Designer Spotlight: Meadham Kirchhoff (Mania)

Even though this is a "fashion-y" blog I rarely talk about the clothing I like and the people that make them, which seems silly because what is fashion without designers? That being said, I am "spotlighting" Meadham Kirchhoff, the London-based designer duo that makes--in my opinion--the most beautiful--and uniquely beautiful--clothing.

Let's start with their things in magazines:

 

Julija Steponaviciute by Nick Dorey   Spring Summer 2011 collection by Amira Fritz 

 

Ashley Smith in Lurve Magazine  Giedre Dukauskaite by Jane McLeish in a very well-styled Lula

 

V Magazine's own spotlight on new designers , this article was really great and featured some of my favourite designers (many of which will be posted) and that "piece" belongs to my shrine (sorry for all the unnecessary quoting, I feel like a Larry Johnson artwork. Also, I, in my o so kind nature, circled Meadham Kirchhoff for the viewer

Lulu Kennedy in Vogue UK Alek Wek in I-D Magazine (this is also part of my Meadham Kirchhoff shrine)

 

Kirby Kenny by Beau Grealy

 Guinevere Van Seemus ( i don't know what it's from) Olga Sherer by Emma Tempest

Ashley Smith by Ronald Dick for Lurve Magazine

Hannah Holman by Ellen Von Unwerth for Tush Magazine MIA in Interview Magazine

 

 Ann Kenny by Beau Grealy Ashley Smith by Ronald Dick (again)

 

Test Magazine  Dafne Cejas by Sebastian Faena 

 

Their imagined funerals in the London Evening Standard Clash Magazine

Now shall we look inside their studio?

Hello Kitty and teacups

Inspiration wall

inspiration wall part 2

dolls and caterpillar prints...a lot of Alice and Wonderland vibes!

Crown table

Ed Meadham and Ben Kirchhoff in their home and studio

note their fabulous clothing and the walls with the Nicoletta Ceccoli cat girl

The Decorations:  

 The Riot Girl Shrine 

 

 The flowers at their secret store at Topshop  the Fall 2010 runway

Now, I dare indulge us in the clothes: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 All runway photos via Elle

That took forever! But I am glad I did it because now if there is a contest to find for who most loves Meadham Kirchhoff, I have proof that I deserve to win!

Song of the Day: Aye Co'larado-Genya Ravan & Lou Reed

I'm not sure that I have mentioned it on this here blog, but I love Lou Reed! I have been listening to his music since I was about five, even though my dad continually said that I couldn't listen to it because I kept asking what "she never lost her head even when she was giving head" means.  Anyways, the point is that any song with Lou Reed is a song for me, but THIS SONG has an added bonus: Genya Ravan, a punk Jewish girl (like myself at times) who escaped from Nazi Holocaust Europe, not only with her life, but also with a great sound!

the photo is by Arthur Elgort (but i don't have the source)

Painted Blue and Glued with Jewelry Tears

 

 

Daria Werbowy in Vogue Paris March 2011, Viviane Sassen for Pop Magazine, Vogue Paris February 2010, Rodarte by Autumn De Wilde, Agyness Deyn, Cole Mohr, Natalia Vodianova on the cover of Numéro, Vlada Roslyakova in Numéro Tokyo, Autumn De Wilde's Weetzie Bat-inspired shoot for Paper Magazine

Song of the Day: Blood Bank-Bon Iver

I'm sorry that I haven't posted anything for a while, I hope that the beauty of this song makes up for it!

image by Beci Orpin