Selfridges get it right yet again with their inspirational summer window display for s/s 2013.

Posted on May 22, 2013 by smudgetikka

Another fantastic window display by Selfridges for the summer 2013 season, I am loving the inspirational props used to celebrate the great British events of the season – My Little Pony for Ascot, garden gnomes for florals and Barbie dolls for the Notting Hill Carnival.

My Little Pony display for the Ascot fashion ensemble in Selfridges summer 2013 window display

Garden gnomes decorate the Selfridges store summer 2013 window display of floral fashion, a simple theme easily adapted for kidswear too.

Citrus colours and Barbie dolls for the Notting Hill Carnival summer 2013 at Selfridges

Graphic styling for the Last Night of The Proms in Selfridges windows for summer 2013

Colour blocking and clashing for summer 2013 in Selfridges window display

Stunning all white window for Glyndebourne at Selfridges windows in Oxford St, London W1

Grunge to wear of course to Bestival, where else? In Selfridges windows for English summer 2013

The digital explosion in print techniques marry to the Hay Festival for intellectuals in Selfridges windows summer 2013

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Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton at Selfridges, what a hoot – crazy windows!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by smudgetikka

The collaboration between Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton has opened at Selfridges with some stunning window displays.

Selfridges has them online with a gallery of how the windows were transformed in a time lapse delay to be showing soon. It’s amazing how one person can own polka dots in such a manner. They are just great fun, enjoy!

Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton windows at Selfridges for their collaboration Fall 2012

Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton windows at Selfridges for their collaboration Autumn 2012

Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton windows at Selfridges for their collaboration Fall 2012

Loving these scarf shots for Alexander McQueen

Posted on April 13, 2011 by smudgetikka

Shot by Babette Pauthier who also shoots fantastic kids fashion photos, these new shots for Alexander McQueen’s scarf collection are wonderful. Flying and soaring away, they just say summer to me.

Super flying scarves of Alexander McQueen for summer 2011

Alexander McQueen scarf collection summer 2011

Scarf shoot for Alexander McQueen by Babette Pauthier

Alexander McQueen flying scarf collection for summer 2011

Alexander McQueen scarf collection - photos by Babette Paulthier

Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A retrospective, fashion from a Japanese Master

Posted on March 22, 2011 by smudgetikka

I quickly passed by the V&A at the weekend and ran in hoping to catch some of the Yohji Yamamoto exhibition. I knew my time was limited but was hoping to photograph some of the exhibits scattered around the V&A and do the full exhibition at a later date.

Well I didn’t get very far as I was sidetracked into the shop where a selection of T-shirts and this great floral sack bag are on sale as well as the exhaustive catalogue. So after 15 minutes deciding whether to buy the floral Furoshiki bag or not (still not decided – it is £85 after all) I didn’t get much else photographed but just to say, this is one exhibition not to miss.

The website of the V&A has some great information about the exhibition as well as a personal blog about its setting up and info on two other concurrent related exhibitions running in Wapping and other special events.

I still have one of the original Nick Knight catalogues from the 80′s and it is one of my most treasured pieces from my days in womenswear. The catalogue reproduces much from that era and also has a cover image from Nick Knight that could have been an original photo.

Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A shop with floral Furoshiki bag March 2011

Bags are made from a selection of flora; prints used for the s/s 2011 Menswear collection by Yohji Yamamoto

Bags are made from a selection of floral prints used for the s/s 2011 Menswear collection by Yohji Yamamoto

Model at the V&A shop, the simpler safety pin print bag on right is a more reasonable £10!

Plenty of Yohji Yamamoto catalogues for sale at the V&A exhibiiton

V&A Catalogue for Yohji Yamamoto exhibition

A Nick Knight image from the original 80's catalogue of Yohji Yamamoto

Original brochure image by Nick Knight for Yohji Yamamoto 80's fashion catalogue

With our hearts going out to Japan at the moment this is a timely exhibition, those wishing to give to help the Japanese victims of the earthquake and tsunami can do so by clicking below.

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Christopher Raeburn’s flying rabbits and other London Fashion Week goodies

Posted on September 23, 2010 by smudgetikka

One of the unusual sights at London Fashion Week at Somerset House was the Beach hut style painted white sheds erected for Topshop Newgen and the sponsored designers within the group.

In the very last hut Christopher Raeburn had imported two of his seamstresses who were hard at work making stuffed bunnies with leftover pieces of cloth, it was great to see and reminded you of the hard graft behind the glossy image.

Other highlights were the display shoes from Nicholas Kirkwood from the Rodarte show in New York and the Love shoes by Georgina Goodman, so cool they come in flats as well as high heels. Repetto showed their children’s white patent tap shoes and black pumps as a reminder of the kids collection too.

For those who still rate Madonna there is also the Jean Paul Gaultier collection for La Perla of look alike corset underwear though you would be a braver woman than me to venture out in these pieces!