I just got back from NYC--- had SUCH an amazing time! The weather was incredible and I was lucky enough to have two of my favorite people over at the same time (Rob and George), so we hit the galleries, lounged by the pool at Soho House, sipped very strong drinks at Le Bain + Le Baron and generally had a debauched time...
Went to Paris to check out the trade shows/showrooms... it was pretty mental, but fun too because it's a great time to go out with friends from London!
No but really... all of us work constantly so the showroom/trade shows outside of London are always a great time to catch up and go out! This season I was super stoked to see my lovely friends from:
Here's a close-up of the print I designed for Antipodium's AW 12/13!
And here's a scan of the press release from the catwalk show, I love how they printed it on a transparency as a nod to the use of transparent plastics in the collection!:
OK! I can finally share some of what I've been working on these past few months!
Check out this fun "local birds" print I was commissioned to design for women's wear label Antipodium:
Suitably titled the "Vermin" collection, I absolutely fell in love with their amazing bomber jackets and gloves! It was so fun working with Geoffrey and his team.
Check out the rest of this amazing collection at vogue.co.uk!
Fancy buying a canary bone thin ring, but uncertain of your size? Have your heart set on a Squirrel Heart Pendant for your beloved, but don't have time to have it posted over for Valentines Day?!
FEAR NOT!
We will be holding an exclusive jewellery pop-up event at The Convenience Store THIS SUNDAY the 12th!!
We will have sizes A-Z of the Canary Bone Thin Rings in Silver (and some gold plated!) along with the entirety of the Park Collection and some new taxidermy works too!! Save massively on postage!!
ALSO: For people wishing to purchase canary bone thin rings in gold plate: if we have your size in silver, you will be able to buy the rings off us at the shop, and then we will send them to you when they're plated (in the next couple days or so!), at a discounted postage fee!
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 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...
