>> I've had numerous conversations with women who readily admit to stashing away boxes of ribbons, buttons, old bits of stationery, fabric scraps and any other bits and pieces that might come useful on a "rainy day" when we might suddenly take to a spot of customising, decoupage or collage scrapbooking. The truth is those… Continue reading Bookish Charm
Category: Art
Blooming Lovely
>> "They grow, they bloom, they fade. You can't hold on to them for ever. Fashion is like that too in a way – it comes and it goes. They are symbolic for richness, romance. They capture people because of their smell, their appearance. They enhance emotion, create emotion even. Just like fashion does." The… Continue reading Blooming Lovely
The Eye Has to Travel
Prior to watching the documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, directed by her granddaugher-in-law Lisa Immordino Vreeland, I had re-read Diana Vreeland's autobiography DV and re-flicked through the coffee table book of the same title (also compiled by Lisa Immordino) as well as Vreeland's authored picture-based volume on the quality of Allure. The… Continue reading The Eye Has to Travel
Story Teller
It's been four years since the first major exhibition on Tim Walker's work at the Design Museum and it's high time we were treated to another one courtesy of Mulberry and Somerset House. Tim Walker: Story Teller opens tomorrow in the East Wing galleries at Somerset House and feels like a natural sequel to that… Continue reading Story Teller