recession – Wight Catwalk

Skills 10 August, 2015

Crafty sew-and-sews

By Cat James

Following the success of the first Wight Catwalk swishing event, we were delighted to be asked to run an upcycled fashion workshop for trend. This popular eco-friendly shop and youth cafe is going on tour and will be popping up at Cowes as trend@CowesWeek, and we’ll be there to show the young ‘uns how to customise their clobber.

Shop the look 17 February, 2015

DIY distressed jeans

By Cat James

Back in the day I had one pair of jeans that I wore to destruction. But if you don’t have the commitment to erode your trousers through years of chafing, you can get them off the peg – but they could potentially be one of your more expensive wardrobe staples. Using the DIY ethos of punk, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

Street talk 13 December, 2014

Making a Swish

By Cat James

There’s a joke that’s made on the Isle of Wight every March, when the clocks change, which is: “Don’t forget to put your clock forward – to 1952”.

Shop the look, Street talk 5 December, 2014

in distress

By Helen Carey

Frayed, fringed, textured, distressed. I’ve a penchant for Dickensian-raggedy-urchin stylee clothes. Put it down to Jack Wilds Artful Dodger being an early style icon perhaps.