tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670185425581204622024-03-12T17:50:45.489-07:00Creative Cauldroncreativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-50891785558133405802009-12-01T07:41:00.000-08:002009-12-01T07:41:32.430-08:00Rarified birds- double vision- Marchesa Casati played by Tilda Swinton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SxUcOdIbLWI/AAAAAAAAAE4/hlZk5ekT2aI/s1600/6a00e54ef9645388340120a663f841970c-800wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SxUcOdIbLWI/AAAAAAAAAE4/hlZk5ekT2aI/s320/6a00e54ef9645388340120a663f841970c-800wi.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SxUsw9Q3W5I/AAAAAAAAAFI/KshNgxywhIY/s1600/Casati%2520by%2520man_ray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SxUsw9Q3W5I/AAAAAAAAAFI/KshNgxywhIY/s320/Casati%2520by%2520man_ray.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Stunning Paolo Roversi shoot of the 'Marchesa Casati' characterised by Tilda Swinton and incisively portraited by Judith Watt.<br />
A beautiful response to the muse that the Marchesa has left as her legacy styled by Mattias Karlsson inspires and provokes- twenty two years after her death.<br />
Truly a rarified bird of her time, who would mirror her attitude now?<br />
There's a glimpse of her unique persona in Tilda Swinton, Amanda Harlech, Anna Piaggi, the late Isabella Blow, spotted in Sonia Rykiel, or in the eyes of Mapplethorpes portraits of Patti Smith with a haunted look prevailing throughout all his shots of her. There's a whiff of her in Florence, in Helena Bonham-Carter of Bjork too I feel.<br />
An enigmatic woman, self styled and innately so, she continues to inspire ( Galliano famously mused her in s/s 98 )<br />
Take a peek at the autumn/winter Acne paper, its a feast!<br />
Edna Wodecreativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-29281747473260047602009-11-22T11:12:00.000-08:002009-11-22T11:16:24.353-08:00Antony Price- a man out of time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SwmN-assBRI/AAAAAAAAAEw/pP8ewoEqxLY/s1600/IMG_8068_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SwmN-assBRI/AAAAAAAAAEw/pP8ewoEqxLY/s320/IMG_8068_2.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>Anyone around my age who is into fashion and music will instantly remember the impact Antony Price had on both scores.<br />
Styling Lou Reed's legendary 'transformer' album cover, and sewn literally into the seams of the look of Roxy music- Bryan Ferry, the band, the covers- and of course Jerry Hall; Antony Price has stamped his vision firmly on fashion history.<br />
Fusing Fashion and Music decades before this one- his skills of design, tailoring, and corsetry alongside his styling vision distill into one word GLAMOUR.<br />
The BFC awarded him this title in 1990, and this years fashion awards have filmed his 'Ballet dress' as one of the show-stopping pieces of the last 25 years.<br />
He quite literally 'builds' dresses. The hour-glass shape of one of his dresses is exactly what the wearer will have.<br />
For those who get up close and personal to one of these masterpieces will find that the dress is almost as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside, with its hidden corstery often zipped up first before the outer lace overlay.<br />
Galliano, McQueen and Mouret are among designers who have referenced him in their collections.<br />
His inexhaustible eye for detail has made his limited edition ready to wear line that Weardowney are thrilled to be stocking- as currently on-trend as ever.<br />
The Valkyrie has little rounded shoulder pads that hint at vampish cartoon, but beautifully, exquisitely cut, and not a millimetre out of place.<br />
The Tigress ( black silk net over gold lame, only five made to date ) Sabrina, and the Ballet dress, are pure investment pieces.<br />
As spoken by one of our customers this week in her early thirties-<br />
"I will still be wearing this dress in my fifties", and she will look just as good in it!<br />
Antony Price is a British Fashion National Treasure, his recent Topman ranges selling out as they hit the rails.<br />
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</div>We're going to be photographing some of the original Antony Price Women, and some new wearers in a then and now theme for this blog, but in the mean-time check out a sneaky peek of our Amy scrubbed up in these frocks!creativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-63355038140873565662009-09-30T13:23:00.000-07:002009-09-30T13:47:05.583-07:00village life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SsO-7qicNSI/AAAAAAAAAEg/L7O9Hk3q04c/s1600-h/TsarN.JPG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SsO-7qicNSI/AAAAAAAAAEg/L7O9Hk3q04c/s320/TsarN.JPG.jpeg" /></a><br />
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Fascinating private house previously home to Russian scholar and collector Alexander Kardo Sessoeff who bought speculatively and relentlessly researched and authenticated.<br />
His descendant Francesca Findlater, picked up on his unresolved life's work, and it inspired her to do more.<br />
At a private view ( you can contact the link above and arrange your own ) we were priviledged to feel this amazing space, its unique character and personality.<br />
The artist Peter Harris has responded to questions of authenticity in the Portsea place collection, including a 'Collaboration with Four Dead Artists' which is a film with Harris and a clairvoyant and the resultant works they 'asked' him to paint.<br />
We hear that recently Jemma Redgrave and Diana Quick took part in a reading of Checkov's 'Three Sisters', I understand perfectly as I wander through the<br />
house, with its dramatic Russian portraits, proper historic bohemian blend of love and irreverence and deep thoughtful colour.<br />
For myself, as I was directed by a German mentor who taught me that Checkov was to be played as a comedy.<br />
Which makes perfect sense.<br />
The deeply seeming melancholia of the Russian states is aestheticly tortuous and knows it.<br />
This house, shows it, in a richly bohemian, appreciative and roguely collectors eye.<br />
Unique.<br />
