What with all the SS08 denim shenanigans (vintage style natty jackets, acid wash, frayed denim and the lik…) going on, you’d think I’d be more forgiving with leather and denim, a combo that isn’t exactly eyebrow-raising. It’s just that…. there’s a cheesy connonation I can’t quite shake off that no amount of ‘WTF/OTT-ness’ can solve. … Continue reading Denim and leather working?!? What is the world coming to…
Category: Designers
Finding Purple
I must say, it is rather shaming that it wasn’t until I landed in Stockholm that the name Carin Wester was even known to me and I learnt a whole host of other labels too. Lesson learnt. The interweb isn’t everything and I can’t know about everything under the sun by sitting in my London… Continue reading Finding Purple
Squaring the Florals
How to make florals appealing to those who hate anything remotely garden-related. Square them up into a pixelated pattern and put it onto an Alice McCall designed dress or put them on subtle buttons on a high waisted skirt. As some of you now, Alice McCall will be launching a Topshop collaboration (I’m thinking by… Continue reading Squaring the Florals
Baring All in the Right Stuff
Let’s just get this straight, baring the flesh really isn’t my thing. Who wants to see flabby thighs, a round tum and pancake boobs? However, there is a distinction between baring all in clothes that has no other purpose other than to squash boobs so that they’re at their maximum perkiness, ride up bum cracks… Continue reading Baring All in the Right Stuff