I finally did the chore that bloggers hate which was to clean up my links list. It was admittedly ridiculously long and perhaps lacking in a vigilant editorial eye. In the ye olde days of blogging, you'd have a tight knit community of trading links and commenting that grew to be unsustainable when you felt… Continue reading Link Up
Month: August 2013
Bernstock Speirs à Trois
There's apparently another (maybe last) chance to get tropical in London as the temperature builds up to another (sort of) mini heat wave for the bank holiday weekend and and so Bernstock Speirs have timed their series of Totally Tropical visors well. No, they've got nothing to do with Lilt, a distinctly un-tropical drink but… Continue reading Bernstock Speirs √† Trois
Cheap Date Redux
‚ÄúThis was a magazine that grew out of a deep love of thrifting. It was founded in 1996 by Kira Joliffe and I became the co-editor when I moved to New York City shortly thereafter. Cheap Date became a celebration of individual style, freedom of choice, empowerment and a love of dressing up; with interviews with… Continue reading Cheap Date Redux
Three Clicks
>> I doubt there have been any other pair of shoes, or perhaps any other garment, that have as much cinematic recognisability, as the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, designed by costume designer Adrian. One glance at these crystal-encrusted Valentino Tan-Go shoes on my living room floor, and a… Continue reading Three Clicks