Oh hello, it's a sneaky little preview again!
Last week
Reiss held their AW13 press day and although I've been ultra-busy, this was one event I was really keen to get to, as
Reiss is one of the more top-end brands I get to work with on a regular basis. I do work with designer, but not that often. In fact I pride myself on making cheap-as-chips clobber look luxe (nearly every single item in the fashion editorial section of my
website is High Street).
Reiss makes that job a little easier for me with it's high-end quality and design.
I thought their shoes and bags this Summer were spot on, and chatting to the team at the press day in their plush boardroom (which has the softest thickest carpet in the world FYI) it seems the idea was to turn that up a notch for AW and really make sure they outdid themselves when it came to accessories. And they did.
The
Reiss design team's key idea was to merge not only male and female collections (men's and women's sat seamlessly next to each other throughout the space), but also fabric. The big 'thing' for them - they don't like to be mega trend-led - was mixing texture. This filtered to accessories too, which for me, were the stars of the show.
I love the simple, expensive designs that subtly say "I cost more than £80", without screaming designer.
Here are a few phone snaps of my edit of their AW accessories... (angles and space are never in abundance at press days, sorry!). Check out the different leathers, texture clashes, the beautiful designs... Gorgeous.
Reiss accessories designers, if you are listening, you did good. Very good.
Look out for these AW pieces hitting down from July.
