Victim Fashion Street

I love a bit of DECONSTRUCTION and EDGINESS and whilst researching at work the other day, I happened to come across this wonderful label called VICTIM FASHION STREET

The brand is the creation of Taiwan born designer Mei-Hui Liu who is completely self taught and started making a name for herself in the 1990s in the likes of Portabello and Brick Lane. Later on, however, she did step into the more formal side of the industry by completing a course at the American Academy in Paris followed by observing art and design in Italy whilst travelling. 

Mei-Hui Says:

 'Aesthetically, I suppose it’s what you’d call decadent romance cut with a very sharp edge and a dose of haphazard embellishments. People tend to say that I’m one of the early pioneers of the sustainable fashion movement because I was one of the first to make recycling and up cycling a key part of my brand identity. But, above all else, it’s got to embrace opulence even if it is ethical.”

She is known in particular for her antique Victoriana fabrics being juxtaposed against new, more modern ones from recent eras to create this mix and match, deconstructed effect; very rock and roll. Recently, she used union jacks with lace and haberdashery for a real Britannia vibe. Her next collection plans to be eccentric and passionate for AW12.