Tagged: New label

Vika Gazinskaya x

b1bb27a87dccc2998196e047026ef648

It started with this dress spotted in Pintrest.  So simple yet beautifully crafted – the flow on the placket, the upright collar, the slouch on the shoulder, the choice of colours, the block of colours..the clever, subtle curve on the blocks..

43e3dad8fd9b7a9ade9131e8332f6505

And so the journey starts discovering a new label and what other delights to feast on.

89ba6fd2c4db523a48cece80ef2116bb

That blue at the bottom..

88dacc7c4e20f8d851cf6dce9d629c26

You’re either a volume person, or you’re not.  I love it.  I love the sense of intrigue that’s added when a person steps inside.  Vita Gazinskaya has it down to a tee.

8cb41d22387ebcca6ce55e9076d45b1ea3437f937da399c31005b3ff47c49ad2

Not that volume is the only choice.

1bff5fe6bd2cd2ff9e03b12adac0e618

It’s clever cutting and ingenuity.

7457e937293c1e7adabd15569607a487 ef65980ec244ff3ffe8c1bc7274efe9e ff4b90a730e9a3892ba988df5063045c

A simple palette with bold designs.  Mi piace.

Laters, Kate x

Stunning Storets x

8aaa128563ecc225f447e5545e0acb61

This is a new label for me: Storets (based in the States, but they do free shipping, even internationally for any purchases over $75) Their USP sings a happy siren song: Interesting fashion with a feminine element that won’t break the bank.

cbeae2cf6390efaf26dcfb008c885a98 da76e028a815b5db5f5fef63b2e0ae66 44cd1f8cbb74a6a057aefc89c41eb1d4

Prices are roughly $60 – $150..but they look a million dollars – like straight off a red hot catwalk with the cats licking their paws to cool them down.

e5054bd20bebce3af96d17cd6eb98a5e d7ea40260f46f0f0888d7101aab16470 83f12ca674082689d470de1c4423590f 997f73a1727ab07bcbd7c0e25a6dad54 8ff1aa14a2ef09cd9838e6edb195b332 5399159e39a45b5685b131a8bc6351e9 726efdb76152b45251caf78caed03119

The only downside is – and this could be due to the season winding down – when I looked, the only sizes available were small. Maybe that’s how they keep their prices so low..

43f9acad718749837bcaeed10f836fd6

I can only hope they expand. In more ways than one.

Laters, Kate x

Finery London x

Embelton-Coat-Green-1603RE1510_(1)

There’s a new label on the cyber-street..Finery London, led by Caren Downe who’s high street pedigree and gene pool includes buying director at Top Shop and ASOS.

Embelton-Coat-Green-1603RE1510_(10)

Lotus-Shoes-Black-White-2004SS1510-02

She left ASOS disillusioned with the emphasis on commerciality rather than creativity…and has returned to fill what she sees as the glaring gap in the market: Women that know their style and want something more considered in the £40 – £250 price bracket, that magical hybrid of excellent design and affordable prices – and she’s certainly talking my language…

 

Hargrave-trouser-Navy-1802SS1510-01Lillian-LeatherSkirt-Tobacco-1902RE1509-Front

It’s a range cleverly jigsawed together – there’s a sense of calm and knowing, rare in the heart of the retail storm, with warm, welcoming air that gently blows you across the threshold..

look1_0140_V1 Inglewood-Shoes-Nude-2003SS1512-01

The shoes are incredible..

Bennet-Jogger-Black-1803SS150901 Bayer-Culotte-Ivory-1806SS1509-01

With a rich current of ideas running under simple shapes, that cunning mixture of cool statements and strong balls.

Allcroft-Shoes-Black-White-2003SS1510-01 Marsden-Jumpsuit-Green-1206RE1509-WithBelt-Front

Forensically clear with a sense of attentive stillness, but still authentic and heartfelt..I’ll be following this story with interest..

 

Laters, Kate x