Was I out there barging my way through to get to a Gucci bag in Selfridges? Nope… I’m sorry to say that I missed queuing up with 2,000 people in ancipation of 70% discounts. What a shame-o… instead I battled my way up two flights of stairs to my mother’s wardrobe in the top floor… Continue reading The Free Sale
Category: Designers
Dive In This
The seeds of scuba suited fashion were planted in my head since a Balenciaga collection in 2003 if I recall correctly. Budapest-based desigener Kata Szegedi‘s work just reminded me of one of my many delayed DIY project which was to customise a neoprene wetsuit. In truth, at the Angels sale I had hope to find… Continue reading Dive In This
At Home with Kamali
My normal eBay search routine always includes ‘vintage Norma Kamali’ though these days it’s yielding less of the good stuff and more of her Wal-Mart collaborations… kind of like when you put Giles Deacon in the search engine and all you get is New Look (I can only hope that a SS/09 Pac-Man helmet will… Continue reading At Home with Kamali
Gentle Friendly Waves
"Filep believes that summer is an excuse to reveal our skin and enjoy the qualities of femininity." I would say to that "No Filep Motwary! The world doesn’t need to see Susie’s flab rolls and rash-ravaged skin…" But then I saw his spring summer 2009 collection and the alarm bells immediately switched off. Yes, skin… Continue reading Gentle Friendly Waves