February 2013 – A Thank You Post
Rather than a self-celebratory post, this wants to be a thank you one. To other blogs/online magazines/peers that have recently taken an interest in what I do with Rewardrobe, and featured it. So a huge THANK YOU to Local Wisdom, The Frugal Challenge at EcoAge, Greenpeace and Eco Fashion Friday. In December 2012 Local Wisdom [...]
Weekend Trend // Blue and White china jewellery
I met Alexandra Abraham a couple of years ago, and immediately fell in love with her art, and particularly her jewellery. Not only it is to my personal taste, but I love the story behind it. When Alexandra invited me to her studio, I saw the incredible variety of materials, mostly antique, all object trouvé (or [...]
Fast/Slow // Sail The Seven Seas upcycled military dress
Just like the “safari/colonial” or “flowers prints” trends, the Military trend is one that’s been going strong for season and is certainly here to stay for a while yet. I’d never push a fad, but this is a versatile look that I can confidently advise to embrace. It’s also so ubiquitous that designers have been [...]
LFW AW13 Special // Picks from the exhibitions
As you have read in all previous posts of this LFW AW13 Special, I attended all events where Slow fashion brands were involved. But I didn’t stop there. I also visited the Somerset House and Fashion Scout exhibitions at large, to have a complete overview of what the trends will be for the season, and [...]
LFW AW13 // Off Schedule // Choolips
Choolips‘s AW collection is a true LFW Off Schedule affair: in that it wasn’t presented at LFW! Annegret Affolderbach, the designer behind the label, is truly independent even when it comes to her presentations. But since I’m covering the latest AW13 collections at the moment, I just had to give some space to this feel-good [...]
LFW AW13 // Off Schedule // Atelier Tammam
My favourite LFW experience this season was at Atelier Tammam. I loved the Slow feeling of it, both because is was a few steps away from the hustle and bustle of Somerset House, and because of its very concept. Nestled in a pretty street only steps away from the Renaissance Hotel at St. Pancras, Atelier [...]
LFW AW13 // Off Schedule // Ecoluxe
This season I attended Ecoluxe with the precise intent to meet an upcycling designer I’d been following for a while: Lisbeth Løvbak Berg. I was looking forward to see her multifunctional pieces, hand made in France from pre-consumer waste, and combined with eco materials such as Norwegian Wool. Lisbeth graduated from Oslo University College with a [...]
Event spotlight: British Library’s Spring Festival
If you’re looking for an interesting cultural event to attend next weekend, I might just have the right suggestion for you. I just found out about the Spring Festival at the British Library: “a celebration of film, fashion and design”. I go to the British Library regularly, but I have to admit the events I [...]
Weekend Trend // Wood rings
Rudá Rings - Contemporary jewellery made of Brazilian hardwood (sourced from pieces of old furniture and demolished houses) and raw stones including hematite, pyrite, vanadinite, uvite and lapislazuli. After decades as a designer for Brazilian shoes brands, Janice decided to set up her own fashion business. She was looking for something aesthetically original which, as a first [...]
