A new monthly vintage hat buy keeps the moo-ness at bay and this month, I've got myself an April Showers cap, ready to whip out whenever it starts pissing it down (which will be frequently I gather…boo…). Rain coverage aside, the first thing that popped into my head when I bought this hat in Woch… Continue reading Ear Hart that Hat
Month: April 2009
Shops without the Shopping One Year On
This is how much of a timid shopper I am. That I only seem to venture to the Mayfair enclave of shops when it's Easter Monday and they're closed. Ok, so I have been to Mount Street in between last year and now, but taking a gander on a Bank Holiday does mean I don't… Continue reading Shops without the Shopping One Year On
I Ain’t a Marais Girl
My fascination with how brands/labels/stores position/brand themselves both online and in physical spaces never ceases. Were I more essay-inclined these days, I'd be going back to school and writing voluntary theses on the subject. This alas makes for dry reading for a lot of you who are mainly after pwetty, purtty pictures. So by the… Continue reading I Ain’t a Marais Girl
Looking to One Side
Just as I discovered that fripe places were popping up all over the place in Paris, I came back to London to find vintage in the most unlikely places. Ok, maybe not THAT unlikely but definitely surprising for a mid-range label that is still sort of finding its feet – Bolongaro Trevor, the brand that's… Continue reading Looking to One Side