Precious pleating by Felicity Brown

 Can't believe I haven't yet mentioned Felicity Brown.

I was wandering around Liberty's yesterday when I noticed a rail of stunning dresses, created in ruffled layers of hand-dyed, pleated silk. I instantly recognised the dresses from Felicity Brown's debut collection.  I'd seen pieces from this collection at London Fashion Week back in September, where I was captivated by the breath-taking beauty of each piece within this small couture collection.  All of the dresses are hand-made, hand-dyed and hand-printed using precious silks.

I am totally in awe of Felicity Brown's creative talent.  So sorry it's taken me so long to share this with you.

Felicity Brown
Autumn Winter 2010

Felicity Brown
Autumn Winter 2010

Felicity Brown
Autumn Winter 2010

Felicity Brown
Spring Summer 2011

Felicity Brown
Spring Summer 2011

He is superman - Yang Du

Yang Du
Spring Summer 2011
NEWGEN at London Fashion Week
Image by Re-Design for Life

Yang Du's spring summer 2011 collection - He is superman - is inspired by the toys and games of her childhood.  The expressive emotions of Superman, Batman and Astroboy play leading roles in the stories Du creates through each design within the collection.  Inspiration is also drawn from the Korean Toy Museum and it's collection of retro and stuck-together 'mutant' toys.

The collection is a riot of bold colour, surreal images and over-sized shapes constructed in panelled jersey, patchwork and digital prints.  All is brought together to create humorous yet sexy designs.  It's no wonder fans of her designs include Marina (and the Diamonds), Paloma Faith and Daisy Lowe.

There is a real sense of fun about Yang's work that I love.  I was also bowled over by her creative exuberance and serious professionalism.  A real inspiration.  I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more of Yang Du and her surreal take on fashion.

Image by permission of Yang Du

Image by permission of Yang Du

Image by permission of Yang Du