Whippet & Buck

After a long and anticipated wait, Whippet & Buck opened their mainstore on May 5, 2009. Dakota Buck is the creative director and Twiggy Whippet is the designer of this stylish new store.

I recently had an opportunity to throw some questions at designer Twiggy Whippet.

Strawberry: Where does your inspiration come from?
Twiggy: It’s hard to pin-point any specific source of inspiration. We both devour as much vaguely fashion related content as possible. ‘Kota has an impressive collection of fashion magazines and I am an avid people watcher. A lot of inspiration comes from our city, Brisbane, as well and I hope that will come across in future pieces. The store itself was inspired by the classic “Queenslander” style houses in the area and I like to think that the conservative yet casual and artistic feel that I get from those houses translates into the clothing.

Strawberry: Are your products all hand drawn?
Twiggy: Each fabric textures is hand-created with a combination of stock photos, brushes and photoshop treatments and the rest is hand-drawn with mouse and tablet. The tartan pattern was hand-drawn as well because we wanted to have our own signature (and infinitely customisable) base. Some more signature patterns are in the works as well. The jewelry textures are also hand-drawn – it’s just easier to have exactly what you want if you create it yourself.

Strawberry: Do you have a creative professional background?
Twiggy: I’ve bounced around a bit in different creative and design-based jobs, mostly freelance. When ‘Kota and I first started working on W&B in 2007 it was just going to be jewelry and accessories sub-brand to Savvy? because I was fairly burnt out on photoshop at the time. After the project was shelved for a year and I’d switched jobs I decided that I wanted the design outlet again and here it is.

Whippet and Buck clothing has clean, crisp lines. These casual basics can easily be mixed and matched to fit a variety of looks and come in colors that are sure to suit everyone’s tastes.

You can visit their mainstore at the Imogen sim today and add their blog to your reader to keep up to date with their releases!

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A heartfelt thank you to Catero Revolution for posing with me and assisting me in putting this together. <3

Credits:
Photo 1:
Location: Artilleri Sim
Catero Revolution:
Skin: LeLutka; Congo (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Chase; Seabreeze, Coal Black (Ocean Lane)
Eyes: Philotic Energy; Obsidian, Realistic (Aemilia Case)
Shirt: Whippet & Buck; Gavin Bold Stripe Jumper, Elements (Twiggy Whippet)
Pants: Whippet & Buck – Boyd Dress Trousers (Indigo)
Shoes: Kalnins; Gallop Boots (Maris Kanto)
Necklace: Muse; Kaimana Necklace, Tan/Fern (Caliah Lyon)
Ring: Lucas Lameth (luc) Fashion Jewelry; Pride Rainbow Band, Silver (Lucas Lameth)
Pose: Maitreya

Strawberry Singh:
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: ETD; Tiana, Espresso (Elikapeka Tiramisu)
Shoes: The HUB; Athena Sandal, Teal (JH Gervasi)
Earrings: Whippet&Buck; Aemilia Earrings RIO GRANDE (Twiggy Whippet)
Necklace: Whippet&Buck; Aemilia Necklace RIO GRANDE (Twiggy Whippet)
Top: Whippet&Buck; Cole Boatneck Top HOT PINK (Twiggy Whippet)
Dress: Whippet&Buck; Bardot Tartan Tube Dress ELECTRIC CYAN (Twiggy Whippet)
Pose: Diesel Works

Photo 2:
Location: Artilleri Sim
Catero Revolution:
Skin: LeLutka; Congo (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Chase; Seabreeze, Coal Black (Ocean Lane)
Eyes: Philotic Energy; Obsidian, Realistic (Aemilia Case)
Shirt: Whippet & Buck; Gavin Bold Stripe Jumper, Smoke (Twiggy Whippet)
Pants: Whippet & Buck; Harris Tartan Shorts, Outer Space (Twiggy Whippet)
Shoes: Shiny Things; Boho Sandals, Black (Fallingwater Cellardooor)
Necklace: Goth1c0; Heart-breaker necklace (Keishii Roo)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)

Strawberry Singh:
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Truth; Luna, Chocolate (Truth Hawks)
Shirt: Whippet&Buck; Cole Boatneck Top, Tall Poppy (Twiggy Whippet)
Dress: Whippet&Buck; Victoria High-waisted Pencil Skirt, Van Cleef (Twiggy Whippet)
Necklace: Whippet&Buck; Repairs Necklace, Gold/Onyx (Twiggy Whippet)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)

Photo 3:
Location: Artilleri Sim
Catero Revolution:
Skin: LeLutka; Congo (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Chase; Seabreeze, Coal Black (Ocean Lane)
Eyes: Philotic Energy; Obsidian, Realistic (Aemilia Case)
Shirt: Whippet & Buck; Mark Long Sleeve Henley, Electric (Twiggy Whippet)
Pants: Whippet & Buck; Harris Tartan Solid, Fallow (Twiggy Whippet)
Shoes: Shiny Things; Boho Sandals, Tan (Fallingwater Cellardooor)
Necklace: Lucas Lameth (luc) Fashion Jewelry; Anchors, Toss & Tassel Necklace, Silver/Black (Lucas Lameth)
Bracelet: sey; Leather Bangle, Turquoise (risey Arai)
Ring: Silvery K; Blue Aqua Ring (kabocha Enzo)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (Dove Swanson)

Strawberry Singh:
Skin: LeLutka; London Tan (Minnu Palen)
Hair: Truth; Wendy, Chocolate (Truth Hawks)
Shirt: Whippet&Buck; Hykova Buttoned Tank, Gold (Twiggy Whippet)
Shorts: Whippet&Buck; Stein Tailored Shorts, Finch (Twiggy Whippet)
Necklace: Whippet&Buck; Repairs Necklace, Gold/Onyx (Twiggy Whippet)
Shoes: Boing Fromage; Urban Bohemian Ankle Wrap Flats (elka Lehane)