Go see it.creativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-84314890062328326052009-09-24T04:44:00.000-07:002009-09-24T04:44:11.315-07:00Rarified birds- Namallee Bolle- in black and white<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SqLkosBhIjI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/hLSV0-i-0uY/s1600-h/amy179_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SqLkosBhIjI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/hLSV0-i-0uY/s320/amy179_2.jpg" /></a></span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> "<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>We can all do this together</i></span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">."</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Namallee's </span><span style="font-size: small;">facebook mantra epitomises the soul o</span><span style="font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-size: small;"> this impressive young style icon. Innately p</span><span style="font-size: small;">rog</span><span style="font-size: small;">ressive and dive</span><span style="font-size: small;">rse in he</span><span style="font-size: small;">r wo</span><span style="font-size: small;">rk medium- she decla</span><span style="font-size: small;">res " I do what I do, because I have to ".<br />
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This rarified bird of the 'style icon' series is a rainbow warrior of colour, here we picture her in black and white.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chanteuse, Magasine </span><span style="font-size: small;">co-founde</span><span style="font-size: small;">r, </span><span style="font-size: small;">official muse to the wonderful Basso and Brooke, and along with Hen</span><span style="font-size: small;">ry Conway,</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Miss Bolle is firmly stitched into the Weardowney aeshetic also.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Co-founder of SuperSuper magasine with a fashion heart, she styles, she writes, does her fair share of performance art and as we are about to become more publicly aware with the release of her upcoming music recorded with Rat Scabies ( The Damned )- she sings...<br />
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</div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was priviledged to have been involved with Nam at the very beginning of her love affair with singing.<br />
It was </span><span style="font-size: small;">feb</span><span style="font-size: small;">rua</span><span style="font-size: small;">ry 2005, and Wea</span><span style="font-size: small;">rdowney's thi</span><span style="font-size: small;">rd collection.<br />
Nam was styling as usual, and told me how she wanted to sing.<br />
She'd hooked up with Cli</span><span style="font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-size: small;">fo</span><span style="font-size: small;">rd Slappe</span><span style="font-size: small;">r </span><span style="font-size: small;">fo</span><span style="font-size: small;">r a </span><span style="font-size: small;">few lessons and decla</span><span style="font-size: small;">red he</span><span style="font-size: small;">r passion to pe</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">fo</span><span style="font-size: small;">rm. We suggested she sing at ou</span><span style="font-size: small;">r show.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Which she did, and 5 yea</span><span style="font-size: small;">rs late</span><span style="font-size: small;">r I caught he</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">recent pe</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">fo</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">mance as the </span><span style="font-size: small;">face o</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">f </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Reebok '</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">reestyle' t</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">raine</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">rs, whe</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">re a polished yet </span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter';">re</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter';">reshingly still</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">raw Nam, pe</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">fo</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">rmed 4 tight t</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">acks, d</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">essed in Pam Hogg catsuit, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Reebok </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">'</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">reestyle' t</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">raine</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">rs, and an attitude o</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">f pe</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">fect p</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">og</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">ession.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Namallee is b</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">ave. She's b</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">ave enough to be 'wo</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">k in p</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">og</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">ess' which as c</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">eatives we all should aspi</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">e to.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This lady is an o</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">iginal.</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She beats to he</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;"> own p</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">og</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">essive d</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">um, an o</span><span style="font-size: small;">r</span><span style="font-size: small;">iginal</span><span style="font-size: small;"> style icon </span><span style="font-size: small;">f</span><span style="font-size: small;">o</span><span style="font-size: small;">r he</span><span style="font-size: small;">r gene</span><span style="font-size: small;">ration.</span> <br />
