Little Brother, alongside fellow New Zealanders Zambesi and Nom*D, are masters of understated sophistication. Their spring/summer 06/07 range is militaristic in style and musical in name with Pitch Jackets, Piccolo Pants, and Chorus Shirts (to name a few) that play with checks, stripes and formal wear details.
Headed by Murray Crane (of the Crane Brothers’ Stores) Little Brother has been running for five years and has forged an identity based upon the principles of quality tailoring and an identity that is distinctly English, think The Members not Members of Parliament, and The Beat not ‘The Bill’.**Although designed with men in mind, Little Brother also has a considerable female following based more upon an appreciation of quality than a political statement. If butch is back, let’s hope Little Brother flies the flag.
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Amy Kaehne AW 2012, ‘Just Kids’ ...NZ-born, Sydney-based Amy Kaehne‘s AW collection is inspired by the dreaming bohemes, the scheming starlets and Patti-esque poets of New...
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Andéol, Vedas MayaThe scarves of Andéol bear names bordering on triptical brainforest – and being a magic-pen toting child of Byron, I love that. Aditi Atomic....
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Gorman Autumn/Winter 2012If you have been on the book or blogs today, no doubt you’ve noticed women bejazzing their patterned leggings at the sight of Gorman’s...
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Bread and Circus Wholefoods Canteen...The people behind Bread and Circus like adjectives. On a menu built around utter respect for the vegetable, Bullet chilli is ‘brave’,...
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Erin LightfootA love of tangible objects drove Erin from her background in web and graphic design into the arms of jewellery, textiles, and print – and...
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Stolen Girlfriends Club, ‘Here...It’s no surprise that Stolen Girlfriends Club have nailed it yet again with their AW12 ‘Here Lies The Bones’ collection. Derek...