>> Be prepared for the onslaught of Ballet Russes-themed posts in the run up to the biggie Diaghilev and the Golden Age exhibition at the V&A in London. I don't think I've ever mentioned an exhibition so many times before it's actually opened to the point where I'm practically forcing people outside of London to… Continue reading Get Ready for the Russes
Month: July 2010
Shalako Antics
>> It took a pair of eyelet shorts to get me into the broderie Anglaise mood that now makes me go "Ahhh…I geddit…" at Joseph Altuzarra's S/S 10 collection that is ridden with the stuff. It also took some sun to realise how GOOD the material looks when light is dancing around the eyelets, sometimes… Continue reading Shalako Antics
Drawn and Sheer
Talk of setting up a 'gentlewoman's club' on my Twitter has spawned from my current life as a freelancer that occasionally goes doolally in her own home. Put it down to having too much of my own company. With no one to bounce things off of, you somehow get into a state of mind where… Continue reading Drawn and Sheer
Townhouse Escape
Stay-cationing in London has taken on some weird and wonderful forms with escapism becoming a key theme. First you have Enchanted Palace exhibition at Kensington Palace, themed with complete conviction? Now you have London's first pop-up hotel that doubles up as an evening girly retreat and has also gone bananas with its decor. Its creative… Continue reading Townhouse Escape