Category: Fashion

She’s an iconic designer, who shaped the world of fashion, invented the mini-skirt and made hot pants an unacceptable piece of clothing in a girl’s wardrobe! This blockbuster exhibition is the first full retrospective of Mary Quant’s career as a fashion designer, entrepreneur, licensing queen, feminist and global influencer of her time. The V&A managed to track down unique fashion pieces for this exhibition, that have never been seen by the public before. Not just from the adoring public, who cherished their Mary Quant clothes, but also items from Mary Quant’s private collections. She single handedly liberated whole generations of women, asking them to come out of their shells by wearing her clothing, and a fashion movement was born…this is a must-see exhibition for any fashion aficionado and vintage lover! Click that start button now to catch a glimpse of who Mary was and how she has changed so many women’s lives.

Featuring stylish and good-mood colour combos, Columbian accessory & shoe label ‘Brandnative’ screams Ibiza not just during summer, but all year round! Great mochila bags, pom-pom accessories and sandals, and all sorts of fab stuff that makes you happy is available online and they ship all over the world. At the same time, you’ll support local trade and handicraft makers in Columbia, double feel-good factor, we say. Watch the video now and check their story…brandnative.co.uk

We think Matty Bovan is the best thing to hit the British fashion scene since Alexandere McQueen! His design are daring, witty, ultimately creative, completely original and utterly divine. Super playful at the same time, his collections don’t fit into any commercial concept, and in a totally commercialised world, where anything goes to create profit, he stays true to himself, no matter what – he even wears the collection himself! Matty, we applaud you and love it that you wear your own kit… mattybovan.com

Taking a break from the latest hunt for ’trend, trends, trends’, let’s just step back in time and out of mainstream, and ‘doing fashion’ the good old way: where you create your own look with pieces that have lasted the test of time, and which then ‘recycled’ fashion-look-wise, could take on a new lead of life.

That’s exactly why many modern designers comb vintage shops in order to find a spark for a new idea, taking inspiration from the past. So, let’s go underground in one of the best vintage shops London has to offer…and the good news is: there’s more to what meets the eye! paperdressvintage.com