Kotur » mae west http://www.koturltd.com/blog Blog Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:23:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 World of KOTUR: Girl Power – The Originals http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2015/04/world-of-kotur-girl-power-the-originals/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2015/04/world-of-kotur-girl-power-the-originals/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2015 06:57:48 +0000 kotur http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=18628 ]]> Amelia Earhart, Gloria Steinham, Mae West, Martha Gellhorn; some of the countless women we have long admired for providing the inspiration to live a life that defies expectations and ignores boundaries. Now we can add to that list a whole host of un-named women from all over the world found in a series of images celebrated in a new book.

Snapshots of Dangerous Women is a collection of photographs sourced over two decades from flea markets and estate sales by the art collector Peter Cohen. In candid snapshots from the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s, he discovered images of girls doing activities deemed extremely unladylike at the time – smoking, drinking, riding rodeo or playing football, each one as playful as the next, giving the boys as good as they get.

The photographs are essentially a showcase of Girl Power in its original form. Be they sharing cigarettes in pin up style swim suits or swash buckling in britches and boots, wearing men’s clothing with unapologetic aplomb or swigging beers behind the bike sheds, the women in Cohen’s collection of photographs are all breaking boundaries and crashing through the barriers of expectations – and having a wild time doing it. Each one celebrates a certain sort of spirit that we at KOTUR love – the spirit of a woman who is a renegade, a breath of fresh air and the best sort of rebel. As Mia Fineman, associate curator of the department of photographs at the Met, puts it in the book’s introduction, “She’s a tough dame, an adventuress; harridan, daredevil, badass.” This book celebrates her in all her unapologetic glory. A great gift for the adventuresses in all our lives.

Snapshots of Dangerous Women is published by Rizzoli

Photo Courtesy of Rizzoli 

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Shop Style: Morley Lace Overlay

Shop Style: Espey Snakeskin with Embellishments

Shop Style: Morley Fabric Flowers

Shop Style: Taylor Perspex with Flower Studs

]]> http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2015/03/the-world-of-kotur-key-spring-trends-2015-bold-florals/feed/ 0 The World of KOTUR: Three Ways to Wear… Snakeskin http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2013/03/three-ways-to-wear-snakeskin/ http://www.koturltd.com/blog/2013/03/three-ways-to-wear-snakeskin/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:43:16 +0000 kotur http://www.koturltd.com/blog/?p=8481 ]]> It was Carine Roitfeld who once declared that ‘the snake is more chic than the leopard.’ This season, designers appeared to have taken heed – sending snakeskin in myriad forms shimmering down the catwalks. At first, it’s a trend that looks tricky. Too shiny, too strict, too same thing all over, one could think. But taken the modern way (that’s mixed with clashing prints, dressed down with jeans, paired with pastels,) it’s gives a great spring look that’s sophisticated yet easy, all at the same time.

Click through our gallery above for the following three ways to wear the look.

Top to toe: As shown ably at Gucci, (and in the words of Mae West) too much of a good thing can be wonderful. Simple snake printed shifts worn with dainty jewels and pretty pumps do for smart day or night dressing. (Image: Gucci SS13, dress and necklace by Gucci at www.net-a-porter.com, shoes Lucy Choi London at www.matchesfashion.com, bag Snakeskin Margo by Kotur here.)

Printed Pencils:  London duo Preen by Thornton Bregazzi are great at clothes with a bit of attitude – as their snakeskin pencil skirt shows. Keep the look easy and chic with a pair of nude pumps, relaxed top and easy jewels. (Image: Preen SS13, skirt, Preen at www.matchesfashion.com, ankle cuff pumps at www.jcrew.com, cuff from Monica Vinader at www.net-a-porter.com, T shirt by LNA at www.shopbop.com, Espey clutch by Kotur here.)

Dressed down with denim: Make like Miranda Kerr, mixing a printed snakeskin blouse with simple skinny jeans and chic accessories for an easy, everyday look. (Image: www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com, blouse by Equipment at www.matchesfashion.com, jeans from MIH at www.net-a-porter.com, Everly red pumps from www.jcrew.com, bangles from www.ippolita.com, Boulet clutch from Kotur.)

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