Continues to baffle…

Well, the AW08-9 Prada effect has officially begun with this lace (printed/effected?) top (¬£22) and pencil skirt (¬£24) ensemble from New Look’s AW08-9 collection.  Of course Wong Kar Wai’s ‘In the Mood for Love’ ambiance is helping this immensely and takes away what will predictably be a ‘cheap’ looking shiny sheen of the dress as… Continue reading Continues to baffle…

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The Biba Case is Closed

Closure is a therapeutic good thing… I MAY have lambasted the Biba relaunch once or twice but now I‚Äôve found the Biba zen zone where no hate is needed.  It‚Äôs all become clear in a ‚ÄòEureka‚Äô moment.  Biba‚Äôs aiming at an entirely different demographic to what it was decades ago when it was the place… Continue reading The Biba Case is Closed

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Olives and PB…

I really like olives with peanut butter.  Don‚Äôt ask me why.  I just do.  Salty nuttyness of olives with the slightly salty creaminess of peanut butter just works.  I had this precise combination in mind when I read the news that Patricia Field was going to be designing a one-off 35-piece collection for Marks &… Continue reading Olives and PB…

Bamboozled by Brilli

Upon further investigation then of Natalia Brilli’s AW08-9 collection, it would seem that the collection is exactly what I expected with a firm and trusty continuation of leather covered beads, bows that don’t look sickly sweet, trinkets that border on being a little odd and bags that are solidly beautiful rather than flimsy.  There is… Continue reading Bamboozled by Brilli