May 4th 2010
Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, Autumn/Winter 2010
We’ve had a relatively sanguine eye on Swedish label ‘Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair’ for quite some time now but compliments where they due, they pulled a recent interesting look book from their bag of tricks…
The collection is a Burton-esque hybrid of traditional British and Japanese dress, with a little sportswear mixed in. A leather corset is distorted into a kimono bow as it swirls around the body, pinstriped shirting is cocooned within shredded cable-knit, argyle sleeves extend to the knee and beyond, while plaids are layered into enormous shapes.
We have a feeling that if Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo swapped half their wardrobes, it might look something like this…
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