What to do with many a pair of tights from Tightsplease…..? The quite scary Automatic Layering Reponse aka ALR, kicks in and with some sheer/white tights over the bright/neon ones, varying effects can be produced. They seem to add this 3-D dimension to normal opaque tights which make your legs look like there are fractal… Continue reading Tone down the Tights
Exactitudes
You might have heard about or seen photographer Ari Versluis and stylist Ellie Uyttenbroek’s ongoing project ‘Exactitudes’, whereby they have been snapping photos of people since 1994 in locations all over the world, focusing on people in particular ‘style tribes’. You end up asking whether individuality actually exists because by their definition, by portraying these… Continue reading Exactitudes
Where is that beach?
Yesterday at the bStore sample sale (doh, I went a day too late as the talk amongst the fash shops in Soho was that the REAL gems were in on Friday morning…. drat…), I must have been really thinking ahead to sunnier times because I basically picked up an outfit that is crying out for… Continue reading Where is that beach?
Peter Pan is Out-y
So I rarely ever condemn things as ‘fashion don’ts (the phrase itself perplexes my minute brain….), but unfortunately, after a terrifying night of seeing The Orphanage (El Orfanato), directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, produced by Guillermo del Toro (of Pan’s Labryinth fame… a must-see!), I’m going to have to ban grey/chambray smock dresses with peter… Continue reading Peter Pan is Out-y