fashion

In a similar vein to my beloved Fanny and the Cave (this has spurred me on to set up another visit to Fanny's cave), Claire Incorruptible is about curating a very specific vision of 'vintage'. Another one to add to the wave of 'vintage' sellers who recognise that pieces aren't necessarily locked into a timewarp, that they have another life, another context beyond the time of origin of the pieces. One-off gems, inaccessible designer vintage that are statement pieces from the 80s and 90s sums up Claire Inc in a hard-sell nutshell. The detailed descriptions have enabled me to cherry pick out some choice 90s pieces centred around the fashion power players with Moschino featuring heavily in Claire Inc's inventory...

Me thinks I need this floral number on the right to match the jacket I bought in HK...

Yes to MORE bustiers please

I love how some of these Moschino motifs are popping up in the collections now still...

I vote for this Moschino neon bandage thing to be taken as far away from raver as possible with a stiff organza shirt underneath it...

Ah...the bags that have spawned many a copy at my local Tally Ho market... like I said before, I'm definitely up for plenty of Moshcino hardware should it come my way...

ACCCCK...grey marle in a pyjama-esque jumpsuit by Kenzo... excuse me whilst I go count my pennies in my diminishing cracked up piggy bank // I love the simplicity of this Karl Lagerfeld cropped jacket...

The loose tailoring that I vaguely remember 'adults' wearing in the 90s is repped here by this lovely Norma Kamali slouchy double breasted jacket and this Yohji Yamamoto tailcoat where the 'tail' has been slashed...

I've been hoping to hap onto more Versus finds like the bargainous dress I got in New York last year but sadly it's not to be... I love the PVC neckline on this seeminly demure Versus dress // The pattern on this Jean Paul Gaultier sweater reminds me of a lava lamp... THE Xmas gift of choice when we were at school (did anyone ever break their's and get scared that the 'lava' might infect them??)

Chain printed jackets have spun out of control in term of bid prices on eBay for some reason of late, but these real McCoys courtesy of Escada do feel like they're worth the investment...

Sonia Rykiel says 'warning with these strappy sheos and I Heart these Escada hearty shoes...

These Missoni abstract print gloves give good jazz hands // I'm damn charmed by Chanel's jingle jangle charms...

Reminders of the unabashed girliness of the Chloe of yesteryear evident in this lace cape and detachable ruffled collar...

Not to say that Claire Incorruptible's 80s selections haven't tempted me because this Valentino kimono-esque voluminous raincoat is too covetable a gingham cocoon to resist... as is this Yves Saint Laurent floral ruffle raincoat...

Then there's Ungaro colour block beauty, which is scarily similar to a vintage jacket I passed up in About Glamour when I was in New York for Halloween and now I'm not only mentally kicking myself for passing it up but also completely distraught that alas a lot of Claire Inc's pieces need a few more pennies than I can muster up... pah... post Boxing Day doldrum has kicked in...