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So your Queens are on the move.
Want to join in a very special cyber treasure hunt?
Fannie Schiavoni, she of the chainmail loveliness as sported by Miss Bubble, is placing little snippets of treasure on blogs for us to follow. Follow the trail and see if there is a rainbow at the end...
Image Number 03
Fannie has made a bold and interesting move to showcase her new work by giving chosen blogs all over the world an image each and if you follow her treasure hunt you get the full collection!
Now go to Denmark for the next piece...happy hunting!
Queen Michelle
Earlier this week I recieved an email from Juliette giving me a link to the work of A Alicia
One of the many things I love about the clever skateboard mirror by Suck
is the warning given which states -
So what did we all succumb to in Christopher Kanes collection for Topshop? I didn't really expect to want anything especially badly but before I knew what had happened the embellished leggings were added to the old credit card. Oh well, they look marvelous and marvelous leggings are, I believe, my god given right. God, Christopher Kane and Topshop - Visa thanks you.
Queen Michelle
You may recall I wrote about Australian designer Claude Maus early this year. Upon checking their website I see their latest collection is up and we are treated to more fluid layers, nude tones, leather, black and sheer fabrics.
However, in this collection I'm actually really interested in the menswear. I'd perhaps actually wear more of this than the womenswear.
For me This is perhaps the most perfect look of all, for both boy or girl. I love everything about it. Every single layer of this is perfectly considered and the hooded leather is absolutely bang on.
Queen Michelle
My love of visual drama and sartorial theatre is the reason behind the masks and feathered headdresses I collect. Fashion is nothing without frivolity, escapism and imagination. Practicality of course counts immensely, and is the core of most of our wardobes, but it's the little frivilous details and additions that make dressing up a game, an adventure and even a challenge - to see if there is a way to make those frivolities workable in 'real life'.
For all these reasons I am attracted to drama in clothes. When Marion from Bitching & Junkfood told me about her designer friend, Rachel Freire, I knew I would be shown something glorious. And glorious it is.
Rachel has a BA in Theatre design from Central St Martens and has worked as a costume designer for the likes of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Roundhouse Theatre. Drama courses through Rachels veins and her work exemplifies this. This is her last collection: filled with the most luscious leather ruffles, garters and corsets; a combination of futurism and historical costume.
Her forthcoming SS10 collection is inspired by "heroines, warriors, rock-stars and army girls", created "as a capsule wardrobe for real-life Supergirls" - words which chime sweetly in my ears! I can't wait to see it.
Queen Michelle
Queen Marie once posed the question: ears or a tail - which would you have? She chose ears and I chose a tail as I already have ears! I would love to have a big swishy horse tail. A tad impractical of course. However, on reflection, I think I would have both, if we are talking animal ears and tails.
The wonder of Fleet Ilya, whom I've spoken about before, can be found at Coco de Mer - go there and you will find fabulous dog ears as part of a harness style face mask.
But if it's a tail you fancy then their tail corset, designed exclusively for Coco de Mer by Paul Seville, will turn you into a fabulous filly! Giddy up horsey!
I am also drawn to this white rabbit mask by Tom Banwell, whom I included in my Etsy curator picks. It's also considerably cheaper, and sweeter looking, than Fleet's dog.
The idea of animal/human hybrid is something I never tire of exploring within my design. I used the concept for an album and various singles for DJs/producers Silicone Soul a few years ago.
Queen Michelle
Well, the My Wardobe competition has closed and the winner will have been notified (we don't know who it is yet!) and they will be no doubt thinking about how to spend their £1000. Lucky,lucky people!
I could of course spend £1000 is mere minutes and having a look round My Wardobe I compiled my own imaginery shopping list of things that might go into my basket. Of course the collective cost is far beyond £1000, but since this is an imaginery shopping list then the imaginery money also has an imaginary value which means £1000 actually totals any amount at all!
I would buy this lovely Olivia Ruben dress. And to keep me warm I think I'd need this Ralph Lauren cape
Naturally, leggings are always on my agenda so these rope print McQ ones would be a good buy
I think I would buy this gorgeous YMC sweater for my Prince. He would look amazing in this.
You know I'd have to have some leather in there and it's Helmut Lang all the way
But I would actually empty my basket and trade it all in for this amazing Helmut Lang leather insert tunic. It's so beautiful I think I'd actually want to sleep in it.
So whoever you are, you lucky winner, please don't be alarmed if I wrestle you to the ground and try and shove you into some leather leggings - I shall be living vicariously though you!
Well done!
Queen Michelle
Having my usual, self tormenting roam around FarFetch I saw these amazing little bags by Paris based label Yazbukey. They are like pretty little parcels you'd swing happily from your wrist.
The label is founded by two sisters, Yaz & Emel, who are, apparently descended from Mehmet Ali Pasha King of Egypt! The have Royal blood running through their creative brains.
Looking through their collection, they seem like the kind of girls who are having immense fun creating whatever takes their fancy, even t-shirts.
The cord necklaces are easily my favourite.
They started their label to create things to fancy up a little black dress, but I think I would happily swing the gift box bag everywhere...maybe it'd act as a gift magnet?! A girl can hope...
Queen Michelle
