Walking the catwalk isn’t a walk in the park – especially if you are working for visionaries like McQueen. Here is an excerpt from Justine Picardie’s book ‘My Mother’s Wedding Dress – The Life and Afterlife of Clothes’ where she recounts two tales of catwalk torture as told to her by the model Erin O’Connor. … Continue reading Suffering for the Art of Fashion
Author: susie
Dragana Perisic – cool name, cooler clothes
Fashion is one giant, ever-evolving learning process for me and as much as I try to be informed, I am also constantly discovering (which is why hopefully, this blog won’t be running out of content any time soon!). One of my discoveries today was the Yugoslavian-born, London College of Fashion-trained designer – Dragana Perisic. The… Continue reading Dragana Perisic – cool name, cooler clothes
Lily Allen knows how to sing about LDN
My song of the moment is ‘LDN’ by 20 yr old Londoner, Lily Allen who is about to explode on the British music scene thanks to her phenomenal My Space following. Her music is a mixture of hip hop, ska, and pop – a female counterpart to Mike Skinner from The Streets if you will. … Continue reading Lily Allen knows how to sing about LDN
Resurrected Floral Skirts
So I was deciding upon the fate of my gypsy/hippie/boho skirts that I had lounging around from 2-3 years ago and it really is quite ridiculous that they should have to be banished to the back of my closet just because the catwalk is dictating minimalist, cool, clean-cut, preppy chic. Of course, I can’t bring… Continue reading Resurrected Floral Skirts