Stag and Dagger – style file.

Unfortunately Man About World and Master Bitch had to go their separate ways at Stag and Dagger last night. Tear, wipe, air-kiss, chaa. 20 venues is too much for a team so a divide and conquer approach was required. Man about World traipsed off with lady in one hand and press passes in the other to mince past the queues Westwoods intact while Master Bitch eschewed the queuing in favor of taking to the streets, can in hand to persue and pester the raggedy band of wristbanded fashion bitches. 

 What an eclectic evening it was. We firstly bumped into this lovely Lady A wearing two of this seasons key looks, floral and jumpsuit. She’d broken it up nicely with a belt. Floral prints are great and really flattering despite the frumpy connotations. They actually break up large pieces of fabric and make the body look neater. Lady B was sporting a nice little prim, proper, preppy number. Black tights still very much on the cards. This trend is going to carry-on the whole way through summer which means compulsory leg shaving no longer required.

Bomber Jackets fast gaining ground on Indie and Electro scenes. Andy Warhol was visiting from New York – his look made me happy like a box of smarties. Clearly Summer started a lot sooner over there. Expect to see this bomber jacket look represented in our Store. We also bumped into Ewa, firstly drawn in by her bomber jacket with printed leather but this girl had it all going on. We’ve been rating Jem and the Holograms for a while and she was like Jem come to life – check out the cheekbones, glitter and hair. It’s all about strong cheeks going forward, tough times require tough bone structures.

Speaking of tough structures, we wanted to assault Caroline on her way to Filthy Dukes and mug those shoulders. Visiting from Australia, haven’t a clue how she managed to get through customs with them intact. Demonstrated how AW’s Gotham City shoulders can be worked back into something a bit more wearable. Paired with vintage 501’s and vertiginous courts. We also like a girl with Tits and Ass who isn’t afraid to exaggerate other curves too – a whole load of curvage going, the overall simplicity meant it worked seamlessly.

It’s probably a few seasons away but we’ve seen hemlines dropping to Nana(no that’s not Nano, no futurism here, think Ethel, Dorris, false teeth and blue rinse) levels in Tokyo and it’s starting to filter through here. It nicely counter balances the body-con aesthetic that’s been at the helm for a few seasons now although boys aren’t going to dig it. 

It’s probably a few seasons away but we’ve seen hemlines dropping to Nana(no that’s not Nano, no futurism here, think Ethel, Dorris, false teeth and blue rinse) levels in Tokyo and it’s starting to filter through here. It nicely counter balances the body-con aesthetic that’s been at the helm for a few seasons now although boys aren’t going to dig it.

Personal favorite for the evening was Jasmina from Italy who has made a dress out of meat and clearly doesn’t give a shit what anyone thinks. We clocked her coming out of Micachu and the Shapes – an appropriate look for a fan of a band who have been described as “staggeringly inventive”. Hair, slighlty reminiscent of Opus III from the early 90’s(yup the 90’s again), had been styled by Fancesco another Italian friend. Shoes a great example of DIY fashion meets mediaeval courtier – we’ll be adding this to our favorite customising tool along with duct-tape and tulle. This girl had so many era’s and looks layered up we can’t wait to scratch the surface for more. We bumped into her again and shared a can of Stella when we were selling on Brick Lane last week – we’ll be having her round for coffee to find out a little more about how her fashion brain ticks. Watch this space for our first “Inside the Closet with…” report.

Update any old pair of shoes with bows and colour, prince charming…

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