24 FASHION
WORDS (ALL STORIES) | Roly Henry
AC/DC
The original and best skatewear brand, DC, have always been king of the hill in Drawing inspiration from all over the globe, DC have pulled together some of the
terms of boys’ outfitting and footwear. Now they’re commanding a hefty slice of the most fly from on high fabrics and fibres from London to Tokyo. Art, music street
girls’ proverbial pie too. Pushing style, manufacturing techniques and materials culture and, of course, skateboarding influences are all in here somewhere, key to
since the conceptual formation of the brand 15 years ago, DC bring the noise from the graphics and prints featured across the range.
the sketchbooks to the streets.
Check online for spring / summer season’s hot new looks, there’s some nice reworks
Hard-wearing as ever, DC’s dazzling new designs are set to look fresh on girls from LDN to of DC’s old school designs. Boom boxes, funky, oversized patterns and vivid colours
LAX. The girls’ collection is inspired by a Clash of Cultures, mashing up the styles, remixed to galore, the DC girls collection is summer in a box.
bring you their most comprehensive collection to date.
www.dcgirls.com
POCO LOCO
Coming outta the west like a donkey in a dress, El With some heavy new designs on the way, keep ‘em peeled
Loco Clothing is the aborted lovechild of Neil Morris for ‘Look Out’ and ‘Free Grooverider’ tees coming soon.
(ex Drooghi funnyman) and Pancho (of Dirty Sanchez These nutters have some pretty comedy mottos too,
notoriety). Loud and proud, El Loco make the shirts that including these gems: ‘Tees for guys who don’t like Hard Fi,
everyone else is scared to. ‘Never trust a man with a goatee’ and ‘Never take fashion
advice from northerners’.
Influences range from the bizarre – films like Hole In
One, apparently it’s a ‘Spanish cock film’, I’m guessing True dat.
that translates as ‘Porn’ – through the ridiculous – Welsh
idiots, Gary & Taff, a bit like Chas & Dave because ‘they’re El Loco Clothing is available to buy from Chemical Records
shit as well’ – to the highly fashionable – Polo Ralph from... Rrrrright about now, stop sleepin’!!!
Lauren (the green bottle).
www.chemical-records.co.uk
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