EatonNott launches design boutique and studio

 
On Saturday evening, Bobbysix.com was fortunate enough to attend the launch of EatonNott, an interior design boutique and studio in Brighton that caters for those who seek the unusual, desirable and bizarre.

The studio is a collaborative project between two artists, Jess Eaton and Jon Nott, who source and create a range of treats such as an intricately carved horse skull center-piece, skulls and skeletons, industrial furnishings, unusual antiques and general oddities. Of course, one of the highlights is Eaton's highly acclaimed 'Roadkill Couture' collection that we raved about during Brighton Fashion Week.

The launch featured models (such as the delightful Jocasta Aliix, above) wearing some of the Roadkill items and DJs spinning tunes, while guests nibbled typically unusual treats (such as locusts) and sipped the specially brewed - and very tasty - Gothic Ale while perusing the amazing range of weird and wonderful goodies on display.
 

We strongly advise you to see the place with your own eyes. EatonNott is based at 26 Preston Road in Brighton, so head down there to check out the beguiling juxtaposition of the beautifully ornate with the devilishly macabre. If you aren't local to the South of England, then have a look at the brand new online site here.

You can remind yourself of Jess Eaton's Roadkill Couture collection by revisiting our review of the Brighton Fashion Week Couture show. Also, you can stay up to date with everything EatonNott has got going on by liking their facebook page. Keep an eye on Bobbysix.com for load of photos from the launch and after-party. For now though, here are a couple of shots courtesy of Sarah Costello (the first of which features Nott and Eaton, with models Yasmin S Motovalli and Jocasta.

 

Brighton Fashion Week - Roadkill Couture Wows Crowd!

Following the Success of Thursday's Brighton Frocks show at St Martin's Church, Brighton Fashion Week returned to the same venue the following night for the Couture show. While it's hard to believe any more punters could squeeze into the venue, it seemed there was an even bigger crowd in attendance than for the packed-out Frocks show, and it was standing-room-only by the time the first model set foot on the catwalk at 8.30pm.

The Frocks offering was always going to be a hard act to follow and the first-half of the Couture show - while oozing elegance and style - lacked that dangerous, edgy, outlandish element that made the night before so exciting. However, that changed when, soon after the interval, Jess Eaton's Roadkill Couture collection absolutely blew the roof off.

Jess Eaton makes her pieces from animals that have died naturally or been killed for food. She's not out to shock, but rather wants to push recycling to the limit and make an increasingly wasteful world think about the nature of sustainability. If animals are being killed to stick in our mouths, shouldn't we at least put their skin and bones to use too? And not only does she put them to use, she creates things of pure beauty.

Amongst her amazing collection, she boasts a belt built from Marks & Spencer spare rib bones, a fascinator fashioned from rat skulls and a hat made from magpie wings. To reiterate, this wasn't even slightly about shocking the audience with gimmicks - there wasn't a ham-fisted Lady Gaga meat dress in sight - but rather was beautifully crafted and perfectly judged. It deserved the ovation it received.

  
For more examples of Jess' strange yet beautiful work, as well as other designers' collections and yet more backstage craziness, check out our Facebook album. While you're there, why not Like us, and we'll keep you hella up to date with all the other BFW stuff we've got going on, as well as the latest music news, reviews and interviews from around the world. And yes, you read it right, we did use the word "hella". 

Words and pictures by Rob Townsend
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Update: here is Jess' statement of intent, to add a bit of context to the above: