The above title is from Johannes’s (head of production for the label here in Battersea) reaction to the below mail from shop manager Lise about the new sight across the road from the Worlds End shop. Continue reading
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Rakes Progress Magazine – Punk Farming
On February the 3rd I posted a piece called ‘Punk Farming‘. Shortly afterwards, I was contacted by a Facebook friend & advised to get in touch with a new gardening magazine called ‘Rakes Progress’. He sent me a link & I did (Thank you David).
I spoke to Editor Tom Loxley & over the next couple of weeks we organised interviews with myself, Alwyn Craven & Jordan about Alwyn’s farm project in Yorkshire & about my view on Punk & why I called the piece Punk Farming. Continue reading
The Black Leather Armour Boots
Like a knight getting ready for battle, Helena Barquilla, Spanish supermodel, is helped into a pair of Vivienne Westwood, black leather armour boots for the
AW92/93 ‘Dressing Up’ fashion show…& looks pretty sexy.
Being privy to the shows backstage I had a great opportunity to follow my fetishtic nature & snap away with my camera at the lovely views to be found there.
The show was taking place at the Azzedine Alaia showroom in Paris, one of two successive collections shown at this venue. Continue reading
The Rubber Maid’s Dress
As an illustration of the exceptional quality of the rubber/latex wear available in the mid seventies incarnation of the 430 Kings Rd shop – SEX (1974-76), I have dug out some old pin-up photos showing a rubber maid’s dress that was sold there at the time.
The first photos are from an album cover for the band ‘Nutz’ & these photos show an actual dress from the shop, borrowed for this shoot, photographed by rock photographer Ross Halpin & modelled by his leg model sister, Linda.
The rubber t-shirts worn by the band are from the shop too.
The dresses were available in two different versions, red & black frill, & black & red frill. Continue reading
Something Special
There is something quite special in Worlds End right now.
Since the SS16 Man & SS16 Gold Label collections an experiment has been taking place involving using classic Worlds End shapes with different yarns & fabrics & the first batch of these designs is in the shop now.
The shapes being redone are the squiggle shirt & it’s sleeveless version.
Both of these items, plus the new matching Lotus shorts are now made with a newly developed 100% organic cotton yarn & a new & ecologically friendly dying process. All three items are Unisex.
As is pretty commonplace with new ideas, the new yarn technique was developed through an accident. Continue reading
Wimmelbuch – Where is Vivienne?
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of ours in Switzerland sent me these images from a German children’s ‘wimmelbuch’ or hidden object book she had bought & look who’s in it! Continue reading