Last week we were invited to the ‘Shwop Lab’ in collaboration with Marks & Spencers and London College of Fashion’s Centre For Sustainable Fashion. The purpose of the pop-up space at the Old Truman Brewery was to explore the future of fashion through a series of collaborations with the UK’s leading lights in sustainable fashion and design. The results…a collection of outfits made entirely from donated clothes and more importantly the ushering of a possible revolution in the fashion industry.
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What a question, makes you wonder ey? We live in such a fast paced lifestyle in London, well I do anyway. In this age of connectedness, it’s so easy into fall into the comfortable booby trap with your day job and other projects. Once you fall into that trap, you probably won’t realise your in that situation for a whole minute. Luckily for me, I have a whole bunch of personal projects outside of work to drown myself in – photography, Y&Y, a documentary amongst other things. Even then, I still feel like I’m always working and doing the same but different things all the time!? So when was the last time I tried something new. You’ll have to hop on after the cut to find out.
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A couple of days ago, you saw the collection from Black Dice, here we have the LTD Ceramic Chrono watch. LTD have only been around since 2009 and within 3 years, they have made a good impression- taking classic timepieces and upgrading them with glossy accents and bold colouring that are always trendy. More after the break
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Mike Posner, love him or hate him? I’ve been a fan for a while, in fact I randomly stumbled across his music a few years back when he was still in college (university to us!). I actually introduced him to Y&Y readers in our launch week back in November 2009 – click here. A few years on, Posner having now graduated and slowly taking over the music world – having worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber and Timbaland in the past year. His hustle has to be respected, Reebok have teamed up with US maestro to launch the Reebok Classics‘ RealFlex campaign in London. He sits down with good folk at Vice to give insight into what it takes to make a classic and shares a little of his story. Hop on after the cut.
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You’ve already seen the impressive men’s & women’s AW lookbooks courtesy of DJB – well I was blown away too but not 100% convinced as the brand’s quality isn’t always the best. Yesterday I had the opportunity to have a closer inspection of the new menswear looks from Hennes at their Central London Showroom and it’s fair to say I have been won over. My initial thoughts of the collection is that they’ve upped their game to catch up with Topman in the tailoring department. It’s a bold and understandable move, it’s all about tailoring after all. The sharp-suited 60′s silhouette is the central focus of the collection; you know the slim lapels, slightly cropped trousers (I don’t do none of the crazy roll up business), sharp fit that is perfect for layering. More on the reverse.
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I didn’t know who he was till X-Men – incredible performance from him as Magneto. This month’s GQ features Irish-born actor Michael Fassbender (What a surname!). This has to be one of the best styled shoots I’ve seen in a long time – each and every look is layered and colour coordinated perfectly. Of course with a genius like Mario Testino behind the lens, it was bound to be a masterpiece. The great thing about GQ is they always give a back story to the creation and idea generation. More on the reverse and potentially a little NSFW – no nekkidness though.
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The Olympic games are just around the corner but while the world anticipates it’s arrival I simply await the arrival of the different apparel collections that will be conjured up as a result of its presence. Adidas have been sponsoring Team GB since 1984 however its 2012 that i’m more concerned with. Peep this new Tailored Team GB Sport Collection. The collection includes outerwear, fleece, polos, shorts and more, the offer comes mostly in the colours of Team GB’s red, white and blue and adorned with the adidas Originals Trefoil. The collection will be hitting the shelves of Adidas Orignals retailers soon.
*sidenote* I’m in France on holiday yet I all I wanna do I blog, dedication :)
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