>> In lieu of rekindling my love for fabrics and colours that look that touch bit magical and in the process, annoying you all with my inner Manic Pixie Dream Girl tendencies, I thought I’d follow up with an update from a fellow MPDG, albeit with far more talent and skills than my manic pixie… Continue reading Magic Forest Attire
Category: Designers
Some Kind of Shangri-La
Metallics. Iridescence. Sheeny shinyness. Layers. These are the components that make up the outfit equivalent of Shangri-La for me. The main facilitator? A Miu Miu jacket from the current A/W 14-5 collection, looking all delicious and tempting in-stores and online, stuffed with pastels, parkas and plastic brilliance. How did I get it? I was very honoured to be… Continue reading Some Kind of Shangri-La
Japonaiserie
The 1970s. Underwater life. Japan. Admittedly they sound like simplistic inspirations but SS15 can be distilled thus. These are tropes that have been trundled out in fashion time and time again and that they’ve cropped up this SS15 should have seen our eyes rolling at the predictability of it all. After all a few designers did go in for… Continue reading Japonaiserie
Something New in the Hood
London. Back to wet leaves mingling with the smell of bacon sardines, market stall holders shouting “Everything must go for a paaaaaaand!” and shrill announcements from TFL. If that sounds vaguely like amateur poetry, that’s when you know I’m glad to be back. For one thing, I can properly “hang out” in my own city. … Continue reading Something New in the Hood