I can't say that I wear a lot of tailored pieces and even if I do, it never looks like I'm wearing something tailored. Nobody is ever going to say "Ooooh Susie, you look SHARP!" That's sharp as in, on the ball, professional and ready to get a job done. However, this doesn't mean I… Continue reading The Odd Fit
Category: Designers
Buy Backlund
Last time I spoke to Sandra Backlund, we grazed over some of the issues that hampers her beautiful and almost overwhelming knitwear – specifically, the fact that she isn't actually stocked anywhere and has only ever made clothes to sell on a personal order basis. Over a cup of tea on my last day in… Continue reading Buy Backlund
Sporty Spice
I wasn't allowed to buy branded sportswear when I was a teenager. We're talking early early teens here when I was trying to convince the mothership to buy me some Nikes for P.E. as opposed to forcing me into plain black plimsolls. Never got them. Oh well. Fortunately she was completely fine with me raiding… Continue reading Sporty Spice
Gone Black
There were so many presentations, re-sees and showrooms that I missed out on in Paris which leaves a lot to be desired in terms of advanced planning and organisation which I hope to rectify next season and even though I shittily forgot to go to Tim Hamilton's womenswear presentation in Paris, at least they were… Continue reading Gone Black