Shopping – Junky Styling
Frugality is the new ‘in’ thing.
First of all there’s the credit crunch which is making many people tighten their belts. My friends all know I’m the kind of person who loves finding a nice bit of Betty Barclay or Paul Costelloe in a charity shop – but up till now they’ve regarded it as rather infra dig. Now, they’re all up to it too!
And secondly, of course, there’s global warming, and a lot of people are now thinking about living more sustainable lifestyles.
So a lot more people are interested in sewing or customising their own clothes.
Junky Styling is just the right kind of business for these times. It got started when its two founders started making their own clothes to go clubbing in. Then they got into ‘deconstructing’ charity shop clothes.
The results are fun. Shirt sleeves become shorts, ties are stiched into halternecks; it’s very funky fashion. Probably not what I’d wear for a job interview though!
Where: 12 Dray Walk,The Old Truman Brewery,91 Brick Lane E1
Photo of the Junky Styling Fashion Week party by Fabio Venni, on flickr
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