Tuesday 30 July 2013

Megan Byne & Jade Neale X We Are Cow Collaboration

Jade and Megan are a Manchester duo they have collaborated with us on a few shoots with us already with super bight colours and clashing prints, our COW vintage garments just fit in perfectly!

Looking forward to seeing more shoots with the girls real soon!










 





Photography: Megan Byne 
Styling: Jade Neale 
Clothes: WE ARE COW 
Creative Directors: Megan Byne & Jade Neale
MUA & Hair: Holly McDermott 
Jewellery: Ciara Clark 
Fashion: Lisa McConniffe, Nina Burton, Steph Wood, Laura Bancroft, Bryonie Fenn

Monday 29 July 2013

In Love with Slow Club

After a busy weekend at Tramlines in Sheffield running round to see loads of bands and performances we fell insanely in love with Slow Club.

The duo have been around for a while now with two successful albums, touring worldwide and featuring celebs in their videos. After they played the main stage on Sunday at Tramlines Festival, introducing new songs with a full band including a brass section and some pretty heart wrenching vocals from the gorgeous Becky, we are pretty sure they just stepped it up in this business.

The duo have a lovely enthusiasm when performing and clearly a great friendship that makes them instantly likeable. We caught up with the busy Becky from Slow Club and asked her a few questions on her Tramlines experience, her stage wear and where she finds the best vintage around the world!

HI BECKY... HOW WAS YOUR TRAMLINES WEEKEND?

I loved my Tramlines weekend! I slipped on a chip butty and split my lip and also was a bit too fabulous on the Sunday evening but apart from that it was great. I loved my city being full of people enjoying themselves. The vibe was so, so nice, it was a pleasure to play on the main stage to all our family and friends too. Roll on the next one!

DID YOU GET TO SEE MANY BANDS?

I saw The Crookes play before us. I probably haven't seen them play for about 2-3 years and it was amazing to see how mega they are now. I also saw my dear Sweet Baboo play the best gig of his life at the Queens Social. All of his band play in Slow Club so it's always just dead spesh to see them play.

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AND WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE NEW ALBUM?

We are currently working on the new album in Sheffield with Colin Elliot. It is going really well, we are really excited and happy with the new stuff. I am bursting to have people hear it and get back on tour! I shall not rest until we have a Grammy.

SUM UP THE NEW ALBUM IN 3 WORDS.

So, so Fabulous.

WHAT'S YOUR MUST-HAVE STAGE WEAR?

I used to freak out about what to wear on stage but recently I've started to have a bit more fun with it. I'd love to be more glamourous but on stage as in life I never feel better and more myself than being a bit of a tom boy. I own so many pretty dresses and sexy things but I will ALWAYS  go for a t-shirt and jeans at the last minute. Perhaps that needs to change?

YOU HAVE BEEN TOURING WORLDWIDE, WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR VINTAGE? IF YOU GET TIME.

I always do pretty well in Birmingham and Glasgow. Maybe because I know where to look but I always plan to visit shops when we play there. I have picked up some tasty gems across America but Thrift stores in cities, much like charity shops here, are being over taken and over priced. I get most of my vintage from a table top sale at an animal sanctuary near my parents house. I'd tell you where but I would have to kill you. It's Rotherham's best kept secret!

Thanks Becky! Looking to seeing and hearing more soon! Here are some of COW's fave songs and videos from Slow Club so far!


SLOW CLUB - BEGINNERS 
Featuring - Daniel Radcliffe


SLOW CLUB - TWO COUSINS


SLOW CLUB - GIVING UP ON LOVE
Featuring - Mackenzie Crook

Follow more from Slow Club here!




Tuesday 23 July 2013

Oh! Karen O - Get The Look

Yeah Yeah Yeahs had a short break and then dived straight backed into our lives recently with lead lady Karen O sporting a new blonde bob hair do and a wonderful selection of new stage costumes as well as some amazing suits! Performing at festivals all over the world including last weekends Latitude Festival and Coachella, you can't miss the screaching and thrashing around on stage and her outfits make it all the more interesting to watch!


So far we've seen prints, fringing, bold colours, embellishment and even a shawl of tinsel! We have always loved Karen O and with the help of the rock 'n' roll style attitude, she can wear whatever she wants and we always look forward to watching.



We've pulled out our best stage worthy and Karen O inspired pieces off the website to try and Get The Look!




Monday 22 July 2013

Marta Bialy X We Are Cow Collaboration

When Photographer Marta Bialy let us know she was shooting a Rock 'n' Roll story with model Charlie Barker we wanted to help out and loan some COW pieces to get involved. We love the grimy but glossy feel to the images. Check out the pictures here and take a look at Marta's other work, we think we'll be seeing it in publications soon..









































































































Photographer - Marta Bialy 
Hair Stylist - Patrycja Piescinska
Make Up Artist - Hannah B
Clothing - We Are Cow

Thursday 18 July 2013

A new hope for KOL?

