I'm a Fan

Security

Whether on the streets of communist

China, Beijing to be exact, or outside the

gates of Royal London.....Police presence

is often felt.

These uniforms definitely are designed to

conjure up feelings of respect and keep

you at arms length, with the stiff creases

and starched formality, sashes, helmets,

badges and epaulets.

Fashion has definately been influenced

by the uniform lately....

and here are some that command

attention!

Florals

Grotesque

These black and white wall drawings

remind me of intricate etchings. With fine

art so inspired by street art at the moment,

you could take these of the street, place them

on the walls of MOMA and no one would flinch.

Well only slightly because they are so

fantastically grotesque.

Camo

With camouflage hitting the catwalks,

here's proof that the street is always one

step ahead. Even if these folks are not

fashion focused, they may just have

inspired a designer or two.

Whose to say?

Burlesque Babes

These girls are so smoking hot they are

the new glamour pin ups on the street.

With old school style, not a hair out

of place, eyebrows plucked to perfection,

sleek, fierce and graceful.

You gotta love a bit of burlesque

va va voom that would make Dita stop

and redo her makeup.

Loosening Up

One of my favourite shots ever is the one

above . I admire people who take fashion

risks and wear whatever suits themselves.

I also love the way guys are playing with

proportion and volume in all these shots.

A friend of mine said that she has noticed

how volume moves down the body as

fashions change.

With the emphasis seen on shoulders lately,

tapering down to narrow legged jeans and pants,

is a shift on the horizon.

Will the next voluminous zone be down around

the ankles with floaty skirts, flared pants and

caftans.

We have already seen this with women's fashion,

but are boys going to follow this trend next.

I am not suggesting that all men are going

to embrace the skirt, but baggy pants;

I think so.

Geometric

Animalia

Leopard, zebra, tiger, giraffe,

python.

There is something very

glamorous and decadent when animal print

is worn well.

Keep the look old school with 50's inspired

pencil skirts and cropped coats. Or combine

with basic black and modern accessories.

Otherwise ocelot can look over the top.

Oh, and the temptation to wear matching

spots with your partner may be great

(see second from top), but you do run the

risk of being shot at with a tranquilizer dart

and carted off to a safari-park housing the

species that fashion forgot.

Meoowwww!

Mr Men Gone Bad

Something has happened to all our

favourite story book characters on the streets.

Reinvented as sinister cousins of the

originals, they are back , dripping with

blood , scowling and looking a little night-

marish.

The Disney era that was all utopian and light

has been turned on it's Mickey Mouse ears.

Welcome to the cartoon creepshow!

Little Black Strides

Bridgitte Bardot, Little Richard,

Olivia Newton John and Axel Rose,

what style choice do they all have in

common?

Black, sleek, fitted, body-hugging...not

since Paris was black and black was Paris

and the age of the St Germain all black

uniform, have black pants been so

ubiquitous.

Everyone has there own take on them though.

The rock edge of black jeans or leather (girls

only unless you are doing fancy dress or

really are a Rock God!) And then there is

sexy shiny Lycra leggings, or the tailored

and flattering variety.

I love the look with contrasting tops and

black shoes.. see how they are worn here

and you can't go wrong.

Hot Pink Public Transport..

The classic black London cab had better

watch out. There is a new breed in town.

Forget discreet and inconspicuous,

gliding past the elegant stone facades

and black iron gates,

down wet shiny streets.

All very proper.

Fierce and fuchsia!

Plastered with publicity!
A distant relative of the fluro taxi that has

emerged in many tropical climates south

of the equator..(I first saw them in Bangkok.)

At least they are easy to spot.

TAXI!!