I am very taken with Aussie label Dress Up.
The current collection suggests a preoccupation with a state of undress. Dresses fall off shoulders, or sections are pinned together, baring small, irregular expanses of skin. It's sexy and risque but quite the opposite of the sucked in, va-va-voom of body-con or burlesque's old-school kitsch. 
Black, brick red and nude prevails, in degrees of sheer. 
The perfect black trousers? Dainty and beatnik with flat sandals or pumps, elegant with wedges, and they'd tuck perfectly into some calf-length boots.
Dress Up are stocked at Liberty - and here's Yasmin Sewell, Liberty's Chief Creative Consultant, wearing the most wantsome skirt I've seen since records began. Photo by the very talented Vanessa Jackman, from her blog.
I also just noticed that fellow Aussie label Shakuhachi are now being stocked at Urban Outfitters. Long have I waited for this moment, Shaku fangirl that I am. I had a peruse yesterday - beautiful, loosely structured grey jackets with zip-off sleeves, softsoftsoft black jersey and drapey nude chiffon. Perhaps what you'd call quirky future classics. Pricey though, mostly £150-£200. All the more reason for me to get a permanent job, stat.
Photos, (c) Dress Up, except last photo, (c) Vanessa Jackman.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Dress Up
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Hi!!!!! Excited to know about info here. I would like to share this site www.kaneesha.com from where I purchased a east-west combination of dress, just check out the site they have glamorous collection of bollywood style apparel.
wow all those garments are so amazing and fabulous I don't come to your blog as often as I would like, but whenever I do I see some really amazing things keep up the good work! =)Christmas gift
I love the dresses and color combination of the dress is beautiful especially jacket is so good i have the same jacket which i have bought with Amazon Coupon and that is nice.
This is so cool! Excited to see you starting to do stuff like this. I’m still just a hack, of course Tera Gold, but I learn so much when I get the chance to tag along when you’re shooting. Tera Power Leveling
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