Follow the pigeon detective
A welcome addition to the high street is the cult Spanish label Hoss Intropia, founded in 1994 by the ex-designer to the National Ballet of Spain, Paloma Vázquez de Castro. The Spanish may well corner the retail market in UK, with Zara turning over catwalk looks at great prices to those who’ve outgrown Topshop, and now Hoss bridging the gap between top-end high street and designer. I picked out an amazing beaded mini dress, Gucci all the way and about 2 kilos in weight, for £360, but most start at a respectable £130.
The A/W collection in shops at the moment is impressive, with tinges of Marni and Etro – but, their USP is that their designs are unique and exclusive. Hoss Intropia produce and design all of their own prints, and details are hand-beaded and embroidered. The accessories line is equally good, and the shoes especially are directional and well-made.
Those extra pounds afford you the quality that makes all the difference when you get to a certain age. That may be thirty five, it may be twenty five, but let’s just say that it’s the age when you realise that a shop’s changing room is no longer a place to disrobe, it’s the teenager’s home-from-home, and you’re about to try on exactly the same dress as a fourteen year old who’s nattering on about pigeon detectives.*
*The Pigeon Detectives are an indie band. If you didn’t know that, then I’d head straight to Hoss.
Image Credit: julesb.co.uk
Hoss Intropia Silk Top with Beaded Neck £275
Peacock Print Shift Dress reduced to £81.00 online
