YOHJI Y'S

The new Y's collection by Yohj Yamamoto is also in store. The printed scarves and bags are really fun, and great for an all black wardrobe that is so typical in Melbourne! There are lots of fantastic easy to wear pieces which is a good balance between the more highly designed Mainline ones.

SS 2011 COLLECTIONS

We have started to launch our new SS 2011 Collections in store. So if you haven't been in to see us for a while, make sure you pop in soon to see how fabulous the store looks after the small adjustments we have made. We are bringing you lots of new beautiful labels with unique treasures this season, so be sure to keep in touch and up to date, so that you don't miss out!

YOHJI YAMAMOTO

Left is very excited to bring the YY Mainline back to Australia after an absence of many years. The beautiful pieces from this collection really speak for themselves with that effortless Yohji appeal that never dates. Yohji Yamamoto used Jimi Hendrix as a source of inspiration for the SS 2011 Collection. Black slashed and draped pieces are punctuated with a psychedelic neon print on sheer tops, leggings and scarves.

FLEET ILYA

One of the new labels to Left this season is Fleet Ilya. The label was originally founded as a brand of luxury handmade restraint objects by the Russian born Ilya Fleet, who trained in traditional saddle making. The boundries between fashion and bondage becoming blurred when Resha Sharma, a Central St.Martins design graduate joined Ilya.

All the pieces reflect Ilya's traditional craftmanship and fetish origins, combined with Resha's fashion knowledge, giving them a dark elegance, together making Fleet Ilya one of the most celebrated accessory labels from London.

The attention to detail is superb, and all pieces are hand made in England.

UNCOMMON MATTERS

Uncommon Matters explores the boundries of wearable product and concept - couture accessories By Amelie Riech made in fine porcelain and plated in gold or platinum. Each piece represents a tribute to ancestral skills, technological innovation, and radical transformation of the initial material.

These pieces have to be seen to be believed! Their beauty is in their simplicity and delicacy. They feel amazing on the skin.

Encens featuring Damir Doma

Encens Magazine edition 26 for 2011 is out now. If you are not familiar with this publication, then you should take a look.

It's full of great styling inspiration, with pages and pages of gorgeous editorial. Encens is not your typical fashion magazine, for one it does not have any ads, which usually dominate most periodicals. It's a collectable tome with fantastic photos of vintage and current fashion, with respectfully written pieces on select designers and their work.

Damir Doma, whom we stock at Left, is often featured in Encens, and this issue is no exception, with some beautiful pictures, and words regarding his current Winter collection.

You can buy Encens at Magnation here in Melbourne, or you can go to www.encensmagazine.com, where you can also order back issues.

Comme des Garcons Winter 2010

We have just recieved our pieces from Comme des Garcons Winter 2010 collection.

There are some fabulous jackets with multi panels that can be worn insideout to create two different looks.

Everyone's favourite drop crotch pants are back. A full length version, and a short that comes just over the knee, perfect with a summer flat!

Of course there are also shirts, skirts and a dash of polka dots.

COMME DES GARCONS PERFUME.........................

Our fresh delivery of Comme des Garcons perfumes and selected candles has arrived! Better get in fast for your favourites because they are alrady going quickly.

NEW WINTER 2010 COLLECTIONS........................

Left has new Winter 2010 collections from Yohji Y's Women and Yohji Yamamoto Mainline Men instore, and a selection of handmade Italian shoes and boots by Guidi.

Left is also excited to introduce, for the first time in Australia, the high fashion and luxury label Damir Doma.

Damir Doma's designs explore contemporary interpretations of masculinity and femininity, and express themselves in avant-garde draped silhouettes, flowing volumes, double layered attires, and soft tailoring in exquisite fabrics.

NEW YORK AND PARIS.............

Just a quick post to tell you a little about our buying trip in New York and Paris!

We had an amazing time meeting some very inspirational designers, and looking at their beautiful work. It's great to see people so passionate about the work they are creating, and producing with such care.

We cant wait to introduce all the new labels to you next year when we launch our Spring Summer collections. I've attached a couple of cryptic photos below of some details of some of the pieces we saw. Don't want to give too much away to early........................................