Hey Boy, Hey Girl

When I went in to see Chanel’s press day a few months ago, they asked me with a vaguely tentative tone, what I thought of their new “Girl” bag, introduced for S/S 15 and championed by Karl Lagerfeld.  It’s certainly a bag that inspires a “Love it/hate it” reaction judging by the comments on Purse Forum… Continue reading Hey Boy, Hey Girl

Sophie Hulme Revisited

There are certain markers that often means a bag brand has made it.  Whatever ‘it’ is.  When your brand gets its own thread on Purse Forum and people start rampantly posting bag detail shots and patting each’s back on their purchases.  When you see more than one of said bags on an average day walking… Continue reading Sophie Hulme Revisited

Textures and Patterns of CDW

I wasn’t expecting to blog about my visit to Clerkenwell Design Week last week.  I wasn’t even meant to go until badgered by my sister’s tempting pics on WhatsApp.  Blame it on the ongoing obsession with augmenting the house.  When faced with the choice between a new patio door or new season’s whatever, currently I’m swaying towards… Continue reading Textures and Patterns of CDW