Sneak Peek: Celia Birtwell x UNIQLO

Celia Birtwell is fashion royalty. She cemented her name in fashion through her bold prints and collaborative work with husband Ossie Clark, creating iconic, famous designs in the 60s and 70s.

And...she was even Hockney’s muse!

What we’re trying to say is that we’re just a little bit excited at the news that she has teamed up with Uniqlo for a capsule clothing collection set to launch on 21st March.



“I always use paint, paper and a brush and I believe that when you're designing it should come from the hand, eye and heart,” said Birtwell. "I'm often asked where one takes one's inspiration from, so obviously nature and I like quirky things too, which I think Uniqlo quite understands..."

The collection includes dresses, T-shirts, and bags featuring prints with cutesy names like Bird Song, Dilly Daydream and Cherry Pet Spot. All of the featured prints are from Celia's own famous archive, but have been re-imagined, re-scaled and reworked so that they translate perfectly onto the range.

"I loved working with Uniqlo, I find lots of smiling faces, which is very pleasant," she said. "We have a language actually that relates to each other and that's been a real pleasure."
Celia's iconic prints add an atisan touch to the range. The silk culottes and shorts were the winning pieces for us but with a wide selection of garments in a variety of pretty prints there really is something for everyone.

The collection will be sale online from 21st March so watch this space....

J.Crew AW 13/14

J.Crew certainly made a great impression at New York Fashion week with their latest AW 13/14 collection which certainly caught my eye ..... The first thing that catches my eye with the Moroccan inspired collection is colour colour and more colour .... It scream Marrakech!

Colour palettes are blues, lime greens, lilacs, oranges... Phew breathe and some amazing asymmetric prints on knitwear for both men and women. I'm old school but need to get with the times ... Gone are the days where we were told blacks, greys and navy were the colours to be worn gone I tell you ... J.Crew are setting the standards and telling to shine bright like a diamond for fall ... Yep I used that Rihanna reference... The collection all in all in wearable, clean, vibrant, takes you on a journey with its colour and most importantly does not stamp an age demographic all over it .... so suitable for all and definitely would not look out of place on the hottest fashion editors on front rows around the world. This collection will dictate style amongst fashionistas and street style photographers.


JUMP ON IT!


Now for an exclusive for my fab followers in the UK ..... This Moroccan inspired collection will be the first collection to land in the new J.Crew store which is set to open on London's Regent street Later this year....


Yes London we are getting a J.Crew stand alone flagship store!!! How hot is that????


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