no one man should have all that power

The end of 2014 and beginning of 2015 have successfully placed themselves as the absolute best months of my life. The change from working seven days a week at a job I only just tolerated to a month away in Byron Bay and most excitingly, Japan has enhanced not only my appreciation for life, but also fashion and the power it has in unifying people from around the world.
This journey, so to speak began at Falls Festival and has concluded where I am now, in Tokyo with a newfound appreciation for style and intense passion for fashion (realistically, this started when I first got a Bratz doll.) I've been fortunate enough to experience and observe two entirely different worlds and how not so different they are as fashion has combined to create the pinnacle of all generations, social groups, interests and climates to create what we have now. It's both overwhelming and brilliant.

Falls Festival was excruciatingly hot, the shower situation grew dismal as the days went on and all aspirations for perfect hair and makeup, for me at least were made futile. However, rising from this saw people like me, go out to idealistically pick up men wearing no makeup, having not shaved in a week and wearing yesterday's socks. I don't necessarily condone the last point however you've got to do what you've got to do. What I liked about this was that it was genuine and people were taking control of what they had, and working it. Surprisingly though, this has been paralleled in Tokyo. I've seen countless women who while they may be clean shaven and showered, are wearing subtle, if any makeup and looking so unbelievably powerful because they're confident and also dressed immaculately. What I've picked up the most from Byron and Shibuya is that 2015 is a year of power and my aesthetic for 2015 is powerful but stripped back. I'm not even sure that description will make sense however, if 2015 is to be as powerful a year for me as intended I want my clothes to reflect such. The stripped back part of this ideal comes in with wanting to be powerful, however not intimidating. Moreover, coupling oversized coats of bold colours with slim lined pants and six hole doc martens combines the hyper-femme with masculine whilst not being too far one way or the other. Dresses tailored to fit coupled with statement jewellery, reflect control and furthers the image of power through refinement.

From my perspective, 2015 is about having clothes that fit properly, healthy bodies, healthy attitudes and a culmination of all the best experiences we have had and will have. The past month for me, has been the happiest of my life, going unrivalled against anything else I've done. I want this attitude to be reflected in my work and clothes, bringing the summer into winter and vice versa. If I've learnt anything from the remarkable people I've seen and met from my travels it's that power comes through fashion and that is a trend that has been cultivated around the world, and one that won't die.

I can't attach any photos from my phone but rest assured, when I get home there will be a bombardment.

Liv xo