FLOWERY YINKA

Yinka Shonibare channeling his inner Lana.

WAXED FABRIC

I grew up opposite Kensington Temple and the congregation at the 8am service were always spectacularly dressed in prints like this.

I find it fascinating that this fabric which in England is so culturally associated with West Africa originates in Indonesia via the Netherlands. (Yinka Shonibare does too).

For those interested in the history of this fabric, Julia Felsenthal's article is great.

On sale at Shepherd's Bush Market...

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

                             

Christopher Bailey and Yinka Shonibare seem to be on the same page...

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE - YINKA SHONIBARE

Part of his 'Fake Death Pictures' series, Yinka Shonibare's take on Wallis's Chatterton is soon to be exhibited at New York's James Cohan Gallery. I sincerely hope this show makes its way across the Atlantic.