Max Jenny - Creating colour for a rainy day.

Max Jenny
Autumn Winter 2014
"we love colours and we just love what we do"

I love Winter!  Crisp cold days.  Snow.  Clear skies.  Rosy cheeks.  Layers of cosy clothes.

However, I am not loving this Winter.  Damp days. Rain. Rain. More rain. Grey mornings.  Grey afternoons.  Grey skies.  Grey faces hidden below dark umbrellas.

I'm sure you'll agree, what we need in the UK right now is an injection of colour to help us through this unusually wet and colourless season.  -and here it is.  Courtesy of Max Jenny.

Swedish/Danish designer Maxjenny Forslund, creates large scale, boldly coloured patterns to produce one-off pieces using rainproof and protective recycled fabric.  Max Jenny collections include clothes, functional outerwear, hats, bags and umbrellas.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Maxjenny, whose colourful, positive and exuberant personality is infectious.  Her designs are a true reflection of her.  Maxjenny! pushes fashion for rainy days just a little bit further.

Huishan Zhang - Label of the Month

Huishan Zhang
Autumn Winter 2012 Collection
Photograph by Victoria Tang

As London Fashion Week approaches, I have been checking out the New Generation designers who will be showing their Spring Summer '13 collections there at the end of next week.

Huishan Zhang, a Central St. Martins graduate, immediately captured my attention with his elegant and contemporary designs.  Influenced by Chinese culture and tradition, Zhang creates elegant pieces with a  modern twist by layering and fusing shapes, pattern and colour.  The "sexy and feminine" cheongsam dress is re-created throughout Zhang's collections to create his signature style of "Chinese tradition meets Western influence and modernity"

Huishan Zhang is my Label of the Month. 

I will come back to you soon with a review of his Spring Summer '13 collection.  

Huishan Zhang
Autumn Winter 2012 Collection
Photograph by Victoria Tang

Huishan Zhang
Autumn Winter 2012 Collection
Photograph by Victoria Tang

Huishan Zhang
Autumn Winter 2012 Collection
Photograph by Victoria Tang

Huishan Zhang
Autumn Winter 2012 Collection
Photograph by Victoria Tang

Inspired by Guy Fawkes

Image by Re-Design for Life

November in England brings with it short days, blustery winds, frosty mornings and damp air.  It also brings with it Guy Fawkes night, when we remember gun-powder, treason and plot. 

Yesterday evening I wrapped myself in warm clothes, ventured into the cold evening air along with crowds of others, to watch the dark night sky burst into bright colourful patterns.  Each delivered with loud crackles that ricoched through the darkness.

November in England brings with it sparkling moments of delight.  

Image by Re-Design for Life

Image by Re-Design for Life

Image by Re-Design for Life

Image by Re-Design for Life