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FASHION
LESS IS MORE...
Bad meaning good
Trend-busting wild
predictions from the heart
Criminal Clothing fi nd DJ model
COLOUR OF THE MONTH…
THEY SEARCHED HIGH, they searched low and their assignment was in February? It’s got to be light grey! The
simple — to ‘fi nd a new face, with a special skill or talent, who was edgy, most subtle look that eases you into
raw and ready for a challenge’ to front the brand for 2009. spring when the wintery nights are very
They spent a good part of 2008 hunting down their ‘Face of Criminal’ slowly cooling off.
through website auditions and much online trekking. And fi nally, a
27-year-old drum & bass activist DJ from Hertfordshire — Michael Walsh,
aka Dissect — was crowned and is now celebrated and approved.
As a DJ who “sits listening to every little detail in a track from the highest
frequencies down”, Dissect now makes the giant leap into a high street
campaign exclusive to House of Fraser with a collection he’s worked on
along with the Criminal design team.
See him on billboards soon or catch him at Tech:nology in London.
myspace.com/dissectproduction or criminalclothing.com
EYES DOWN… Blinded by the low
Vintage advantage
sun? Time to think about your 2009
shades. There’s a lot to choose from and
seeing as price is a delicate word, how’s
Fila release original ’80s footwear
about £79 for a not too shabby pair of
Police sunglasses? Eye eye.
IT’S CERTAINLY the essence of the day (and defi nitely the perfect
look for spring/summer ’09) — to delve into the vaults and re-issue
NO EQUAL… There can be nothing
the retro styles. Fila have the edge on the competition, cutting fi ne
simpler or fi ner than a new label speaking
looks in casual, old skool, b-boy frames and managing to cross into
volumes in whispered tones. No Equal
understated cool territory with near effortless ease.
donate 10% of their revenue to three
As sneaker brands go, Fila are a whole lot less in-your-face
inspiring charities and we applaud them
and aggressive than the more obvious imprints that
for that. And their beautifully designed
spring to mind. For that alone they get our badge
ethical garms, of course.
of respect — coupled with the fact that in the
late-’80s and early-’90s they ruled
supreme.

You’ll fi nd some tempting Fila vintage
PORK PIES!... Mark our words, you’ll
pieces on both endclothing.co.uk and
be rocking a
fashicon.co.uk.
straw pork pie
this summer.
You’ll be
looking natty
Artists that make
and nasty and
fashion sense
ever so slightly
skanking in this
Bailey version.
GANG GANG DANCE
We heart most
verily.
OOH, WE LIKE A BIT OF ‘MELDING,
psychedelic tribal dance’ every now and again!
Gang Gang Dance have thrust forth onto our
YOU SMELL NICE… And what’s
radar with a bright sonic beam that’s blinding.
that neat leather
Hailing from New York, they’re just about to
carry-case you’ve
embark on a two-week tour of Europe that will
got there? Oh, this
include dates in Manchester, London, Bristol
old thing? It’s a
and Brighton.
6876 design Lynx
Bullet Holder. It
When asked where they get their clothes from,
keeps a micro
LZA from the band explained: “I get my
bodyspray and all
clothes from friends’ hand-me-downs, believe
me bits and pieces in
it or not. But then again, I do believe my
it, only £29.99. Very
It’s a
friends are high rollers in the industry. I often
handy, thanks.
say I have two personal stylists: one, Marcella
hanon-shop.com
good
Mullins runs a vintage couture house in New
Jersey, where designers get their inspiration,
look
think YSL, Christian Dior, etc. My other stylist is
LOVED UP… Well, it would be rude of
Chloe Sevigny, whom has impeccable taste in
us to ignore Valentine’s Day this month.
fashion.” myspace.com/ganggangdance
We suggest you do the right thing and
head for the choccie shop. And don’t
scoff the lot before you hand them over!
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