Fashion Week.

So, London Fashion Week starts today (my front row invites to all the shows must have got lost in the post) - didn't really see anything from NY Fashion week that particularly excited me so am relying on London to bring something interesting to the table.

Saying that, I have found one thing that I like already...it's a bit naughty but I like it.

Africa Africa!

Right, I've had a regroup and am going to bring out a whole African collection, rather than just one or two pieces. This has stemmed from me finally finishing my new African womens all in one and it looks so good that I'm just going to bang out a whole range.
First debut of the African womens one at Bestival.

The patterns are endless and some of them are pretty bright but if you're a fan of M.I.A, Cassette Playa or Jeremy Scott then I think you'll like what I have in store...

Lulu and the Lampshades.

Lulu and the Lampshades are probably the best pop/folk act out there. Not only for their music and eccentric instrument playing but also for the fact that they have amazing dancing lampshade girls in onesies made by moi.

Check it.





www.myspace.com/helouisamusic

Bestival.

The final festival of the summer is looming...Bestival. I've been every year for the past 5 years and it's actually where my love of onesies originated.

A friend of mine had a jellyfish stinger suit which I continued to wear for the next few years at any fancy dress occasion I could..

This then continued on to me making my own skeleton suit (you can never find ones that are tight fitting!) and purchasing a variety of skin-tight all in ones from China called Zentai Suits...they're the ones that everyone is now wearing that has the face covered to get that lovely gimp look.


Because of this, I decided to get myself a new fixation and after seeing an beautiful antique clown costume in a shop window, I set out to make my own style of clown onesies...which I've since been commission to make by vitaminwater and Channel 4.


I've been getting quite a lot of requests to make costume and fancy dress pieces recently - I've just sent 8 people off to Burning Man festival wearing my original basic all in one in a variety of bright colours!

But yes, I'm trying this week to make a few costumes for myself to wear to Bestival that are going to blow all those gimpy one pieces out of the water!

Saying that, if it's going to rain like last year maybe it's a good idea to make some anorack onesies to stop me from drowning in all that mud!

www.bestival.net

Inspiration.

In the middle of designing my A/W collection (I know, I'm really late) and trying to find images for inspiration. Going to go for some dark circus designs with lashings of sex.

Expect leather, rope bondage, horse hair and lots of lace.

Space Suit.

I'm a bit gay for this onesie. What a total ice-queen D-I-V-A!

Cher! Noooooooo!