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Wee find: Migh T by Kumiko Watari

Migh T by Kumiko Watari may not be to everyone's taste, but I quite love this Japanese fashion designer's sense of fun and kookiness. The Central Saint Martins graduate's latest collection is stocked at No-one in Shoreditch, and includes an exclusive koala screenprint (£60, above - love the psychedelic flower eyes), as well as the fabulous 'melting snow' berets, which are topped with ginormous white pom-poms and ice-cream toned tees. The hot-air balloon tees also pack a vibrant, graphic punch.

No-one
1 Kingsland Road
London E2 8AA
E2 8AA UK
Tel: 207 613 5314
Nearest tube: Liverpool Street
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Opening hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday 11am -6pm

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Shopping in London: Emma Cook Sample Sale

If you like your clothes feminine with a distinct quirk (like say, deer and lace doilie prints), then you might like to check out Emma Cook, who just happens to be having a sample sale at her East London studio on Friday and Saturday. All sorts of bargains are up for grabs!

In the meantime, have a peek at Cook's resort 2010 collection, which is in-store now and features her signature girlish silhouettes against a soft palette of dusky pinks, browns and greys. Quite loving the flattering empire-line jersey dresses and silk chiffon tops, as well as the symmetrical art-nouveau motif, which is repeated throughout the collection. It's currently available from Liberty and Matches in London.

Wee find: Lazy Oaf Christmas jumpers

Secretly loving Lazy Oaf's slightly mad Christmas jumpers this season, the type your gran (or Ron Weasley's mum) might have lovingly laboured over for months. I think I need one because I've never actually been a lucky recipient of the classic reindeers-and-snowflakes version. It's limited edition and has been hand screen-printed in red and blue. £39, from Lazy Oaf.

Wee find: Laura Laura mini collection

Here's a sneak peek at the new mini-collection by London-based designer LauraLaura, whose recycled sweaters I blogged about a couple of months ago.

Entitled 'Who Goes There', the collection consists of four one-off bright pieces for winter, which has been illustrated by the very talented Beth Davis.

Click here to go to LauraLaura's online shop and see the pieces 'in the flesh'. Playful details like blanket-stitched edging, embroidered tromple l'oeil buttons and frilled collars keep things fresh and original. Prices start at £50.

Shopping in London: Lazy Oaf

I do love popping into Lazy Oaf on the ground floor of Kingly Court (just off Carnaby Street) for a kooky dose of sausage dog print tees (my all-time favourite), banana Perspex brooches and hamburger sweaters.

Lazy Oaf are the crew behind the Michael Jackson tee I posted about recently, and they seem to have a never-ending supply of slightly mad graphic concepts for men’s and womens’s tees and sweaters, as well as toys, pins, stationery and plush toys.

New this season is the fabulous Foxy tee, which features a print collar, as well as a super-sweet ‘I Make Things’ tee – perfect for crafty make-and-do chicks.

They've also got an amazing range of Japanese stationery and decorative items. Take a look at these  Pinocchio plates, notebooks and decorative tape by designer Shinzi Katoh. How much fun is the 'Happy Friends' tape?

 

Their website is also well worth a look, with all their products available to purchase, along with a particularly good shop blog.

Lazy Oaf
Kingly Court, Carnaby Street
London W1B 5PW
Nearest tube: Oxford Circus
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Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday 12 noon-6pm

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