Shapes & Forms

From hats, belts, skirts and coats… Shoes, vests, pants...

and did you see those Louis Vuitton curved hairpieces?

Every piece of clothing has taken new and odd shapes this fall/winter season.

The truth is, the aspect in design for these striking, sometimes odd,

garments is always 'round; it’s just fun to focus on the scores of forms,

figures and silhouettes here and now.

And les’ not forget, one of the main forms for the fall was the “nude”

body itself. Bodysuits and comparable tight-figured silhouettes

ruled both the men and women’s runways for the current season.

You can’t not find a field to play in all the choices of sexy, playful,

exaggerative or structured forms all out there.

Store Spotlight: b STORE London

b STORE — awarded ‘Shop of the Year’ at the British Fashion Awards — is an independent boutique stocking designs for a customer base that “prefers the idea and subtlety of emerging fashion,” rather than big labels, houses and brands. Located in Savile, this boutique with “old skool service” with a “congenial environment” carries their own line of clothing and footwear alongside names like Bernhard Wilhelm, Damir Doma, Ute Ploier, Siv Stodal and Bless.



opening ceremony sheepskin wedge £219
rosie 2 black and blue heel £189
bliss 3 patent leather slips £169
ute ploier physical oversized knit £315
ute ploier power knitted hood £125
xtra-long nylon baracuda bomber £245
green checkered biker zip jacket £215

Menswear for SS/08

Details and subtle touches to basics make pieces more unique and desirable this spring. (That's right — goodbye to basics.) Graphic art and broader color swatches make t-shirts and shorts more fun to incorporate into warm weather ware. Visit Mintshop, an online-shopping store in Australia for tees and singlets with graphic art prints.
Art and broader color schemes are exactly the distraction we need from the more conservative menswear reflecting upon our... "challenging times." (Good luck trying to stretch your dollar in overseas webstores, though.)

New York menswear boutique BBlessing comes in from the shorts end with navy, "fire" and khaki cut off shorts by Obedient Sons. The shorts have a price tag of $120 at Bblessing's webstore.
Those on the other southern hemisphere moving into fall/winter, a 100% cotton Raf Simons "lime special" sweater surely pops a unique color to your outerwear; the sweater goes for $365. The Raf Simons SS/08 collection piece fits true to size and can also be found in orange and purple in the webstore.



Conservative pieces have seamed their way into spring looks. Jackets, vests, hats come together with shorts in cool new ways by Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga and Miharayasuhiro; the trickle is evident down at ASOS with trilbies and fitted jackets.