It’s the Prada Effect

Looking at the Bitte Kai Rand & Co. S/S07 collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week that took place two weeks ago, I couldn’t help but get a sense of deja vu.  Now what could it remind me of…..  Why it’s the very similar to the Prada S/S06 collection of course!  The grey and white palettes, the… Continue reading It’s the Prada Effect

Uniqlo Pain

Well, I did say Wednesday is pretty much glum all round.  To further add to the glumness, Uniqlo, one of my favourite stores for basics (half the price of Gap with much nicer designs – what’s not to like!) has asked designers to design capsule collections for them and the most prominent designers are Nicholas… Continue reading Uniqlo Pain

Midweek Birds and Bows

It’s grey, it’s miserable, it’s Wednesday, the no man’s land of the week.  I need a bit of cheer to get me through until Bank Holiday Weekend.  So I was most pleased to discover my motif of the season ‘birds’ and my eternal favourite motif ‘bows’ in this Australian accessory label 2Birds.  Based in Melbourne,… Continue reading Midweek Birds and Bows

They tell a Stori

The thing I don’t like about so called ‘it’ handbags and it may sound a little trite, is that for me they don’t have any ‘soul’ after they’ve been papped on celebs so many times and name dropped over and over again.  What started off as a perfectly decent bag becomes faked in China, hot… Continue reading They tell a Stori