In Fashion: Great British Fashion Stamps

Royal Mail has just recently unveiled ten new stamps of Britain’s world famous fashion designers and their iconic designs. Designers include Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and Alexander McQueen. Each stamp features an example of each designer’s work.






















Really, really like! Might resume stamp collecting!


The stamps and stamp products are available at all Post Office 
branches, online at www.royalmail.com/fashion 

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Vivienne.....

Do I like her? YES!! Does she inspire me? A GREAT DEAL...Am I obsessed? Maybe...(a little bit). So I was typing an ethics paper and Vivienne Westwood  popped into my mind. Just in case you are wondering, there is absolutely no connection between the paper and her, she just popped in and then I got hooked. Every time I look at a picture of her or visit her website, I feel refreshed, inspired and alive. Yes, ALIVE. She has motivated me to get on with designing a collection for men. So watch this space...

xx.A

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Today In Fashion: Ozwald Boateng Film

A Man's Story is a documentary by Varon Bonicos, covering 12 years of Boateng's Life. 

Ozwald Boateng  (born 1967)  is a British fashion designer of Ghanaian descent, known for his trademark twist on classic British tailoring style. Inspired by his father's suits, Boateng opened his first shop on Savile Row at the age of 23.

Preview of  the Documentary Below:

A Man's Story

*The film will be on Limited theatrical release today, and Available to pre-order on DVD from Amazon.co.uk 

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We Like: Vivienne Westwood

So we decided to randomly post something about designers we like... sort of an inspirational blog post of  designers that are doing something different, that inspire us... and basically style we like. This week we are going to feature Vivienne Westwood for her unconventional style, political views/environmental responsibility and business acumen.


Dame Vivienne Westwood, (born Vivienne Isabel Swire on 8 April 1941) is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.


She studied at the Harrow School of Art, taking fashion and silversmithing, but left after one term. After taking up a job in a factory and studying at a teacher-training college, Vivienne became a primary school teacher. 
During this period, she also created her own jewellery, which she sold at a stall on Portobello Road.


Westwood and former husband McLaren worked together to revolutionise fashion and their impact is still strongly felt today. Westwood has five exclusively-owned shops; three in London, one in Leeds, and one in Milan, others are franchises.


Westwood is also widely known as a political activist but mostly we just like her clothes.Westwood's designs were featured in the 2008 film adaptation of the award winning television series Sex and the City.

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