The Well-Deserved Shop Watch

I’ve been desperately wanting to talk shop about the 172 boutique on Brick Lane, because I’ve truly been baffled by the lack of press this place has had.  In the shopping guides the boutiques that are likely to be listed are ones that stock designers – up and coming, semi-established, fully established or big big… Continue reading The Well-Deserved Shop Watch

It’s a teen thing

Someone said to me the other day ‘You’re 23!  These are the years!’.   I looked at that person with a dubious look on my face.  First off, the phrase ‘These are the years!’ has been used to reassure those in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s…hell even 50’s!  So there goes an empty statement.  Secondly, without hesitation,… Continue reading It’s a teen thing

It's a teen thing

Someone said to me the other day ‘You’re 23!  These are the years!’.   I looked at that person with a dubious look on my face.  First off, the phrase ‘These are the years!’ has been used to reassure those in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s…hell even 50’s!  So there goes an empty statement.  Secondly, without hesitation,… Continue reading It's a teen thing