Showing posts with label Barkers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barkers. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Little Brother Hearts Barkers


 
I'd been sad about the news that Little Brother was closing up shop.. But it turns out that all is not lost. 

I was chatting to the manager of my local Barkers (when I got my little paws on that skull tee)and we were having a rant about the economy and retail etc and after I mentioned the Little Brother news he was saying that Little Brother was instead going to be selling through Barkers (as well as their affiliation with the amazing Des Rusk). Its definitely a win win situation - Little Brother gets way more exposure (all the Barkers stores as opposed to the three LB stores) and barkers ups their sartorial ante even further. I cant wait to start buying LB@B (for moi of course - mens shirts are the only type I wear). The new collection will be in store in April, and Barkers is going to open up in High Street (I will still be loyal to my local mall version - ah the joy of working in retail).

Isaac Likes has a great interview with Murray Crane from Little Brother.

Ps: I heart menswear.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Skulls and Bones


Yay I finally got my skull tee from Barkers! They got it up from Inverrrcarrgill for me. Love this so much! Its a mens tee but a size xs and fits so well. Am wearing it over cutoffs as we speak. 

The skull is made of flowers, birds and butterflies printed in negative. I love the juxtaposition of imagery with with the main skull motif - so much symbolism at play here! 

The print also really reminds me of the editorial in Dazed and Confused from October of the beautiful Abbey Lee - amazingly surreal and gothic - she works the shit out of Gareth Pugh.