Remember when KOL look like this? And sounded like this

Ahh the good ole days, they feel like a long time ago and thats cause they kinda are but good news people it looks like they have taken a positive step backwards from the stadium rock mush that they have been producing of late and moved towards the earlier muffled vocals, snappy base lines and sharp guitars of Youth and Young Manhood & Aha Shake heartbreak. 
Although the title of the single 'Supersoaker' is pretty... well unexciting it does seem to be ticking far more boxes than anything from their last studio album (what was it called?) oh yea 'Come Around Sundown'. 

Are we seeing a new dawn to KOL? 

I suppose we will have to wait and see until the new album 'Mechanical Bull' is released on the 24th September. 

Until then Enjoy the Single.


~PEACE~
RICH

Wednesday 17 July 2013

SUMMER LOOKBOOK '13

So its finally proper summer time here in the UK we thought we would treat you all to some fresh images and tempt you with some bright statement pieces. Ill stop chatting and let the pictures do the talking.

Enjoy.

















Check out our video edit of the shoot here!!!



PHOTOGRAPHER / VIDEOGRAPHER ~ RICHARD MANNING 
STYLIST ~ HELEN MCGUCKIN
MODELS ~ CHELSEA / MIKE





Tuesday 16 July 2013

IN THE PRESS! Cow Vintage X Volt Cafe

Check out WE ARE COW featured in the Pretty and Vacant fashion story on Volt Cafe! Styled by one of our own Helen McGuckin using Cow Vintage in a different light.. Keeping clean lines, simple tones and void space up to date in this slick fashion editorial.






PHOTOGRAPHER - India Hobson
STYLIST - Helen McGuckin
HAIR AND MAKE UP - Rosie Powers
CLOTHES - WE ARE COW 

See the full story at Volt Cafe.com

Monday 15 July 2013

Not Short on Shorts!

As a vintage store we are the go-to for your summer shorts! Here at COW we try and up the game by offering many different styles with unique alterations to the original Levis. We want to know which style you LOVE! Our rework teams are constantly creating new styles but there are always our best sellers that you grrrls cant get enough of.

To say THANK YOU and get a little feedback at the same time, we are offering you a chance to WIN your FAVOURITE pair! 
All you have to do is comment on the image of your perfect pair on FACEBOOK! That's it!!

Here are the styles to choose from, head over
WE ARE COW FB PAGE to win!

THE CUT OFF

THE BOYF


THE TIE DYE

THE POCKET SWAPPER

THE STUD 


THE SHINY ONES

These 6 styles are continuously being stocked up in store and we love to see how you choose to wear them and alter them with your own look!

To see our full range of shorts available click to our shorts section HERE!

GOOD LUCK X

Meet The Team! Ramario Chevoy

Say Hi to another one of our super stylish team from COW Nottingham Ramario Chevoy!! We asked him a few questions about his influences, what he gets up to and how he manages to rock up looking cool as f*!@ every day!





































WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO?

Hello! I am Ramario and I work in Cow Vintage Nottingham as Part Time Sales Advisor.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?

I would describe my style as eclectic because I don't have one set style it literally changes everyday.

WHERE DO YOU FIND MOST OF YOUR CLOTHES?

Lol, I find the majority of my clothes at Cow but also online places such as Ebay and other independent designers like Jade Clark, Hyena and Kokon To Zai..

IS THERE ANYONE THAT INFLUENCES YOUR STYLE?

Hmmmmm, this is a hard question but there are a few people who influence me, such as Azelia Banks, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga. The reason I say these people is because when it comes to fashion they are risk takers and are not scared to wear anything they want and they don't care what people think which is exactly what I'm like.
I think people forget that fashion should be fun and you should never be scared to experiment and try new things. I don't really have any male style influences but I do like the way R&B singer Miguel dresses, but I just feel that men don't take as many risks as women in fashion..  it is 2013 and old fashioned rules are made to be broken in my eyes.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE THING IN COW AT THE MINUTE?

My favourite things are the American football vests and jerseys we have in. I love them and I own a few!

YOU HAVE GAINED ALOT OF FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS.. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE YOUR OUTFITS?

Again this is a hard question to answer but I would probably say they could be interested because they might want to try certain looks I've done but just haven't known how to wear it or put it together so hopefully my daily outfit posts will give them some inspiration.


WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING ON YOUR DAYS OFF?

Well I also teach dance so on my days off I will probably doing that or getting my hair done, got to keep it looking fresh! LOL!

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST GUYS SHOULD BE LOOKING TO WEAR OVER THE SUMMER?

Defo defo defo an American football jersey, snapbacks and shorts!



WHAT 3 THINGS CAN'T YOU LIVE WITHOUT FROM YOUR WARDROBE?

Just 3..? I can't live without everything in my wardrobe but if I had to pick 3 things they would be my Buffalo platform shoes, my hat collection for those days when my hair is looking a little rough and all of my costume jewellery!


 Thanks Ramario!! Love it all and if you want to follow Ramario to see how and what he wears next check out his Instagram: 

@RAMARIOCHEVOY

And to shop to find your own one off pieces check our New In at WWW.WEARECOW.COM