Back from being gone

After a month of sabbatical from my blog and sadly all my other work, I’m ready to get back on track. My resolutions for 2013 have been drawn up and these include more writing on the blog! Yay!

After two amazing weeks back in Belgium for the holidays, I’m now in London again and although I’m still re-adjusting to the big city, I already feel the energy gushing through my body. Get ready for some major amount of blog posts the coming weeks. I know a lot of people mostly read this blog to catch up on my journey in the UK, but I’m going to try to take a new, more professional approach to my blog starting with the next post. J

I hope you all had the time of your lives in 2012 and that 2013 will only get better and more awesome!

xoxo

Krazy K.

Going green

London is getting to me. That’s the only thing I can say to defend this green choice of mine. Seeing a lot of people looking fabulous with all kinds of colours in their hair, made me want to have a little experiment as well. So here it is. In all its glory.

I already did a pink ombré before I came here, so I wanted something else this time around. I was actually going for a more mint green look but it seems, after some digging, that this is a colour that is quite difficult to find. So a few days ago I ordered this Crazy Colour dye on Amazon and it fell through the mailbox only 3 days later. After seeing the colour first, I was slightly doubting to do it, because it seemed so bright. But I’m super happy with the result! Yay!

The only question that remains is: how long will this green galore last? I’m guessing some of you are hoping it will be long gone by tomorrow…

DIY

If you’re getting in the mood for some crazy colouring yourself, don’t be afraid to just do it. It’s so super easy – if I, super clumsy, can do it, you’ll be fine!

1. Wash your hair and comb it.

2. Make sure you have all your equipment ready: your dye, a brush, some gloves and a plastic bowl or something similar.

3. Put some of the colour in the plastic bowl – not too much if you’re just doing a dip-dye. You will only need a small amount of the colour.

4. Divide your hair into two parts.

5. Dye the tips of your hair to the height you want the colour to come.

6. Leave it in according to the instructions – Mine was 20 minutes.

7. Wash it out until the water becomes clear.

8. Perfect hair!

P.S.: Sorry for going a little crazy on the Christmas photo editing, I just couldn't resist bringing some of the Christmas joy to you!

xoxo

Krazy K. 

Jeans up your life

Winter is creeping in and I’m not quite sure yet how I feel about that! But it is the opportunity to invest in some cute and comfy jumpers. Okay, I admit I’ve gone a bit crazy on them. But that’s okay. I think.

Anyhowz, for the people who missed the supplement of ‘Het Belang van Limburg’ last weekend, shame on you! Because I was in it. But luckily for you guys, I have a crappy digital version of it - check the features section up there. I want to thank everyone for the lovely comments and great compliments I received from this. Big love from LDN to all of you.

Now, the outfit. I wore this thing when my mom was in town two weeks ago. I haven’t always been a fan of the jeans on jeans look but it seems to have grown on me. Jeans is just such a cool fabric that you can wear on almost every occasion. I paired it with my vans because we were walking all day and a  Zara coat.

Have a great weekend! Spread the bobby pins love.

P.S.: More on Victoria Beckham later, some complex matters are coming between you and a great story about her but I’m working on it.

xoxo 

Krazy K. 

Meeting Geoffrey J. Finch

Friday, noon, East London. I find myself at the studio of Geoffrey J. Finch, real Aussie and the master brain Creative Director behind the luxury brand Antipodium. We stumble in 10 minutes early whilst the whole team is working on the new collection. The kind and down-to-earth Geoffrey started his clothing line at Antipodium in 2006 and his brand is thriving more than ever. Surrounded by creatives of all trades, Antipodium is that kind of community we all want to be in. Mister Finch gives us an insight in what he and Antipodium are all about.

Q&A with the man himself:

What are you working on for the moment?

We’re putting s/s13 into production and we’re about to sample pre-fall13. I’m about to design a/w, what season are we doing? a/w13. And I’m on my way to Japan next weekend. It’s supposed to be a quiet time but now that we’re doing so many collections, it doesn’t sort of stop, which I guess is good. 

For your last collection you collaborated with doctor Goodacre. Was that a comment on society’s obsession with vanity and plastic surgery?

Absolutely. Humans can now achieve like an android perfection through surgery and it was a comment on the obsession that goes with that. And then technology which makes robots able to have emotions. It was sort of that, considering the impact of the two together.

Where do you find your inspiration?

I just note something and start to create an idea around it. Antipodium as a brand, is very much about the people that are around it. And their contributions to it and so yeah they provide a lot of the inspiration. And you’ll have a starting point and then you talk about it with one person, they’ll provide a view that you haven’t thought of. So it evolves like that.

Do you follow what people are doing trend wise to make sure that something is modern?

No, with brands like us, our major asset is personality. We’re a little brand. What big brands can’t offer is that personality and so we trade of that. Of course there are influences that are happening generally. But it is how you put your spin on it. 

What kind of women do you design for?

She is basically all the women around the brand. They’re creatively minded, there is a lot of individuality, they’re interested in Fashion but they’re not totally fashion-interested. We don’t particularly have an age, ultimately they will be around thirty. What I really enjoy about the brand is that we actually have quite a broad range of customers. I particularly like our more mature customer, particularly at Liberty’s. The sort of artlady. It’s nice to be able to dress those women. It’s more of a - with a lack for a better cliché - state of mind. 

How did you first become interested in the fashion industry?

My mom was a dressmaker so I guess I just kind of grew up with the sound of the machine basically and in fabric stores. It was always part of me growing up. I grew up in country Queensland, Australia and boys from country Queensland aren’t supposed to really do fashion. So then I was going to be an architect. And then I did some work experience with an architect and then I realised that you have to do like electrical plans so I was like maybe Fashion is much better. And now you just do shipping and logistics, which is so different from electrical plans. laughs

What do you like to wear?

I pretty much have a sort of uniform of bottomed-up shirt, pull-over, trousers of some sort. Jeans, trainers and a coat. Today I am wearing Nike’s, Kenzo chinos, a Antipodium unisex pull-over and a shirt that I got one of our factory’s to make. 

Did you ever consider doing menswear?

We have done menswear capsules before which have been really good. But our womenswear business is doing so good that our menswear has sort of been pushed to the side line, so now I just get the factories to make me samples. But menswear will definitely come back at some stage but it needs a whole different team because it is a different timing. But one day. 

What are your favourite places in London?

Unfortunately I do sort of get stuck around here. I live one block away. A friend of mine has got a restaurant which I spent a lot of time at. I guess it’s just seeing friends in different eating and drinking establishments. And then galleries of course, theatres. laughs

For the strange people that don't know Antipodium, quickly take a peek at their website and get enchanted by the pretty clothes.

xoxo
Krazy K.