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Fashion Toast

Big big thank you to the seriously gorgeous Rumi of Fashion Toast for her post about my Canary Bone Thin Rings!!

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EVERYTHING WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN BY MONDAY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME YOU ORDER AND I CAN SEND YOU A PAYPAL INVOICE!!

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XXREID

SHOES

A design for a "killer" shoe that didn't end up going through to production, but I thought I would share anyways...



Concept:

Two Headed Viper Shoe with a Dagger Heel

This shoe takes it's inspiration from mythology and the history of the stiletto heel.

I wanted to design a shoe that would encapsulate the ultimate power femme pump. The sharp metal "dagger" heel gives the shoes a dangerous edge, while the two headed serpent that stretches it's self around the dagger and wearer acts as a sensual, yet formidable guardian. In Medieval times a stiletto dagger was the weapon of choice for knights and paupers alike. This dagger gave the stiletto heel it's name, so I thought it more than appropriate to accentuate this in my design. In Egyptian mythology the guardian of the underworld was a god named Nehebkau, who had two serpent heads. They believed that Nehebkau had the power to protect against snake bites, and invoke magical spells both in life, and the after life. I like the idea of these two headed snakes acting as mystical guardians for who so ever dares to wear these killer heels.

Any cobblers out there want to do a collaboration? I basically want to wear these shoes...and they don't exist yet!

And no shoe post would be complete with out the wise words of Kelly:

Happy New Year!

Happy 2012! The RP/Encore Studio doesn't officially open back up until Friday, but I have been working away on a number of exciting projects TBA at a later date. In the meantime, please feel free to enjoy the following photos of some beautiful skinned pigeons...

STOP IT RIGHT NOW!

SUPER Stoked to see Jayne from the amazing blog STOPITRIGHTNOW likes the Canary Bone Thin Rings!

THE CONVENIENCE STORE: TOMORROW!

I'll be exhibiting some new items of work (!!!) at The Convenience Store tomorrow evening... for their show:
The Perverse Art of Craft: Objects of Desire

Here's what they have to say about it:

"The Perverse Art of Craft celebrates a growing trend toward the bespoke, handmade, artistic, authentic and exclusive but in this instance tainted with a daring, illicit edge. Ibi has carefully curated a store drawing on the art and design talents of his extended community. The work on show will span a multitude of disciplines"

If you're not already familiar with The Convenience Store, you should really check them out...they are one of the best high end boutiques in London.

If you're free tomorrow night, then why not RSVP (mandatory: shopkeeper at theconveniencestorefashion dot co dot uk) for tomorrow's exhibit and after party? Here are the posters for both:

For the Corpse

Big big thank you to those of you who made it over Friday and Saturday for Frostbite: For The Corpse the unconventional culinary event I put on with my mates Jack, Al and Sarah.

Both nights were extremely fun, and we are already working hard on plans for our next event.

One of our lovely guests (Jo from AfternoonTeas) posted a lovely review of her time with us on Friday, and I thought I would re-post some of her images to give you a feel for what went down...








For more images and my recipe for the much loved Bûche de Noël (if I do say so myself...) check out Jo's site HERE.

Retail Jeweller

There's a very interesting article on controvercial jewellery in Retail Jeweller (written by the lovely Laura McCreddie) at the moment... check it out HERE

Impossible Parcel

I was so thrilled to see that the beautiful Michelle Haswell from The Kingdom of Style blog enjoyed her festive holiday treat from RP/Encore!

I seriously love this fun video she posted of her and a work colleague trying to break into our special hard shell gift wrapping!

impossible parcel from Philip Larkin on Vimeo.

Big thanks to Queen Michelle and Phil Larkin for the footage!

Please note, there is free gift wrapping up until the 22nd of December, but the hard shell gift wrapping still costs £15 a pop...but this has made our little web shop set up crazy, so please just e-mail if you want the hard shell gift wrapping and we'll charge you separately for it. Happy Holidays!

BULLETT MAGAZINE

Really stoked my pheasant headdress made it onto the cover of Bullett Magazine!









Worn by the beautiful Emily Browning, and styled by the amazing Harry Lambert

FROSTBITE FOR THE CORPSE

It's here! The second pop-up restaurant I'm putting on with some of my mates... FROSTBITE FOR THE CORPSE!

Here are the deets:

FROSTBITE FOR THE CORPSE will be a winter-inspired evening of festive culinary delights at Guild House in South Bermondsey.

In the derelict underbelly of South East London, Jack Frost has cast his spell on an abandoned warehouse. His touch has transformed the space into a frozen landscape, engulfing everything in a veil of ice and snow.

Enter a dark and frostbitten world of censorial enchantment for a night of seasonal celebration and a festive feast!

Guests will enjoy a three course meal of wintry delights including a main course of hearty Venison stew or bean stew if you’re a personal friend of Prancer and Vixen.

Please dress warmly, Christmas jumpers are strongly encouraged.

Tickets: £25.00 (BYOB)
(Special early-bird ticket price of £20 available for all bookings before 3rd Dec using this code: IMTHEEARLYBIRD)
Dates: Friday 9th December & Saturday 10th December
20 participants per night
Time: 7.30pm-11pm

Please visit forthecorpse.com to reserve your place.
(reservations will be on a first come, first served basis so please book asap!)

Frostbite For The Corpse is the second event in a series of experimental dining experiences.

**** JUST TO RE-ITERATE: There are only 20 seats each night so be sure to book now if you think you might be interested in coming along!! Also, if you book before Saturday you'll get £5 off!! (use the code: IAMTHEEARLYBIRD)****

See you then!

Kingdom of Style

Super duper flattered to be featured on the Kingdom of Style Blog again! Thank you Queen Michelle! ;)

Rings in Action

How fab are these images of the new rings "in action"?!

Big Big thanks to Levin Haegele (photographer), Lee Street Studio (amazing East London studio), the beautiful Georgina Pragnell (hand model and incredible stylist/set designer in her own right), and Rufus (the ferocious feline).







more at RP/Encore!