Kilts, Shortbread, Ashish Gupta and Haggis?

Ashiah Gupta

The man himself.

So my first catwalk show and I come out buzzing, I can already feel the addiction seeping through my skin.

 What a way to start with Gupta's new A/W 2011 collection based on a Scottish influence (if you hadn’t already guessed).

He storms out these young models bright eyed and stern faced in these stunning glistening garments of pure beauty. The collection consisted of tartan patterning in what appears to look like it’s sprinkled in glitter, accompanied by the odd knit jumper with stretched and worn holes.

My favourit pice of the show, a beautifull dress
with sunken pockets in the side seem.



A stunning A semetrical dresse with one
elagent long sleeve and the other bear.



He has brought a new essence to the look of Punk street couture with his softer alterations of it, as he states “Punk with a lower case ‘p’”. He has taken shabby to an entire new level glam’ed up with the shimmering shiny treasures hidden under the tattered worn jumpers a mix and match of Scottish heritage and the trendy tern of street couture. He seems to have broken away from the norm and hit the nail on the head with this one, it was truly a treat to experience this show live in no other way should these garments gleam and sparkle but under the intense spot lights of a cat walk, sunlight would not grant them justice of their true potential.

 

The defanition of his collection.

And thus his collection was compleate, with his very tripocal pick of shabby styled models, i persanly think the ginger chick was a nice touch, very ironic.

Planting the scene seed.

Zui Suicide



Sarawww



The origin of Scene kids is a bit sketchy it appears to be a collaboration of most sub cultures, as the look is reflects many elements from such cultures, such roles models in the scene are Zui Suicide, Oli Sykes and bands such as Haduken.

Visual Kei is obviously the inspiration of hair and the Japanese street flare of extremism, some say that scene kids come from emo’s just more colourful and well happy. But you can see similar traits from other sub cultures such as New Romantic, Glam rock, Punk, Indie and so on. . .



Vanna Venom



From my own experience Scene kids are highly stylise colourful people nice to get on with if you treat them right and typically have big hair held by masses of hairspray with colour chucked in and maybe a bit of animal pattern stencil on, printed t shirts and band tops with fun animations and colour, skinny jeans legging skirts and tight with studded belts and glam buckles such as the brand Famous (ironic huh), vans or high tops with fun patterns and colours. However it is a very youthful thing, you don’t get many beyond the age of 21, my opinion- that’s when they can’t maintain a look as society will not allow them to work with 10 inch hair out in all direction and vibrant colours and extreme makeup.

Saraww





5 Step's to Scean’isem for Kid’s.

Ben-Jimin

1)      Appearance is everything, your gona need the hair guys long (fringe), big (backcomb), extreme colours and patterns infused into it; Start with a base colour of black or dark brown, chuck in some blond, a dash of an unnatural colour and maybe a bit of animal print and your set. Promote your look on facebook and other social sites become an online social whore with a catchy name to add to your flare.

2)      Your attitude and self confidence is essential, people will scrutinise you, glare at you and you need to learn to take it, be strong and stand out but find the balance of standing up for yourself and not being an arsey teen.

3)      The Scene, you have to be a very social person always out with friends, going to gigs, keeping up appearances as your name is everything this will help build your online and social status, so get out their get to the gigs, typically it can be anything form acoustic bands up to dubstep, electro, indie.  New things always come along don’t be scared to expand your musical vocabulary.

4)      Have something to offer your culture, bring in your unique flare, scene looks at a lot, listen to allot. High tops, tattoo’s, printed & band T’s, sunglasses, headbands, jewellery and pricings, you all have your own taste of what u like and don’t so take the best bits and mould it to yourself, just DONT be a copy.

Oli Sykes

5)      Remember to just have fun and enjoy your younger years,  don’t be put off by the few haters, never ever ever refer to yourself as scene, because that’s not scene that’s just a wana-be

Ben-Jimin & Bexi ^_^



21 question's with Ben-Jimin

This is Ben-Jimin Haines:

1.       On average how much time do you spend on your hair a day?

I’m gona go with an hour overall through the day including all glimpses in the mirror and minor hair tweekige.

2.       In your experience what hairspray you deem unliveable without?

Tresemme freezhold, long lasting and has great hold, and a huge can of it.

3.       Perfect pair of skinny jeans, men’s or woman’s?

Topman black skinnies for guys, and Primark dark girls jeans as i could never find men’s navy ones..

4.       If you were an animal what would you be?

Sometimes I think I should be wise like an ostrich, other times strong like a tiger, but a snow leopard.

5.       Would you rather live without teeth or hair products?

To be fair I can get false teeth so id loose them.

6.       What your poison, what’s your hair dye?

Erm I’m gona have to go with cheeky vimto(WKD blue and port.), Plumb red ; crazy colour.

