Eleven bags by jean colonna
I really like jean colonna's clothes (for evidence, see this capsule collection of 103 jean colonna items I did a couple of years ago, and this short write up about his work). In part it's the mix of things he used and produced: beautiful, expensive fabrics and beautiful, cheap fabrics, hard, aggressive clothes, and soft, elegant ones.
I had a few of colonna's bags for the capsule, but not many, and broadly I'd say that containers are a category of thing I've neglected. So it struck me that putting together a very small collection of jean colonna's bags (it's really very small, just 11 bags) might be both an interesting way to expand the range of jean colonna things I've had through the shop, and also to start, slowly, ever so slowly, stocking more bags.
If you'd like to see all 11 bags, you can, here.
Read moreQuinn wears no. 4: salvatore ferragamo evening dress and jean-charles de castelbajac ski jacket
This week, our shop mannequin quinn (named for obvious reasons) wears a pink ski jacket by french designer jean-charles de castelbajac over a knitted black evening gown by famed italian shoemaker (but also (slightly less-famed) clothesmaker) salvatore ferragamo.
The dress (which I think is pretty special), was the starting point for this week's outfit. It's full length, made from an unexpectedly weighty knit fabric, and has a shallow, curved neckline but a dramatic, open back.
Read moreModelled by (manne)Quinn no. 3: denim minidress with looney tunes trim by Iceberg
A new addition since our move to the new shop in ebenezer place is a fiberglass mannequin, bought on facebook marketplace from a friendly couple named angela and roland. I plan to dress it every week or so + post the results when I do. I also decided to name the mannequin, and have settled on "Quinn". Because I like unwieldy word salad, and am easily amused, I will likely style its name “(manne)Quinn”.
With that all out the way! This week (manne)Quinn is wearing an indigo denim minidress from italian label Iceberg.
Read moreNathan holding a velvet skirt by yoshiki hishinuma next to sarah, who is wearing an identical yoshiki hishinuma skirt
This silver velvet skirt by yoshiki hishinuma is a recent favourite thing. Partly for its material qualities: it’s shiny, and catches the light in a way I find delightful, and is one of the softest velvets I’ve had the good fortune to handle. But partly because there’s a story attached, the gist of which is: on boxing day an old friend walked into the shop wearing an identical skirt!Read moreNew website!
Hello! We've just switched the filter store website over to a new theme! The text is larger, the menu is at the top now, and when you hover over a product it shows you a second picture of the product. There are a couple of new additions in particular that should make the website better and easier to use:Read more