I've just finished reading Amanda Mackenzie Stuart's biography of Diana Vreeland (upon Justine Picardie's recommendation), a far more complete and astute rendering of Vreeland's career, attitude and life, than Vreeland's own self-voiced D.V. or Allure. There's so much forward-before-her-time thinking that can be deduced from Vreeland's career, all of which feels so pertinent now when… Continue reading Come to Bed
Sophie Bubble
>> In a Time Out London article last week about tweed, I was mentioned in passing in a paragraph about Steve, my boyfriend. Or rather, it was my doppelganger "Sophie Bubble off those satchel adverts." Let's forget about the fact that they got my name wrong and look at the latter part of that faux-pas.… Continue reading Sophie Bubble
Spring has Sprung
>> In case you're one of those lucky sods who are enjoying sun, summer and heat somewhere in the world, the UK has been plunged into spring snow and a winter reprise. I'm a horticultural-dunce but the spotting of the first yellow daffodils coming up from the ground have always been a sure sign that… Continue reading Spring has Sprung
Ilona and I
>> I emerged from a cosy West Village apartment in New York, in minus 5 weather back in January, bare-legged but skipping because I had had the honour and pleasure of meeting and working with Ilona Royce Smithkin, better known as one of Ari Cohen’s tenacious and colourful characters on his Advanced Style blog. She’s also… Continue reading Ilona and I