Things that make us happy  

Hi guys as promised I will feature in today's blog a well established designer from Belfast.

I am proud to present a little blog about

Obviously Dave loves designing and that's THE thing that makes him happy.

He studied printed textile and fashion design at the University of Ulster, Belfast from 2007-2011.

Dave is one of Belfast's few male designer and also acts as manager and fashion designer at Unify.

                                                             

Displaying his collection at the Belfast Fashion Week 2010-2012 to the NI fashion scene definitely left an impression.
His collections also where on the cover of Northern Ireland's 'Wedding Bell'.

























Hi work was initially inspired by medieval Armour and the pattern of the embellishments.

This concept was further developed into design and fabric manipulation by drawing inspiration from the 'Brothers Grimm' Fairy tales to form and create his final collection.

"Totally up my alley too"
I love Steam-Punk and 50's/60's inspired designs.

Other influences are designer like Alexander McQueen and Issey Miyake.
They inspired Dave to create fabrics and designs that would be combined to create a collection of innovative and extraordinary conceptual pieces.

Dave recently had go on men's wear, which proved a big hit with lovers of alternative fashion.

David's collection is a must see for any fashion or textile enthusiast and promises not to disappoint.

I am sure there is much much more to look forward too from this promising and original designer.

"Thanks very much Dave for your colaboration and the photo material. All the best for your designer future. Can't wait to see more of your designs."

Hope I made you All curious about Dave Henderson, if you didn't know him already.

I definitely enjoyed blogging about him and can't wait to   

get my hands on some of his pieces.

Love,

      Carsten

Check those two ;-)
Love the out fit coordination

Don't they just look fantastic

"Thanks for posing Niamh and Fergus"

Thanks, 

         Carsten

Look what I got

half hunter pocket watch

A bit of steam-punk and a bit of 30's/40's.

Goes brilliantly with my new spats which I featured on the 07.02.13.

I saw it and had to have it @ the Georges Street Arcade.

Thanks,

         Carsten

Things that make us happy

Today I want to feature Fergus's post from Dublin, Ireland.
"Hello neighbor"

Fergus: "You might guess, I like creepers, I even wore them to my Confirmation 1988."

I think I did too, "high 5 Fergus".

      Leopard Suede: George Cox / Tiger Leather: New Rock / Suede Black: Demonia / Red Flames: New Rocks                                                     

Fergus: "The George Cox (leopard, suede) creepers are the very expensive ones, they're around 200 Euro quid.

The Tiger New Rock's are a custom pair and were ordered specially. The Demonia (suede, black) are the cheaper ones and not a great quality."

Silver Flames: New Rock / Silver Dots: New Rock / Black Suede:  Undergound

Fergus: "The Underground half  sole creepers are for every day wear.I even wear them to work.I wanted half sole creepers because the chunky ones are difficult to drive in. Avoid T.U.K brand creepers because although they really look good, I had to bring a pair back after only 3 wears because the quality so bad, it felt like they would fall apart."

Before ordering try to support the local. And check out China Blue, Dublin, Temple Bar, they do among other brands and styles New Rock creepers/boots and Doc Marten's too. Other wise see following links to order your favorite pair.

www.georgecox.co.uk/

www.newrockboots.com

www.demonia.co.uk/

"Thanks Fergus"

Bye for now, until next time.

Love,

      Carsten

One can have never enough accessories?...

...and I got myself those cool spats in a little shop at the Georges Street Arcade in Dublin.

I just love them.

Thanks,

         Carsten