Potted Shrimps

As the runways have become almost saturated with coloured fur and faux fur, these two new brands are on my wish list. The Danish Saks Potts, and London's Shrimps. Both utterly out of my price range, but a girl can dream. 

Saks Potts

The Scandis always seem to get it so right, they even make a dead squid look sexy. Apologies to anyone who has a problem with real fur...I don't but I can't afford it any way. One half of the design duo is still at Uni, which gives me a real sense of inadequacy. These girls are just so, fucking, cool. 

Shrimps

Hannah Weiland has been popping up in fashion magazines all over the shop. According to the website, Hannah designs for the forward thinking customer with a taste for the fun in fashion. This collection is actually a take on the classic Breton stripe - a classic made quirky. Hannah also has an ace Tumblr page for your perusal. 

All images sourced from Saks Potts and Shrimps websites. 

Cat McNeil for Russh Magazine Dec/Jan

This editorial, for Australian magazine Russh, is simplicity at its absolute best. It lets the shapes do all the talking; not just the shapes of the beautiful thick drapery of the clothes but the shapes of Cat McNeil's body, who I'm so glad to see is back on the scene. It's as though she has sunken into the clothes and they've become an extension of her very lithe, long limbs. 

The shoot epitomises the kind of minimalism fashion bloggers love to try and emulate, and that I could only dream of pulling off. When toned down from shoot to real life, I still think true minimalism only looks half-way decent on abnormally beautiful, rakish girls. It's certainly not a style anyone in Leeds is pulling off, here it's more of a 'pile-it-on' mentality. 

I'm also really enjoying magazines, and even some campaigns (a la Cara for Mulberry) embracing model's tattoos and piercings. They add more of an accessibility to the photos, and a kind of raw edge and detail you can't get from special effects. 

Catherine McNeil for Russh Magazine December/January 2013/14 by Santiago & Mauricio Sierra 

Styled by Gilian Wilkins. Photos via The Fashionography