celia birtwell + uniqlo

the japanese brand uniqlo has teamed up with british textile designer celia birtwell.  birtwell created many of the iconic prints designer ossie clark used in his collections in the 60s & 70s & she has since collaborated with topshop & john lewis.

"i've spent my life designing textiles so i have quite a big archive," birtwell, 71 told vogue uk.  "i was able to go through the library and reference certain moments. when i met the people from uniqlo japan, we went through the sketchbooks and reference files together and they hooked into the designs they liked. i then developed those selected specifically for uniqlo."

the collection will be available march 21st in stores.

can you imagine her archives??? swoon.

kate for topshop

kate moss directed by nick knight for her 12th top shop collection. music is "be strange" by the strange boys.

kate moss, not nasty-sexy

kate moss spoke to the gaurdian regarding her fourth collection for top shop. "feature sleeves!" she squeals. "floaty things! sexy things! that kimono feeling!" she gestures with black-nailed hands. "the details! the details!"

last year moss had her perfect pair of pyjamas made in hong kong, but her boyfriend stole them ("jamie lived in that pyjama top all summer") so she's included a silk copy in the new range, which also features a selection of luxe lingerie. "and i've test-run all the underwear, too. my boyfriend likes the lot. it's all very sexy, but not nasty-sexy, glamorous-sexy. not vulgar. i love the lounging suit, and i do like a pyjama. i wore a pair out as eveningwear in new york once, and there was a massive snowstorm. we couldn't get a cab, so i had to walk home in them. it was freezing, but they did look good."

the kate moss for topshop plan is to go expensive. the next collection will be small - fewer vests and t-shirts, more £100 dresses and limited edition jackets.