Back in the depths of freezing cold January, I had a catch up with Amy Powney, director of design at Mother of Pearl, which as a brand has been fascinating to watch evolve as a sort of insider-nudge-nudge-wink-wink label that doesn't always quite get the spotlight it deserves. The internal set-up is partly the reason… Continue reading The Birds and the Bees
Merchant Online
>> It's redesign this, relaunch that at the moment and one of my favourite vintage spots in London Merchant Archive, just got a website uplift, making it even more tempting to go on and oops, drop a wad on a 1920s feathered cape that serves no purpose other than for me to wear it, whilst… Continue reading Merchant Online
Hairy Cherry
>> Sunnies Sunnies Sunnies! Say those words with me and breathe a sigh of relief that we're finally getting the opportunity to wear them when for so long, they had literally been gathering dust (no seriously, I had to give my sunglasses case a good rub down with a j-cloth when the sun emerged). Sheriff… Continue reading Hairy Cherry
Glitterbug
>> I still need to work on that index card system (don't ask me why it has to be an old fashioned library card type set-up) of young designers and graduates who I've written about so that I can routinely check up on them to see what they're up to. A wee update on Estefania… Continue reading Glitterbug