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Check her out with the link below as she fronts weseven-<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><a href="http://www.we7.com/album/Relentless-Optimism?albumId=395004&m=0" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "e73f3de57aa36e91f4c14cc56c117469", event)" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span>http://www.we7.com/album/Relentless-Opti</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span>mism?albumId=395004&m=0</a></span></h3></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div>creativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-52383020377984761882009-09-03T13:07:00.000-07:002009-09-05T05:41:34.923-07:00THE SARTORIALIST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SqE6I7qji-I/AAAAAAAAAD4/7K4S_7EKfWg/s1600-h/JDUk3m_2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html/190-7735871-0989400?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fsearch%2Fref%3Dpd%5Flpo%5Fix%5Fdp%5Fam%5Fus%5Fuk%5Fen%5Fknit.020couture.02020.020hand.020knit.020designs.020from.020runway.020to.020reality%5Fgl%5Fbook%3Fkeywords%3Dknit%2520couture%252020%2520hand%2520knit%2520designs%2520from%2520runway%2520to%2520reality%26tag%3Dlpo%255Fixdpamusukenknit.020couture.02020.020hand.020knit.020designs.020from.020runway.020to.020realitygl%255Fbook-21%26index%3Dblended&token=EDA85A835C0C35E68FBAFD33CEB75576E7B44F1F&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_r=0KA1EC715VKE6M5HFCR8&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=486540031&pf_rd_i=0312375808" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></a></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Hot o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">ff the press- Weardowney's getUp boutique are delighted to be amongst the first London stockists of the celebrated blogger Scott Shulman's first book- '</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span">The</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span"> Sa</span><span class="Apple-style-span">rtorilalist'.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">The title taken from his blog, Scott's rise to sartorial acclaim originates from a decision to shut his high end fashion showroom shortly after 9/11, and combine his love of fashion and photography- culminating in an esteemed blog- which began at the outset of the genre's popularity, and now cited as one o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">f Time magasine's top 100 design in</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">fluence</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">rs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">The <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sa</span><span class="Apple-style-span">rtorilalist blog- of which I have been a fan since being introduced to it by Imran Ahmed ( of 'business of fashion' fame* )</span></span> in 2007- depicts Shulman's unique quality of appreciation and definition in both of his loves o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">f </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">fashion and photog</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">raphy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">An attractively humble approach with both a designer and a merchandiser's eye gives a duality to Scotts work that I admire and respect.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">He quite simply seems to have gone walkabout, (in a t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">rue </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">fashion indulgenistic way) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">and photographed what caught his sartorial </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">eye</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">. The result is what Kanye West attributes as " a historian marking the feelings of this generation one photo at a time ".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">In our book 'Weardowney Knit Couture' we play with the notion of 'designer or stylist?' citing Galliano as the former and Calvin Klein the latter. Shulman displays an eye </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">fo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">r both</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">In his introduction, Scott says</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">" We tend to think that to achieve great personal style someone must have perfect clarity about who they are and what they stand for. I politely disagree. I think conflict about who you are often leads you even greater expression."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">His book, which is visually led, allows us to see style in a different light, make it ours and in a way which inspi</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">res the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">reade</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"> to open thei</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">r eyes and look a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">round</span>...<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Helvetica;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 121, 17); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com</a></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.weardowney.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">www.wea<span class="Apple-style-span">rdowney.com</span></span></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><a style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">knit couture </a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Helvetica;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://knit%20couture%20%20on%20amazon.