Dover Street Market

Dover Street Market is a multi level fashion retail space created by Rei Kawakubo of Japanese fashion label Comme Des Garcons.

their is no other leveled shopping space that can even touch this place.

just the fact you cant even call it a shop or a store its a space, which means every little detail from how the items are folded to how you navigate through DSM is cleverly arranged.

all items have been hand picked by a representative of Comme des Garcons, so attention to detail again is extremely high. its sort of high end, but not a at all daunting to enter. theres no where else like it in london for sure, and if you havent been i suggest you do.

Richard Billingham

Born on the 25th September 1970, Richard Billingham is an English Photographer from a deprived area of Birmingham, his most acclaimed body of work is his book entitled "Rays a Laugh" which is a intimate portrayal of deprivation in which he grew up in. the images from the book were shot with the cheapest film he could find, which ties in nicely with the idea of frankness, and 'just getting by.' At first glace Ray his father appears to be nothing but an alcoholic, and the mother an obese chain smoker with a fascination for jigsaw puzzles. however despite their obvious bad situation Ray and Liz shine through as troubled, but very touching.
the brash colours, and bad focus adds to the authenticity of the series.
Billingham has a raw aspect which i really fine interesting about his work.
documenting people you have a relationship with can be tricky but the series is a brilliant piece of documentary.

Bape

lately I've been wondering how bape still have regular customers coming in there.
I stopped wearing bape a few years back, because i actually felt like such a fashion slut. overpriced items, with a acute selection, and the more limited edition something is, the better? Well i used to think like that, but now I'm more than happy with my Uniqlo plain coloured t-shirts, than a t-shirt that will cost me a weeks dinner.
but i was on the website the other day, and there new S/S collection is nicely put together, until my heart sinks.


this image above is annoying! Why you asked? its just the fact that predominately the label babe caters for ghetto fab/slightly urban hipsters. they are making a mockery of a style of alternative shoes, but making them accessible to the wider audience. its just the fact i have the original brothel creeper style, yet Ive received some very wired looks. the fact that this shape and style has been copied by a brand like babe, will make it rather more acceptable to wear them. darn.