Mighty ancient wonders

Saturday, 18 February 2012


The previous Saint Martins student Kumiko Watari is one of our absolute favourite London stars and her adorable naive illustrations ever-present at Shop 172. Although the humorous twist seen in Migh-T can be recognized as a Japanese heritage it must be said that Watari’s artistic background and interest in traditional craft techniques contributes to the brands uniqueness and each new collection offers insight into a new world. It is therefore always a pleasure to receive her colourful and imaginative creations. This season we are happy as ever to see a particular sense of spring, full of pineapples, lips, birds and monsters. See Ancient Wonders at Shop 172.

 


Winter with Andrea Crews

Monday, 05 December 2011

 

 

Winter has come and with the windows full of yarn tassels and woolen mittens, Shop 172 would like to recommend some wrapping for frosty nights.

It's always a pleasure to receive garments from Andrea Crews. The French art collective, led by Maroussi Rebecq, experiments not only with fashion but also with performance, film and political activism. The spectacular winter collection is calledLes Morts Vivants de la Mode” (The Living Dead of Fashion). It contains, besides silk scarfs with Michael Jackson motives and undead velvet T-shirts also fluffy snow ball hoods to protect against cold winds and jogging suits merged with traditional Norwegian knitwear, great for mulled wine drinking and Sunday flower shopping. 

Like a bizarre collage this experimental, unique and fun collection mixes everything. We wish your body and heart a warm and cheerful winter. Welcome to Shop 172.