Look'n Back to go Forward.

The past few days have been very busy here at Littlecrow. We have been researching ideas for the coming seasons, Spring/Summer '009 as well as Autumn/Winter '009. Research has to be 'Mr.Ray's' favorite part of design. It is a chance to start fresh with a blank page and just start adding whatever comes to mind or catches the eye. As it builds you start to find a thread that runs through it all and a feeling that just feels right, like a favorite jumper on a chilly night.


The page is starting to be filled but it is not there yet, still a work in progress at this point especially for Autumn/Winter '009 so we will keep sharing more of the 'drawing' as it happens.

As mentioned over at Redcrow 'Mr. Ray' loves to work on building plaids. Here are a few that he did for inspiration and a guide for what he wants to look for for Autumn/Winter '009. While working for a large corporation he was able to build plaids like these and actually have them made by a fabric mill, but since The Littlecrow Collection is a very small 'home grown' clothier he has to find fabric that is already made to use for the collection. But he has a few ideas that he might try to make some fabric special and only available from us.... Autumn/Winter '009 is still a long time out so we shall have to wait and see. One 'thread' that is running through all of the '009 seasons is very special and close to 'Mr. Ray' It is his Grandfather Mr. G. Andersen. 'Mr.Ray's' Grandparents passed away when he was very young, only a few years old, so he did not get the chance to really know them. But he loves them from the stories that have been told about them and the lives that they lived. Here is some images and a hint of the main inspiration for Spring / Summer '009
'Mr.Ray's' Grandfather joined the U.S. Navy, during WWII, and was training to be an airman. He was blessed to not have to fight because the War ended before he graduated Officer Training and was then Honorably Discharged.

We love history and are very influenced by the details of the past for our designs. But Family history is even more special because it brings that past to life and a great way to find out more about ourselves by learning of those in our family who lived before us. What a great place to find inspiration. If you do not know anything about your own family history start by asking your parents and Grandparents about their childhoods and what things they liked to do when they were young. You might discover something fun to try or do that we don't do much today.

Make it fun.
Cheers,
Mr. Ray &
The Littlecrow Family