 100 designers. Click through the gallery for some of the designs featured and to keep you occupied until you can make your way to the FIT Museum to see them in person. [WWD, FIT]

E.G Love Spoons in Leather

Jessica Lapidos — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:54:24 +0000

Emma Griffiths is one serious mother cutter, laser cutting leather into breastplates, bodysuits and dresses for E.G spring 2012. She harkens the Welsh tradition of Love Spooning, a time when a man would carve a spoon for his beloved into a never ending pattern. The motif is unique to the woman, and the one used for this collection symbolizes the strength of love. Her work under Alexander McQueen and Zowie Brooch of Boudicca has led to her intricate craftsmanship and knack for dressing sexual women powerfully. Now watch the SS12 collection here.

E.G Emma Griffiths SS12 from Giovanni Martins on Vimeo.

Shop the E.G Fall collection, for the dress that is contouring Fergie’s lady lumps. My humps, indeed.

What to Wear to Make You a Streetstyle Star

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:28:06 +0000

There are three occasions I look forward to, in terms of getting dressed. First and foremost, is my annual gaycation to Provincetown, during which the booty shorts cum denim panties too risqué for even Chelsea and the sequined leggings too “say-something” for a work look are paraded about on a daily basis. More recently, I’ve gotten into Halloween just for another excuse to wear a heel. And then of course, there is Fashion Week. It’s a battlefield out there; survival of the chicest. The ante has been further upped by the explosion of photoseekers running around, snapping pics of the best-dressed stomping in and out of shows. So how do you catwalk in front of the lens and into the hearts of the new social anthropologist — the streetstyle blogger? Here are 5 looks to get you noticed.

FashionIndie‘s own Jessica Lapidos captured
during last Fashion Week by NY Mag

Go East, Young Tran!

Asia is booming! With many designers flocking to the Far East not only for business but inspiration, why not give a knowing wink to the Orient with this look, featuring a Boudicca cape, cropped McQ jersey harem pants and of course, what Asian sensation is complete without a little Hello Kitty?

Do as the Wizard Does and Take Yourself to Emerald City

Amanda Gabriele — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:53:27 +0000

Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Mila Kunis are all drinking the Kool-Aid. Emerald green was on the red carpet in a big way at the 2011 Golden Globes, and the trend is bound to get stronger. Check out the guide below on how to add this cool splash to your wardrobe.

1. Boudicca pleated dress $1,355 – matchesfashion.com

2. Lanvin Knitted cotton-blend dress $1,290 – net-a-porter.com

3. Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Graffiti $18 – urbandecay.com

4. Miu Miu Apple-embellished plexiglass bangle $265 – net-a-porter.com

5. Forever 21 Oval Stone Ring $4.80 – forever21.com

6. Proenza Schouler Bag $1,270 – colette.fr

7. Butter Women’s Swagger Mary Jane Pump $286 – endless.com

8. Marc by Marc Jacobs Large leather wallet $240 – net-a-porter.com

9. OPI Matte Gargantuan Green Grape Nail Lacquer $5.35 – amazon.com

10. Kate Spade palace of mirrors crystal earrings $145 – katespade.com

Margiela Overload

Saynt — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:42:31 +0000

You’ve got to give it up to a dude who can properly rock Martin Margiela. This fashionisto was spotted in Paris looking like he beat the shitake out of a runway model and grabbed his garb.

Wearing Martin Margiela, Paris

Jacket: Black MARTIN MARGIELA Belted Jacket

Shoes: White Sneakers

Sunglasses: Black MARTIN MARGIELA Sunglasses

T-Shirt: White CONVERSE T-Shirt

Tights: Black BOUDICCA Leggings

Photo By: Phil Oh

LINKAGE: Street Peeper

Runway: Boudicca Haute Couture, Spring/Summer 09

Rebecca Alexander — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:11:44 +0000

Loving this all black and white collections. The asymmetry is really striking, and I love the first look where one pant leg is shorter than the other. Totally want to see someone rock that.

Image Source: Dazed Digital

Boudicca To Release First Fragrance

Rebecca Alexander — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:26:14 +0000

Zowie Broach and Brian Kirkby of clandestine British cult brand Boudicca – named for the Iceni tribal queen – have announced a September launch of their very first fragrance, Wode. If early details are any indication, this avant-garde perfume will serve as an extension of the label’s artistic, if not commercial, pursuits. With built-in niche appeal already guaranteed, Wode is destined make a splash unlike any other we have seen since 2005’s Odeur 53 from Comme des Garçons, which notoriously eschewed traditional notes for an ultra-modern, metallic “bouquet”.

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Boudicca named their iconoclastic fragrance after the ancient woad plant, whose blue dyes were used by tribes for ritualistic marking by the Brittani tribes. Fittingly, Wode’s ingenuity and novelty lies in its unusual mode of application, and as you may suspect, its color! Designed to mimic graffiti, the spicy Wode scent is sprayed from a can, tinting the wearer with a disturbingly inky blue paint. The splatter and shock factor, of course, is temporary. Wode’s visual aspect fades, so those of you envisioning blue stains on your clothing, fear not! You can watch a demonstration of this arty application process here, on Boudicca’s platform13 site. Judging from this provocative clip, Wode’s accompanying campaign looks to be as conceptually ambitious as the product itself.

Wode will enjoy a surreptitious launch in September (with the couture crowd to be given a preview), but reportedly you will not be able to buy it through the typical vendors!

Speculation on how Boudicca plan to market and distribute Wode continues, but its debut will no doubt see Boudicca defy expectations and ideals yet again. Speaking to Hint Magazine, Boudicca’s Kirkby confirmed that Wode “will not follow the conventional route of a fragrance. And anyway it would be a huge cliché for us to do a fragrance as we all know it’s a well-trodden path. We see it more as art.”

And until Martin Margiela releases his perfume in 2009, Kirkby should rest assured that Wode will dominate the fringe fragrance market.