30 May 2012

WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain


This post is a little late, I have been following this band for a while and they have done some very exciting things for the Manchester music scene. They started off as a group of mysterious revolutionaries and managed to build up some serious hype by ironically doing everything they could to remain under the radar and faceless. They're website, like the band itself, was pretty much impenetrable, crammed with quasi-religious sloganeering and contrasting images of western wealth and third-world poverty, and nothing about their actual music, just a few demos curculating the internet and a handful of low-key gigs around Manchester. It was only after releasing to the press, a picture of a masked group of youths on a Manchester rooftop, that people could even begin to guess who Wu Lyf were.



All this of course was part of the bands carefully managed image and created a  huge air of excitement. When Jay-Z tweeted about the band in 2011, quoting some of their poetic lyrics, more people outside Manchester began to take notice and Wu Lyf started to emerge.



Since then the band have come along massively, their album 'Go Tell Fire To The Mountain' was relased last June and they played at Coachella this year.

So if this is the first you've heard of Wu Lyf then definately check them out. They're really worth a listen. My favourite songs is Concrete Gold and Dirt. You can watch them both below :)



26 May 2012

Emma Mullholland

Read an interview with this Australian designer in RUSSH Magazine and wanted to share some of her SS12 Lookbook with you. The Aussies colourful collection makes reference to surf culture (of course) and combines it with touches of rave, tribal and psychedelic influences. Though none of that will really describe the very serious fun of her aesthetic, which simultaneously manages to be very wearable in it's shapes.






Her autumn 2012 collection, “Tropical Rebel”, was filled with her usual garish prints. But for this collection she has leaned towards the darker end of the spectrum. Her inspirations stayed within the range of Australian surf culture, but she added a different twist. Influenced by Courtney Love and The Craft, the collection was filled with imagery of nineties grunge. The shark motif that was featured on almost every piece was created by a combination of screen printing and expert tie-dying, which is a Mulholland staple. The designer even introduced some unisex fleece sweatshirts and tees.







22 May 2012

Lonely Hearts "Off The Wall" SS13

Yes yes yes. The SS13 lookbook for "Off The Wall" is out and the collection looks just as inspiring as previous seasons.
Very much 90's with a very strong mix-and-match feel...gingham, bright leopard, beetlejuice stripes and phsycadehlic florals all rolled into one small collection. 




















1 May 2012

PlanetBlue 'Planetary Rose'

Probably the best use of hair die ever. EVER. I am obsessed. The lookbook showing off some of Planet Blue's amazing new items for the season has a serious native feel with loads of trend worthy native prints and colours inspired by Peruvian and Bolivian dress. It's the hair though and the glitter that do it for me. I was getting over this hair trend, but seeing these images has re-ignited my desperate longing for multi-coloured hair this summer.