Category Archives: PRINT INNIT

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High fives all round for Hommage a l’Art.

Vlisco have outdone their super textile selves with their new collection Hommage a l’Art, which throws the spotlight on the most loved and iconic designs in a celebration of their rich design heritage and in line with their focus this

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High fives all round for Hommage a l’Art.

Vlisco have outdone their super textile selves with their new collection Hommage a l’Art, which throws the spotlight on the most loved and iconic designs in a celebration of their rich design heritage and in line with their focus this

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Duro Olowu for JCP is more than AOK.

Duro Olowu, friend of BlackDot Co-op and designer extraordinaire (see a previous post on his super-style here) has been lending his talents to US-based retail chain JC Penney with a print loaded collection that crosses across fashion, lifestyle and interiors. This partnership

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Duro Olowu for JCP is more than AOK.

Duro Olowu, friend of BlackDot Co-op and designer extraordinaire (see a previous post on his super-style here) has been lending his talents to US-based retail chain JC Penney with a print loaded collection that crosses across fashion, lifestyle and interiors. This partnership

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The perfect introduction via Peter Pilotto A/W 20l3…innit.

So London Fashion Week has flashed past us furiously once again and although I have stopped my regular Fashion Week updates, to focus more on interior, travel, and lifestyle musings, I just had to present you with the strict, elegant luxury and enlightened

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The perfect introduction via Peter Pilotto A/W 20l3…innit.

So London Fashion Week has flashed past us furiously once again and although I have stopped my regular Fashion Week updates, to focus more on interior, travel, and lifestyle musings, I just had to present you with the strict, elegant luxury and enlightened

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London Men’s Fashion Week – first past the post.

This season sees London’s first Mens Fashion week of 3 days giving the big thumbs up to our creative capital showing highly competitive London menswear designers that are sure to set the world alight with their energy and optimism. I

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London Men’s Fashion Week – first past the post.

This season sees London’s first Mens Fashion week of 3 days giving the big thumbs up to our creative capital showing highly competitive London menswear designers that are sure to set the world alight with their energy and optimism. I

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Resort Report 2013 – it’s all about optimism.

Resort has a history of being small capsule collections shown in basic show and tell for buyers and editors only, this has changed to become a lot more elaborate over the last couple of years and now have become a

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Resort Report 2013 – it’s all about optimism.

Resort has a history of being small capsule collections shown in basic show and tell for buyers and editors only, this has changed to become a lot more elaborate over the last couple of years and now have become a

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RESISTANCE IS USELESS.

Here at BDWA, we have long had a fascination with Dutch Wax Resist fabric. Originally designed by Dutch artisans imitating Indonesians to sell to the Africans – this worldly mix pleases us much!…the colourful and exotic prints themselves tell a

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RESISTANCE IS USELESS.

Here at BDWA, we have long had a fascination with Dutch Wax Resist fabric. Originally designed by Dutch artisans imitating Indonesians to sell to the Africans – this worldly mix pleases us much!…the colourful and exotic prints themselves tell a

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K1X DCAC Batik editions are the bomb.

After the success of the series DCAC Sierra Leone, K1X offers up a new collaboration with a group of young African artists. The “Folorunsho” are 20 young people from Freetown in Sierra Leone who have created an amazing variety of

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K1X DCAC Batik editions are the bomb.

After the success of the series DCAC Sierra Leone, K1X offers up a new collaboration with a group of young African artists. The “Folorunsho” are 20 young people from Freetown in Sierra Leone who have created an amazing variety of

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Tropical disco a la Vlisco.

I’m just back from favourite Petticoat Lane Dutch Wax Resist distributor, Sheraton and full to the brim with pure print joy after viewing the latest collection from Vlisco entitled “Palais des Sentiments”. In my mind and in many others, Vlisco

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Tropical disco a la Vlisco.

I’m just back from favourite Petticoat Lane Dutch Wax Resist distributor, Sheraton and full to the brim with pure print joy after viewing the latest collection from Vlisco entitled “Palais des Sentiments”. In my mind and in many others, Vlisco

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Late but worth the wait 2.

Roll on A/W 12. 2 Dimensional Dressing + POP print at Comme des Garcons. Rei Kawakubo’s flat clothes collection has a dig at the fashion industry……these are clothes for the thinking women amongst us, who must have a sense of humour

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Late but worth the wait 2.

Roll on A/W 12. 2 Dimensional Dressing + POP print at Comme des Garcons. Rei Kawakubo’s flat clothes collection has a dig at the fashion industry……these are clothes for the thinking women amongst us, who must have a sense of humour

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These 3.

 You can always rely on Prada, Dries and Marni for fresh direction on style and shape and an exact measure of print, texture and embellishment nouse that have other brands following suit, literally. By the looks of it, your A/W

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These 3.

 You can always rely on Prada, Dries and Marni for fresh direction on style and shape and an exact measure of print, texture and embellishment nouse that have other brands following suit, literally. By the looks of it, your A/W