Filed under: - Jo, - Sarah, Exhibit WC: | Tags: Feature, I-S Magazine, wottoncool
Give your dusty reading list a pat-down and sit up straight. Wottoncool has made it onto I-S Magazine’s Required Reading list. (:
Ok. So it’s not so much a list as a micro interview. But still, it’s something! 
Do not hesitate, hone in on one of these lime greet + hot pink combo babies
Flip flip flip to page 7 and you’ll find us very neatly tucked in the corner…
Better yet, catch ‘the bottom line‘ which reads, Wottoncool is one of the very few local fashion blogs that have made even established tastemakers and trendspotters sit up and take notice.
To whoever wrote that: TQVM!!!
I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this type of thing. But I am very thankful for everyone who has helped make this happen over the past two, going on three, years.
My only real burning question is, are we really girlie girls?!
hahahas.
Have you picked up your copy of CHIC yet?
Cos if you flip yourself over to page 16 and 17, you’ll spot in the tiny top right corner of this quiet spread, a little mention of…
Wottoncool!
“… a particular source of fun reading unique to this blog.” – CHIC Magazine, 2010.
OMG. I’ll be beaming for the next 2 days please. THANKS. :D:D
Filed under: - Jo, - Sarah, Inspirables | Tags: Fashion, Fashion Incubator, Feature, PARCO@MILLENIA, Singapore
Going for fashion shows really amps us and excites us, but more often than now we also feel like a bunch of sore losers who have no direction, talent or skill… Pout. (Other than struggling and scrambling to word our excitement onto posts like these, if we can consider that some sort of um, skill)
Parco‘s next-NEXT Designer of the Year Fashion Show was the longest ever fashion show we attended because there were 20 over incubatees who showcased some mind-blowing stuff.
We had some favourites (those which topped our list of making us super depressed)… and… we’ll be showing them to you in bite-sized posts.
First up is Chalk by Priscilla Tan. It’s black and white goodness (mmm, Jo likey..) but made sweet and kinda sexy. If you recognize Priscilla, it’s because she was part of Swirl at Stamford House. She’s now striking out on her own… sooo look out for her at the Fashion Incubator space in Parco next year!
I think apart from the very pretty pieces she also styled them very well. Polkadottedness maximus.
Alsoooo, lots of sheer fabrics, lots of bows, and lots of pom poms, specially for the show.
You can find out more about Chalk here, and buy them at Soon Lee too!
Filed under: - Sarah, Off the Racks | Tags: Ecochic, Feature, Review, Triumph
Triumph has jumped onto the Green bandwagon and is lobbying for Ecof-fashion – where Conscience meets Fashion.
If you head down to unmentionables (aka lingerie) section of Tangs Orchard, Level 2… In the large(r) clearing just yonder of the Triumph counter, you’ll be pleasantly greeted by this display setup. (:
Using wood and dried bamboo as the stands, shelving and display counters, they’ve decked out their eco-friendly line, Ecochic.
Promising to balance fashion and fit while pledging to use only sustainable, natural materials, you can find out more about the concept behind Ecochic, view the collection,watch their commercial or even download promotional media here.
In addition, they’ve launched a micro-site especially for Ecochic with the purpose of having an online portal for fashion and eco-conscious women to meet and share their stories.
Not forgetting, also on the Ecochic calendar is a Green Workshop. Scheduled to take place at the Dressing Room @ Tangs Orchard, Level 2 on 29 August, Saturday. Registration starts at 2pm and the first 50 customers to make Ecochic purchases will get a goodie bag.
Doubt these cute hangers will be part of the goodie bag though.. hahas. (I’d want them!)
The Ecochic line bears the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 stamp, which according to dear ol’ Wiki, serves as a quality assurance tool for the manufacturer, testing for the absence of harmful substances like farm drugs, pesticides and excessively harmful dyes.
Instead, they’ve injected colour into the collection, using natural dyes to provide some variety and even went through the pains of weaving a striped fabric specially for this collection.
Who doesn’t love variety?!
Well, the kind people at Triump gave this camisole and shorts combo to try out, in the natural-dye striped fabric (that wasn’t on display, so I have NO clue how much it retails for…).
And although camis aren’t usually my thing, the fit and feel was very comfortable (I slept very soundly that night 
). It didn’t feel like the straps were biting into me. The material had a lot of stretch and didn’t cling to my skin. And the fabric felt like a thicker (better quality) version of cotton jersey but with an additional subtle, but comfortable, textured feel.
Top: Ecochic by Triump Camisole Top, in striped fabric
(Inner) Bottoms (not seen): Ecochic by Triumph Shorts, in striped fabric
(Outer) Bottoms: Giraffe-print Pajamas pants
Arm candy: Crocodile
And despite the chilly Saturday night rain and even with arms completely exposed, I was nice and warm. (:
Wottoncool <3s Mother Earth,
love her too (:
Filed under: - Jo, Art, Design & Photography, Desirables | Tags: Art, Australia, Design, Design & Photography, Fashion, Feature, Jewellry, Melbourne
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Djurdjica Kesic seems to pluck ideas from just about anywhere and translate them into jewellry and other objects (objects! like something from a part of an installation, maybe?) that inch their way into my giant book of desirables.
Armed with a diploma in metalsmithing and degree in interior design, Djurdjica churns out fluid, organic, raw, but conceptually profound jewellry.
Take a look at these!
Vessel
Vessel ring that conceptually contains, carries, transports what is personal to one. The dimensions and form for this ring stems from the body, emerging from the contours of the hand.
Pebbles
This ring series reflects interest in exploring the notion of preciousness within the seemingly non-valuable. The rarity of the material is not any longer the defining aspect that renders the object precious.
Transitions
In the ‘Transitions’ series the starting point is an old, reclaimed chair. Through observing its function, form and materiality and through a series of interventions, a number of jewellery pieces have emerged.
Transience occurs on a number of levels: from one form to another, from one function to another, from one context to another.
Additionally, yet another transition took place: the chair that once housed the body ended up being housed (worn) by the body itself.
Text and Images from djurdjicakesic.com
What is not to like? Change, transience, transition, transformation piques my interest. I love the transitions series.
I hated doing preparatory work when I was doing art at ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels – why can’t I just start on whatever I like and want, whenever?
But now I see that sometimes it’s the thought that goes into the pieces that makes it so – awesomely – cool
(Ashamed) Actually, I’m not sure if Djurdjica is a he/she ): Care to verify?
