This is a bit old news for some, but as I was picking up what seemed like the 100th can of baked beans today for a meal, it occurred to me that I'm in a pay packet pickle moment again which prompted me to seek out Indonesian-designer Nina Nikicio's email about her second line Oneandahalf. … Continue reading One + Half = Saving Pennies
Category: Designers
Going Marbles
It does sound quite trite to start off every paragraph with some childhood ditty but I just can't help it when those dusty memories are triggered. Last week, it was my feeble inability to look at Magic Eye paintings and this week it is my messy attempts to marble paper. At the age of seven,… Continue reading Going Marbles
Coastin’ in Kovin
There's something about NON-wintry palettes in autumn winter collections that is appealing to me for reasons that the so-called rules about winter and summer palettes are being thrown into disarray. Rule-breaking for the sake of rule-breaking can be a bit tiresome but Lauren Kovin A/W 09 keeping her compact collection light in colour, most definitely… Continue reading Coastin’ in Kovin
Mad for Manjit
>>There was a lot of hype-hype over Manjit Deu who won the Collection of the Year award at the London College of Fashion MA show this year and from the not so big catwalking pics I wasn't immediately blown away. The name came up again yesterday at the Blow PR press day and I was… Continue reading Mad for Manjit