BRAND LCM: E.Tautz

E.Tautz, ~ Saville Row trained, exquisite cuts, beautiful tonal combinations, with a touch of autumnal flair. 

I was blown away by the collection by relative new comer E.Tautz. Textures in wool and shine, smart suits with a contemporary twists, structured hats and a play on proportion. What more could you want?? I would happily walk down the road to the sound and views of this collection all winter long. 

Its not often that I am so excited by a mens collection but the layering, exotic print scarves and explosions of colour pulled this one to my attention. Great details, fantastic quality and brilliant model casting I had no choice but to write all about it. Definitely one to watch. 

www.etautz.com 

Chocolate with a taste of cinnamon 

Long walks in the winter woods

Natural beauty and tonal treats

Smart Red

Graphic details

Hues for every gentlemen 

splashes of sea blue

Shine and texture

Plaids and greys

oversized proportions 

Combining prints 

A nod to design and architecture 

Revamped black suit

Dark connotations 

Black slate

Dreaming of Scarves - AGE OF REASON

Hand drawn, super edgy and amazingly beautiful welcome to the world of AGE OF REASON SCARVES. We had the exciting visit to designer Ali Mapletofts collection of scarves for AW13. Ali, creates illustrations from her Brighton based studio, delicately drawing using pen and ink on paper and transferring her drawings into whimsical designs.

 Her designs are strong, and vibrant with undertones of 90s Punk, british nostalgia and a cunning sense of humour. I loved her erotic pieces carefully disguised within soft drawings. Coco de mare in London stocks many of these pieces including cheeky cushions with slogans. My favourite of all has to be from the new collection; bold and beautiful blue, red and white with a hand drawn face. Reminiscent of Vivienne Westwood in the 90s and softest printed silk. I took one out for the day, and danced with it. Pictures to follow soon.

 Whats more Ali's scarves are very reasonable, and so accessible to all markets. Made out of Silk, wool or a combination its wonderful to see such quality for such a reasonable price point. 

Below are a few snaps of Ali's scarves, soft colours wonderful subjects like story provoking boats on wild seas.

Still to follow, my favourite scarf dances on location on a race track in London. ........ 

I love........... Graffiti Knitters

The boom that is hitting the capital at the moment is Graffiti knitting!! Here are some examples that I love!! As featured in the guardian yesterday!! Inventive, colourful and leaves no DAMAGE I think we are on to something here!! <3  Pieces include... Spiders web in Waterloo, sheep crossing London Bridge, and my favourite a woolly phone box!!! <3

Spiders Web in Waterloo........