All Saints
I've found THE dress purchase I will make this fall. The Anais Trench Dress
by Allsaints Spitalfields is the one. It's an even better version than the
trench dress from the spring. I'm in love. Can't wait to wear this with a
pair of sexy ankle boots.
As a side note: will fashion finally move on from this American Apparel school
of cheap jersey and back to a bit more ELEGANCE? Maybe my tastes have just
grown up. What do you think of recent trends?
I heard a bit of buzz about a new UK clothing store opening up in New York, called All Saints Spitalfields. Last weekend after dance class, I happened upon it quite by accident (in SoHo). I have to say, I have not been this excited about clothes in some time. I was particularly drawn to the dresses. Oh the dresses. They have a beautiful, inventive deconstructed elegance that I have not seen in a long, long time – if ever. It's the opposite of the ugly, cheap jersey of American Apparel school of fashion that seems to proliferate stores everywhere lately. I have been waiting to discover something that isn't a regurgitation of the worst of the 80s (I know the 80s can be done better). I found it, it's new (not cheap but not out of reach). The dresses have a strong, structured/unstructured yet feminine construction and it is not syrupy sweet. The primarily grey/neutral colour palette is right up my alley, very modern and understated. I absolutely love it. How cool and gorgeous is that reconstructed trench coat dress? I cannot wait to try these on. Suffice it to say, my next dress purchase will be from there. I was also very impressed by the store design. I took this photo (directly above) of the huge wall of old sewing machines. The space had a rough-hewn antique industrial feel to it that was very well considered and gorgeous. Go see it for yourself.