I'm in knitwear overload at the moment with many many knitty things to talk up and of course nothing is really going to erase those Sandra 'Pool Position' Backlund images from my head just yet especially as I have a mammoth interview to write up (fortunately, Sandra has a pleasant voice to listen to repetitively on the dictaphone...). But in the interest of adding fuel to the heavily stoked fire that is my Pro Choice post which I'm still astounded at the number of comments it has incited (a proper thank you will come later...) and to assert the notion of DIVERSITY in all arenas of fashion, I bring you Emma Bell's knitted dress from her S/S 09 collection. Emma Bell is somebody that I cannot fault for her OTT-ness (try telling someone like HER to tone it down and you're likely to get a wad of plastic sequins shoved in your mouth).... especially as she is often described as phantasmagorical which is absolutely my favourite word of the moment. Taking the idea of a soft toy/teddy bear dress up a level, Bell has carved out a truly unique niche within knitwear with this one singular piece (she isn't actually a knitwear designer I might add....). I vaguely remember giving somebody knitted cupcakes as a pressie to somebody....just never thought an entire dress of foodstuffs would come out of it. And it doesn't just consist of cutesy foods like cupcakes and fruit... hamburgers, fries, pizza all feature too. I have no shame. I have momentary fast food freak-outs and I don't really give a crap, but instead of going incognito in some low-key grey-ed out clothes, I'd wanna order my Pizza Hut (why the heck have they changed it to Pasta Hut...worse marketing move ever...!)/McDonalds/KFC wearing this...
P.S. I've always wanted to say the title of this post in real life except with my British accent, it sounds reaaaaally wrong...