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" > on Amazon.co.uk</span></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.thebusinessoffashion.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"> www.thebusinesso<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;">ffashion.com</span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div>creativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-83020417085145431502009-06-12T10:24:00.000-07:002009-06-14T13:54:35.995-07:00Festival Fashion- Isle of Wight 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjViCDIa1mI/AAAAAAAAAC4/cJA9DU2nQfw/s1600-h/HATS+AND+WELLIES.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjViCDIa1mI/AAAAAAAAAC4/cJA9DU2nQfw/s400/HATS+AND+WELLIES.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347287919912212066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjVe5kdRtYI/AAAAAAAAACw/PdRLawuz8AA/s1600-h/IMG_6734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjVe5kdRtYI/AAAAAAAAACw/PdRLawuz8AA/s320/IMG_6734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347284475704358274" /></a><br /><div>The dedicated follower of festival fashion can expect to see Hats and Wellies as the order of the day. Adorn a hat, some sunglasses and the deed is done!<br /><br /><p>Recession proof- music, style and fashion always find a way.</p><br /><p>The Prodigy arrived with a flourescent entourage, Meg Matthews drove her friends sporting a red trilby and shades.</p><br /><p>Though Sunny, wellies were worn for travel and with a changeable weather forecast, sense and sensibilities had it covered from all angles.</p><p>Weardowney's getUp boutique is sporting 'Wedge Wellies' fo those looking for a little height </p> from the ground!</div><div>£36.00. email house@weardowney.com</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjNfLIkBJVI/AAAAAAAAACI/NYg4MvwOVdo/s1600-h/1710.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjNdZdsIE2I/AAAAAAAAACA/ibTU-oAalmY/s1600-h/1706.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjNbnN3Pz1I/AAAAAAAAAB4/7GWV8hs0Mi0/s1600-h/1709.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjNZkRj0OuI/AAAAAAAAABw/8etMCP4ES-M/s1600-h/1707.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjKbNpqtmuI/AAAAAAAAABo/RLvZF2E6Q18/s1600-h/1707.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjKXAc9vzlI/AAAAAAAAABg/myZOggA8J0A/s1600-h/IMG_6783.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjKSVn9nIhI/AAAAAAAAABY/JNhdB9Ublkc/s1600-h/Prodigy+.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>creativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-26780405927390227692009-06-12T07:09:00.000-07:002009-06-12T09:05:08.604-07:00Patti Smith<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjJtxoAx6bI/AAAAAAAAABQ/lj0KIp2_UKU/s1600-h/Preview+of+%E2%80%9Cpatti+smith%E2%80%9D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346456406963906994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SjJtxoAx6bI/AAAAAAAAABQ/lj0KIp2_UKU/s400/Preview+of+%E2%80%9Cpatti+smith%E2%80%9D.jpg" border="0" /></a><em> <strong>" I've realised whilst looking for the perfect set, that I already had it- it was a long time ago, and I missed it..."</strong></em><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br />Watching this legendary lady perform to a small audience in Tennyson's former residence on the Isle of Wight, as vibrantly relevant and in the moment as is characteristic of her whole career;<br />I was struck anew by her absolute artistic integrity.<br />Patti Smith embodies complete channelling of her art through the inimitable persona that she is.<br />Humbled by the setting she was performing in, she charmed and entranced the audience.<br />Using only three or four chords, ( "I can't tune a guitar- I usually have a fella to do that" ) she<br />sang and read poetry- her's and fittingly Tennysons.<br />At one point, she picked up a volume that she hadn't planned on reading from- and it fell open on a page- she said-<br />"I'm superstitious, the book opened at this page which is 'In memorium' so I'm gonna read it"<br />It provided a fitting eulogy for the news earlier on that day that her agents father had died, and he had to return to London, commenting that he could not think of a more beautiful place in which to have heard such sad news.<br />Dressed in a poetic bard-like style- of a delicate white shirt with the cuffs protruding from her black oversized jacket over jeans, hair tumbling over her face- her first-glance androgyny is actually very strongly feminine.<br />The finale of a set that felt timeless was an invitation to sing along with Patti- acapella to<br />"Because the Night"<br />Everyone was in tune...<br /><br />As much an inspiration as the day she started out, this ageless, honest performer is truly progressive.<br />Her combination of strength, vulnerability and perfect grace is characterised by her lyrics-<br />" I was so disposed..... to a path yet undisclosed".<br />An inspiration to so many, I'm with KT Tunstall who looked at her face staring out of the Iconic "Horse" album cover shot by Robert Mapplethorpe- "Suddenly I see " and she knew what she needed to do with her life.<br /><br />Gail Downey<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">An exhibition of Patti Smiths photographs is currently showing at Dimbola Lodge <a href="http://www.dimbola.co.uk/">www.dimbola.co.uk</a></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">look out for our up-coming hommage to Patti Smith's inspirational style by Weardowney in Supersuper magasine!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><div></div>creativecauldronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854575183690687871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2967018542558120462.post-12753488932366581732009-06-03T14:10:00.000-07:002009-06-04T13:12:38.154-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSB8Lz5H48I/SigqkaAqeyI/AAAAAAAAABA/u978kU3XngQ/s1600-h/_MG_6841.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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