Friday, 8 March 2013

BLACK LEATHER

New Mens shoes in store now! Here's a small selection of our favorites!




JIL SANDER
Black leather boots
£225

JIL SANDER
Black leather and rubber slip ons
£110




GUCCI
Black leather brogues with tassles
£145

MARGIELA
Black leather cowboy boots
£145



Visit our store to see more women's and mens shoes or visit our mens wear shop on 111 Stoke Newington Church St, STRUT Man!




Friday, 16 November 2012

Maison Martin Margiela


After graduating in 1980 Martin Margiela worked as a freelance designer for five years - two years of which were under the genius of  Jean Paul Gaultier.
His first collection under his own label was launched in 1989. From 1997 to 2003, despite his non-traditional design he was appointed creative director of womens wear at Hermès.
Martin Margiela is notorious for revolting against the luxurious fashion world with garments of oversized proportions such as long arms, and with linings, seams and hems on the outside. The concept of deconstruction, is important for the understanding of Martin Margiela's fashion statement. Margiela famously redesigns by hand objects such as old wigs, canvases and silk scarves into extraordinary couture garments.
Today saw the launch of his collaboration with high street giants H&M, a more accessible approach to his creations.
However, if you couldn't bring yourself to brave the queues or sit for hours online only to find everything had sold out in your size HAVE NO FEAR!
we at Strut Broadway have a few original pieces up our sleeve for you....

Knitted Dress £185
 Ankle Boots £195
Dress £125
 Trousers £125

Thursday, 25 October 2012

TO DIOR FOR.

Christian Dior is the Godfather of modern fashion. He set a standard that has been admired and adhered to for decades. In 1946 Dior founded his Fashion house, sadly he only lived to see 11 years at the head of his label, while on holiday in Italy in 1957 he died of a heart attack.

Dior's death left the House in chaos, After nearly closing completely, a 21 year old by the name of Yves Saint Laurent was made Artistic Director, Dior himself had picked YSL as the first ever and only Head Assistant.

In 1997 CEO Arnault appointed John Galliano to replace Gianfranco Ferre. 
Galliano brought a colorful and theatrical flamboyance to the catwalk and to the identity of Dior, by now the fashion industry was more than used to the unconventional and absurd, but Galliano still managed to cause a stir and have the Paris fashion community scratching their heads.

2012, Raf Simons, one of the most important fashion designers of the last 10 years is now creative director of Christian Dior, His first two collections have been met with absolute appreciation.
He is probably the only designer since YSL that has taken the top seat at Dior and not had the man himself turning in his grave.

We are very proud to have in store three beautiful examples of classic Christian Dior from the 1960's to the 1990's.








Thursday, 18 October 2012

Alexander McQueen









 Alexander McQueen, Born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham, London. The infamous bad boy of British Fashion. The most anticipated show of every fashion week schedule, uncompromising and unparalleled in theatrical worth. Love him or hate him he was a truly expressive, anarchic yet poetic designer.

He was classically trained as a tailor on Savile Row, the center of the tailoring universe and worked for clients such as Prince Charles and Mikhail Gorbachev after leaving school at 16 with just one o-level in art.
McQueen also spent a period of time working for Koji Tatsuno before travelling to Milan Italy to work for Romeo Gigli.
The strictness of the tailoring discipline was obviously too limiting for an imagination such as McQueen and he eventually ended up working with theatrical costume designers Angels and Bermans, however the skills he learned on saville row helped him throughout his career as he became famous for perfect cutting and tailoring as a foundation for his theatrical and artistic collections.

Spring summer 2010, was sadly one of the final collections that Alexander McQueen created. It was widely regarded as a groundbreaking transition for Fashion that had everybody transfixed once again.

Currently at Strut we have some amazing pieces from this esteemed Designer, here are a few to wet your appetite...

 





Wednesday, 10 October 2012

J is for Jil


Jil Sander graduated in textile engineering in 1963.
In 1967 she opened a boutique in Hamburg within which she sold designers such as Thierry Mugler, and Sonya Rykiel, as well as some of her own very first pieces. 

In 1968 she launched her label Jil Sander GMBH.
these minimalist collections with focus on fabric quality were not appreciated on the Paris catwalks in the way they are now, and only gained mass attention in the 1990's.

Jil Sander has recently returned to her ever brilliant fashion Label after 7 years of hibernation and invisibility as far as fashion design has been concerned.
Her label has been in her own words 'well looked after' by Raf Simons who took the label in some very interesting new directions but continued the flawless integrity and identity that Jil was so famous for.

In store now we have some wonderful Jil Sander pieces, here are just a few to wet your appetite!  







Thursday, 20 September 2012

Burberry Footwear


Burberry, a quintessentially British brand famous for its classic mackintosh,  Was originally at the forefront of the development of outdoor attire.
In 1914 Burberry was commissioned by the War Office to adapt its officer's coat to suit the conditions of contemporary warfare, resulting in the trench coat.

Since Christopher Bailey was appointed creative director in 2001, Burberry has steadily evolved into one of the most influential British Super Brands.
Keeping true to the company’s heritage they have transformed their identity into a modern and forward thinking, globally recognised label whose covetable collections are continuing to gain the attention of the hard to please fashion community time and time again.

At Strut Broadway we currently have a beautiful selection of Ladies Burberry shoes and boots that will make the perfect edition to your very British autumn wardrobe.


 £195

£145 

£145 

£195

Friday, 14 September 2012

DESIGNER PROFILE: Maison Martin Margiela



Martin Margiela began his own collections at the age of 32 in 1989, under the now house hold name Maison Martin Margiela. The end of the 80s was a crucial time for the progress of fashion, Rei Kawekubo had already shaken the foundations of the industry which for many was the beginning of a revolution, along with the Antwerp Six, Margiela was concerned with undermining the conventional and luxurious image that the high fashion world was so well known for.




IN STORE NOW
Metallic mirrored leather tabi sandals (left)
£125


He did this by using unconventional proportions and genius textile manipulation, like long arms and with linings hems and seams on the outside of garments.
Margiela remained completely anonymous throughout his career and avoided interviews and pictures and always remained backstage after shows, all media contact is said to have been dealt with via fax.




IN STORE NOW
Black wool box trousers
from the Spring/Summer collection of 2011

£145