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Shop It: Wode By Boudicca

Wode by Boudicca
Boudicca's new visible fragrance, Wode, is inspired by the iconic image of Queen Boudicca's legendary war paint. The rich, cobalt colored mist appears on skin and clothing only to vanish seconds later, leaving behind a deliciously earthy, yet floral scent as mystical as the queen herself. Buy it for £85 at www.boudiccawode.com.

Interview: The DNA Of A Cobalt Blue Fragrance

Boudicca Wode

Wode is a new fragrance from British design team Boudicca that's been under production for nearly a decade and will officially launch at the Frieze Art Fair tonight in London. Boudicca's designers Zowie Broach and Brian Kirby set out to create a scent from the historical touchstones that have always fuelled their brand, while still offering a modern and commercial product. Besides a spray paint-like container, the subtle vintage notes include juniper berry, hemlock and tuberose absolute.  read more »

The DNA Of A Cobalt Blue Fragrance

Wode is a new fragrance from British design team Boudicca that's been under production for nearly a decade and will officially launch at the Frieze Art Fair tonight in London. Boudicca's designers Zowie Broach and Brian Kirby set out to create a scent from the historical touchstones that have always fuelled their brand, while still offering a modern and commercial product. Besides a spray paint-like container, the subtle vintage notes include juniper berry, hemlock and tuberose absolute. Wode's distinct point of difference is in the spray's unique cobalt blue color, which fully disappears from any surface minutes later. After scoring an advanced tester of the precious product during Paris Fashion Week, we sat down with Broach to discuss the tortured process of producing an innovative fragrance, Boudicca's reverence for the color blue and why this may be the fragrance to catapult the label beyond their indie status.

JC Report: Did you always envision fragrance as an essential component to the Boudicca brand?

Zowie Broach: Back in 2001, when V Magazine gave us the opportunity to create an imaginary scent, it was a great propulsion into a world of scent and olfactory experiences that we have never returned from. Now, the atmosphere around us will always be a part of our desire and invention and we are externally lucky to have Geza Schoen to work with on this.


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Trendsetter: Patti Wilson

Patti Wilson
What's hot right now: "I'm particularly loving these three-year-old Giuseppe Zanotti suede boots with the metal tip back that I'm wearing right now. I'm also in love with vintage Boudicca...." read more »

Patti Wilson

Patti Wilson
What's hot right now: 
I'm particularly loving these three-year-old Giuseppe Zanotti suede boots with the metal tip back that I'm wearing right now. I'm also in love with vintage Boudicca, especially the balloon leg pants I spotted Jason Campbell wearing at London Fashion Week. And while on the subject of London Fashion Week, I adored Christopher Kane and Louise Goldin spring/summer '09 collections.
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A Shaded View on Fashion

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Videos will be posted on both Luella (image 3) and Marios (image 4) later.

Marios showed a powerful yet commercial collection. The fact that he was the winner of the prestigious Swiss Textiles Award last November was evident in the range of luscious fabrics like slithery jerseys, gilded knits and an array of red carpet dresses. The coherent and innovative collection was a giant step up the ladder to success.  read more »

Obsession

Project No. 8 Sale

For me, there are only two reasons to go to Chinatown's farflung Division Street. One is to chow down on Bacaro's inventive and utterly delicious Italian fare, and the other is to go to Project No. 8—one of my favorite shopping destinations in New York. The store has a wondrous selection of achingly cool clothes from designers such as Kostas Murkudis, Martin Margiela, Sunshine and Shadow, Christian Wijnants and Boudicca that style swans fawn over. Normally, these garbs are quite pricey.  read more »

Follow The Pattern

Pepper and Pistol a/w '08
German duo Silvia Hillmann and Katrin Wiens produce a chromatically intoxicating, print-heavy spin on flirty garbs for their label Pepper and Pistol.

Wiens originally created textiles for brands such as Just Cavalli, Heatherette and Calvin Klein, while Hillmann designed clothing for labels such as Boudicca, and the two decided to partner up in order to create prints that they would wear themselves. "There have been plenty of graphic prints out there in recent seasons, but it's usually a lot of the same style over and over again—how many more skulls can there be?" Wiens points out. "To us, there is so much more than making a cute little dress in an interesting print."  read more »

Live From Your Computer: Giles, Naomi & Mr. Hack

Photographer Nick Knight, in partnership with Swarovski, has put together a wee three-day fete at Abbey Row Studios in London this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, featuring "Fashion DJs" including Naomi Campbell, Boudicca, Jefferson Hack, Gareth Pugh and Giles Deacon. Each DJ will host a set, which will include music, chat and live performances.
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Shop It: Boudicca Carrier Bag

Boudicca Patent Leather Bag
For those tired of the outspoken logos that adorn so many "it" bags today, Boudicca's embellishment-free carrier bag is the perfect fashion-forward alternative. $235 at Platform13.com online, and available at Project No. 8 in New York.
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