Stick 'Em Up

>> Applause for Anya Hindmarch and CHAOS Fashion please.  They got me doing the same clappy gaspy thing, that I do when I see a stonkingly good collection, over a handbag – something which almost never happens because of my longstanding indifference to bags in general.  How so?  They slapped some stickers on a bag and… Continue reading Stick 'Em Up

All Backed Up

Following on from my bafflement over Victoria’s Secret, I thought I’d look at a entirely different and subverted take on that old chestnut – the “Sex Sells” trick.  I met up with Ann-Sofie Back when she was over in London two weeks ago to catch up with all things Back.  Things are still ticking nicely… Continue reading All Backed Up

What's the secret all about?

I know it will seem counter-productive to complain about the fact that IT gets so much coverage when by complaining, I am errr…giving it coverage but reading Hadley Freeman’s excellent piece this morning about how there really isn’t any difference between a Victoria’s Secret Show and the Miss World Pageant, I thought why was I internalising… Continue reading What's the secret all about?