A real pet peeve of mine is the usage of the word ‘Urban’, mainly applicable to music and has become an umbrella term for grime, hip hop, uk garage, r’n’b….anything really that is fronted by a black person is supposedly urban. It’s as silly as the term ‘indie’. When you are faced with a magazine… Continue reading Urban? Not so much…
Why are you Whistling?
Jane Shepherdson becoming CEO and director of freshly bought-out store Whistles, which I have previously given some comments on their shifting branding hasn’t actually been the talk of the town. In fact, I gather they want to keep things hush hush and slowly try and give Whistles the makeover it deserves. I must have been… Continue reading Why are you Whistling?
Old dress, New Collar
I find it quite funny that that number of skirts I counted a while back, 278 to be precise has stuck with some people and when people come up to me to ask me about the blog, the first question that they ask is ‘So is it true….278 skirts???’. I say ‘Yes…’ but what I… Continue reading Old dress, New Collar
Everyone is getting a heave-ho…
…2008 is the year of the site heave-ho aka makeover…Style.com, WWD, Vogue.co.uk and my workplace are all at it. Vintage clothing sites however getting contemporary and slick are few and far between. I suppose for some, they needn’t be all shiny and spanking new as there will always be a customer. But hey, times are… Continue reading Everyone is getting a heave-ho…