JosefinForsberg

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Tartan and PVC makes for the ultimate bag

25/09/2018 08:00

Ever since the PVC trend hit the high-street I've been curious...

The clear plastic trend has come in many variations lately, in every form from more wearable accessory versions to full on see through clear PVC pants and shoes that fog up after 5 minutes. With it's modern roots attributed mainly to the 1960's designers André Courrèges and Pierre Cardin, this trend has a richer history than one would expect. The space-age feel of this material was at the epitome of French fashion during the Go-Go decade and was donned by everyone from Audrey Hepburn in Two For The Road from 1967 and the swinging sixties icon Twiggy herself.

For a time the material fell out of fashion, and it's relation to a futuristic paradigm shift was replaced with a connotation to the underground rave scene and fetisch wear. Over the last couple of years we've seen a reemergence in to the mainstream in the form of clear plastic material, fake leather wear and who can forget the latex dresses donned by the Kardashians? Personally my style doesn't stretch quiet as far (or as skintight) as a knee-length latex dress, however I felt enticed by the clear plastic bags popping up in shop windows.

After many voes regarding privacy I finally decided that the best way to go would be with a "double"-bag, a pouch within a PVC container. I even managed to kill two birds with one stone when it incorporated the ever trendy tartan pattern that signals the colder season's arrival. You can find this exact bag at Zara for £29, but I am sure that any street along the high-street would have something similar!

Would you ever donn the PVC trend?

Josefin

What I wore for my first day as a fashion student

20/09/2018 07:00 LifeStyleThe London Experience

"I just don't have anything to wear!?"

In a rushed panic I flip through my, now (at least according to me) very slim wardrobe. My boyfriend gives me the look, the one that has an air of "are you absolutely out of your mind?"

In the move to London I didn't expect the feeling of utter panic getting used to having half of the choices I did in Stockholm. Granted, I only packed my very best. But alas, every girl will tell you that even though she has a wardrobe better stocked than Harrod's before Christmas, she will always find herself in the predicament of not having anything to wear.

Whenever I find myself in a situation of wanting to dress to impress, but not knowing what to wear, I go back to the basics. For my first day of class I was what my classmates would describe as "Scandi-chic". White men's shirt, black straight jeans, a pair of suede ankle boots, pinstripe blazer and my go-to silk scarf. Simple but effective.

So what I want to leave you with, dear reader, is the very simple tip of finding your closet go-tos. The staples that will, if seemingly a little bit boring, save any day when you wake up not knowing what to wear.

Josefin

Riccardo Tisci and the evolution of Burberry

19/09/2018 06:50 Style

Burberry SS19 - Photos by Cleo Grover for W Magazine

Burberry is essentially the streetwear of the rich trodding around Chelsea and South Kensington...

Growing up in Stockholm, Sweden Burberry was a depiction of how the British upper class dressed. Burberry-tartan, the traditional trenchcoats, the tailored silhouettes. I was oblivious of the turn the brand took during the 2000's, the era of the WAG and label-love. Suddenly the brand that had once been a symbol for a posh elite had to pull the once iconic checkered cap as it became a symbol for a group of people it did not want to be represented by (a touchy subject, talking about exclusion within fashion).

For years I feel like the brand has been dormant, keeping it's cards close to it's chest and relying on trusted classics within their collections. With Riccardo Tisci a new era has dawned on the luxury brand. The Italian designer has breathed new life in to the classics, but also caused a raised eyebrow or two as he incorporates a more kitsch take on a mix between old and new - Tailoring and streetwear.

Some of my personal favourites from the 134 looks (both menswear and womenswear) that strutted down the catwalk in the old abandoned posthouse were those that combined the more traditional Burberry DNA with Tisci's own flair. They followed a colour scheme I very much link with the brand, but still had this essence of a more youthful Burberry-woman. So, if anyone has a couple of thousands to splurge - Could you consider getting me the trench with attached silk scarves, the leather skirt and silk shirt, or at least the bum bag?