Those super cute but stylish finger puppets, created by fashion journalist Jenny Dyson and representing five cult figures from fashion capitals London, Paris, Milan and New York, are fast becoming collector’s items for in the know fashionistas: fun and chic.
The Paris set: John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alber Elbaz“It started as a joke, during last year’s Fashion Week, but it created such a buzz that we decided to make them”, explains Fashion journalist extraordinaire Jenny Dyson about her decision to launch the Fashionable Finger Puppets, which represent favourite designers such as Paul Smith, Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace, Ralph Lauren or Jean-Paul Gaultier.
The Finger puppets, which come in limited editions of 100 boxes for each of the four sets (Paris, Milan, London, New York), were produced in collaboration with knitwear designer Jessica Pemberton and hand knitted in Peru. Each set is housed in its own interactive, screen printed box, which works as a runaway-like mini puppets theatre.
“The world of fashion can sometimes appear quite snooty, so the idea behind the puppets was to prove that fashion can in fact be fun, explains Jenny, the creator of cult Rubbish Magazine and co-founder of London Fashion Week Daily newspaper. And it is nice to know that the puppets have been so well received by the designers, who have shown a real sense of humour.”
The Fashionable Finger Puppets have been so successful that über-trendy Parisian fashion shop Colette has now ordered its own limited edition of fashion icons. Puppets of politicians, celebrity chefs and business tycoons should soon follow…
The Fashionable finger Puppets are on sale for £65 per set at Liberty and Selfridges in London, as well as in Le Bon Marché in Paris and online at www.rubbishmag.com.
The other sets: London, Milan and New York