7.       Have you ever reinvented yourself, if so how many times and the latest was?

Yes, at 13-14 because it’s what I liked at the time and still do.

8.       Top tips to keep your high tops in mint condition?

Haha, I don’t, I go for the dirty look.

9.       What sub-culture do you think is the coolest, and what do you class yourself as?

Scene kid, with all the pricings and tattoo’s big hair. Haha I’m scene apparently.

10.   If you could take one thing with you to start your new life on the moon what would it be?

World of Warcraft. . .  or on second thoughts a friendship bracelet for the aliens.

11.   What celebrity do you admire the most?

Hailey Williams, Paramore’s lead singer.

12.   Last 3 albums you brought / downloaded?

Katie Perry, Emarosa and Fore Years Strong, all downloaded of corse.

13.   Best band ever?

Paramour,  I don’t bum her honest.

14.   When you were a kid what did you want to be?

An astronaut, to be specific Buzz light-year.

15.   If you could be any cartoon character who would be?

Ash Ketchum, with my own little Pikachu

16.   You have £500 pounds what do you do?

Buy a Pokémon, no actually id get a micro pig and dress him as a Pokémon.

17.   The perfect weekend would be?

Hanging out with my friends.

18.   Favourite films?

Can it be pornographic? Ok, Freedom Writers (2007), Dead Poet Society (1989) properly.

19.   Sum yourself up in one word

Benjamin, because it’s who I am, No? Ok. Happazairing (happy-crazy-caring)

20.   What’s your bad habit?

Taking my plugs out and wiping my ear cheese on people

21.   Who do you draw your look from?

Oliver Scott Sykes. . . . . . . . .I’m not a stalker or anything.



Brick laine Outting

I am:

Scene Kid

1)This jaket is very scean kid, from the bright blue and white colours, to the band uniform jaket styling imattating an emo band (My Chemical Romoance) but putting a vibrent spin on it, it fits the sub colour because its a diffrent and unushiwal thing to wear, requiring confidence ot pull off.

2)This wool nilon mix gives off a nice colour, a stiffness and is very easy to print on and embroyed, with the gold print and text embroydery, it also has some intreting rope trims on the sholder giving it that band jaket feel.

3) This intrestign jaet would be worn with a hevy single colour print t shirt with graphitie style graphics on a white or black top, mega skinney jeans or 3/4's in a light bone wash and flash new high top's, maybe even a head band.

You are:

Hippy

1) This light baggy exstream flared floral print trousers are a true hippy find, with the vibrant colours the bisey patterning and flowing moovemnt they define flower power.

2)Thease imence trouseres are a light cotton mix to give it that light stretchy vibrent print, minimal weaight maximum colour.

3) I would proberly paire thease with a nice tie dye baggy top with a widdend neak line, some drappey beeds and a head band, not forgetting a cute pair of flat sandels.

We are:

Punk

1) What makes it punk, the dull tones of black and grey, the prison liek appearance of stripes mixed in with leather; its diffrent its make shift and the waistcoat faternings make it look quite D.I.Y.

2)It's made up of a smart cotton herringbone grey and black stripe with a plane soft leather waistcoat , this looks becomes effective as it clashes smart with rough giving off a punky vibe.

3) This garment would prberly be warn with a tight pair of ripped skinney jeans, probberly black with high top doc-martins or beefy boots, to clash skiny with bolkey.

Project I

Farfetched.com

Bff's 4 like eva.

Oki-Ni.com

When you just have too much money and need to rid some form your bank.

NJAL.com

Not Just Acsepting Limbs

Net A Port.com

Window shopping when u can stand a drool as long as you want.

MDX Jewlry pop-up

Home grown discount sheik, quality, performance pieces of the future generation.

Absolute Vintage

A historical maze, a Narnia of leather, a haven of Brick lane.

Blue Birds

A wear-house of all your fashion musts and maybes.

Diverse

Exactly what it says on the tin.

Lbour of Love

A stain up imprint we rediscover over and over.

Matches (spy)

Oxfam Boutique

One man's trash is another womans tresure.

Present

An O.C.D. of shade's

Sefton

Acne off spring thats made to stay.

The Convenience Store

Is not convenient but its pretty so we let it be.

B store

Autumn wood.

Hoxton boutique

Teenage candy, with a twist.

Dover street Market

"At the end of the day you don't want to be jumping on people, it's not how the store works"

Acne

A minimal gallery, knowledge and price.

Borws

Mixed emotions, a warm smile or a cold glare.

Browns Focus

Like mother like daughter, just more open minded.

Beyond retro

Apparently colour coordination is the key, or something. . . .

Start

It smells as good as it looks (Gucci).

Urben outfitters

Reclining, reinventing, ratty.

Topshop/man

The unoriginal beehive.

Selfridges

Intimidating tourist attraction- Locals haven.

Liberties

A homely archive of the present, new and old.