Fashion and cars have long enjoyed a symbiotic creative relationship. The invention of the car led to the creation of women’s hand bags as an accessory to store driving gloves and the introduction of tweed driving caps and leather jackets for men. The culture surrounding the automotive industry in America gave rise to the ‘greasers’ in the 1960s characterised by their slicked black hair like the Cadillac tail fin and white socks inspired by the white wall tyres in the 1960s. Today, fashion and cars still work together, not only through sponsored Fashion Weeks but also design collaborations like the Nike-inspired tyres on the Lexus UX Hybrid. In Kenya, such evidence may be hard to come by, but in everyday situations it is easy to see how someone’s personality and sense of fashion influence their car choice. Take for example this guy’s car.
The interconnectedness of fashion and cars goes well beyond their individual influence. If you think about it, the time and effort it takes to create a new car is similar to what it takes to produce a new garment. Both need to strike a balance between innovation and functionality, while taking into account the combination of colours, materials and finishes. Sometimes changing one facet of your car’s appearance can immensely elevate its desirability and make it seem completely new. Car aficionados have found creative ways of taking something that feels old and dated and turning it into an ultra-modern piece of ingenious engineering like the tail thingy that can make a car look sporty or the noisy thingy.
An area of car aesthetics that, in my opinion, has been grossly overlooked within the local industry is car interior design. The thought of car interiors, more often than not, evokes memories of lacy car seats or the occasional canvas cover that is prevalent in the tourism sector. For most us we only consider taking our cars to an auto trimmer when there’s a tear on the seat or a stain that’s become too large to ignore. But auto trimming is more than just the replacement of worn out seats, door panels and roof lining. It is a creative gold mine full of possibilities where fashion meets cars.
Getting work done on the interior of you car can completely transform its look and feel, take you on an artistic adventure where every inch of the interior exudes your personal and unique character. Think sporty, bohemian, chic, vintage, eclectic… your car can turn from a daggy set of wheels into a piece of art. With the help of our highly-skilled auto trimmers, you can choose the colour, materials and finish that You want and get the car of your dreams.