>> My love of Maripol is part and parcel of my vague obsession with that late ’70s- 80s era of downtown New York burst of underground creativity from Antonio Lopez to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Through her Polaroids, she documented a scene that easily seduces the likes of me, who want to live vicariously through those hedonistic… Continue reading Wearing Maripol
Author: susie
Neon Lines
>> “What projects have you been working on recently?” asks anybody bothering to exchange pleasantries. “Errr… my house – does that count?” I’ve made no secrets or bones about being utterly consumed and distracted by Project New House. It has become the perfect vehicle for procrastination. In my head it goes something like this: “When… Continue reading Neon Lines
Half-Arsed Ethics
Back in June, I interviewed Orsola de Castro – founder of upcycling label From Somewhere, curator of British Fashion Council’s eco fashion initiative Esthetica and all-round expert on the subject of “green” fashion – at her exhibition at Great Western Studios, tracing all the work From Somewhere and Orsola has been doing over the years since she started… Continue reading Half-Arsed Ethics
Recoloured
>> I want to say that I had a rager of a New Year’s Eve in a pathetic bid to salvage what’s left of my so-called youth but that simply wasn’t the case. We stayed up until 4am playing a Guess Who!/charades hybrid game, drinking gin and tonics and munching on cocktail sausages. Siiiiiiiiiiiiick! True… Continue reading Recoloured