What with all the SS08 denim shenanigans (vintage style natty jackets, acid wash, frayed denim and the lik...) going on, you'd think I'd be more forgiving with leather and denim, a combo that isn't exactly eyebrow-raising.  It's just that.... there's a cheesy connonation I can't quite shake off that no amount of 'WTF/OTT-ness' can solve.  In particular, brown leather and dark dark denim is a bit troublesome, an example of 'middle of the road' quirkiness.  Like a dad who decides to wear a dark denim blazer with leather lapels in a bid to look hip again whilst buying a vintage Jaguar and wanting to divorce his family.  There's a certain cringe factor that I can't bear....

I probably haven't explained myself correctly but it's a gut feeling cringe feeling so probably only those that feel the same way would get it.  However, there's a silver lining out of all this because Kevin Geddes' debut capsule collection for My-Wardrobe.com just might make me throw away said opinion. Dark denim, leather and even a print thrown in for good measure and it all bloody works.   

Kevin Geddes, a Coventry University graduate won My Wardrobe's Design Incubator competition by submitting designs for a six piece high summer 2008 capsule collection and after beating of two other finalists in a judging panel with the likes of Hilary Alexander, his collection has now come to fruition and yet again, another platform for REALLY up and coming designers emerges.

It's the right amount of tightness and structure that probably makes this all come together as well as the interesting use of printed leather fabrics, chiffon and starched denims. I'm not quite understanding why I'm not getting my usual cringey stomach pit cheese alert feeling when I see dark denim and leather... but whatever it is, it's working for me...