I've always taken a fairly stringent stance against knock-offs and fakes. I can't pretend it's because there's a noble reason for wanting to show my disapproval of the counterfeit industry (although that factors into it). In most cases, there's a certain amount of respect for the originating designer and the perceived quality in what you're… Continue reading It’s a Hard Knock Shoe
Bagsy Me
>> Doubling up on bags has already become a well-established habit. (Not to be confused with err… double bagging…). A larger tote/satchel with the cumbersome camera, books and magazines inside it alongside a smaller crossbody bag holding my phone, Oyster card and keys and other bits and pieces that need to be easily accessible. … Continue reading Bagsy Me
Paint It Blue
Still playing catch up with all of my Stockholm Fashion Week things. Their S/S 12 presentations come well timed as I'm trying to make the most out of the last fleeting days of summer and it just so happens that a lot of the designers have been exploring ideas of travelling to far-flung places and… Continue reading Paint It Blue
Homecoming
>> This petition should have really started as soon as the announcement was made that the Metropolitan Museum of Art was to stage the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition. Since then of course, the stories of extended opening hours and record number of visitors (over 600,000) have only served to rub some of our non-New… Continue reading Homecoming