…printastical…
(poppin' tags, Superfresh)May 25 2010
Seen at Six Six Sick…and thank god because I’m in LOVE. Images from Chichia London.
I won’t call it ethnic. I won’t call it tribal. I won’t call it trendy. I will call it DROP DEAD GORGEOUS because that’s exactly what it is. Do I have to formally say that I would wear everything in the Made in Dar collection? Because I would. All the time. Everyday.
And how striking is this model!?!?! She has me ready to pay all kinds of crazy customs fees to get these to my doorstep. YOU BETTER WORK.
23 Responses to “…printastical…”
Fuuuuu…I love these prints. I’m still trying to navigate this whole mixing prints thing too. And I agree with you on the model, she got FACE and legs for days.
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Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Me too…these make it look easy. Oh man.
GORGEOUS CLOTHES and GORGEOUS MODEL! Looooooooooooooooove this Alicia. Where ever did you find these? Props.
Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Wasting time at work on blogs. I’ve emailed the designer. I NEEEEEEDS. LOL.
I have problems, I know.
I want her everything…! Her clothes, hair…glasses. dammit. Sooo glad Summer’s here, these pics just feel RIGHT!
Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
This has summertime ALL over it.
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OMG – Gorgeous. I think I need to own all of this too.
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Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
You do. Splurge with me!
Printastical is correct! Not tribal, or ethnic. Ethnic… sounds nasty. The person who designed this could honestly have an obsession with African traditional design, especially from Zimbabwe or Kenya, to be specific. Got African family from Egypt. I will go check her out. And this is the kind of ads I like to see! Truly beautiful African female models.
Thanks for this one! Now I’m off to investigate the wonder that is the Made in Dar collection. I wonder if the “Dar” stands for Darfur.. probably not.
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Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Girl, you so thorough!
The designer was born in Tanzania and raised in London. The Dar is short for Dar es Salaam. =D
Kenita Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
After I did some research, I figured that out, lol. See, I knewww it. East African design is different from the South, or the West. Like Ghana and Nigeria have a specific set of detailing to their clothing
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Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
YUP. That is my main problem with the catchall “African print” or “ethnic print” blah blah. They aren’t the same everywhere on the continent. =D
I’d love to know more about this detailing though. School me!
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Kenita Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Lol, I can only school you a bit. I think I’ll take some photos of my dresses and skirts from Ghana so I can try to explain the difference.
Ghanians use a type of raised fabric for most of their detailing. It’s obvious in the floral patterns and for special occasion outfits. The headwraps, which I have a lot of, are kente like material. The colors tend to err on the bold side, mostly with bright yellows and golds and deep hues. xD Ewww, I sound so scientific. But that’s how it’s made. And it’s all done by hand, the detailing. I had sat and watched my father’s mom do it and I wanted to die. She’s from the Northeast region of Africa.
Anyway, that’s more South and West African. Also obvious is the tye-dye prints, the random splotches of color. That’s more apparent in the rich.
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You gotta share with us when you get a response from the designer. No fair it’s only being sold in U.K.!
And dude, I just posted a photoshoot with a beautiful model who looks so much like this one.
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Alicia Reply:
May 25th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Posting the results, I trust…
And I will definitely let you guys know when I hear back. =D
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Christine Reply:
May 26th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Hey Guys thank you ALL for your lovely comments about my designs and to Alicia for this post, I’m truly touched. You can all purchase directly from us as we also send out stock from our studio (I have quite a lot of US clients and it’s quite straight forward to mail over to you guys). Any more questions just email me at christine@chichialondon.com.
Thanks again!!
Team Chichia xx
printastical (this might be my new favorite word) AND gorgeous! love it.
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I get the whole mixology thing but haven’t managed to pull it off yet
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i need these prints. don’t know how i’m going to do it…but i need them!
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Everything from the garment and styling to that gorgeous model is perfection. I love it all.
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