The Cho-Cho Show

If you’re clicking on here looking to find reportage on New York Fashion Week which is coming to an end, I’m afraid it’s a bit of a dead loss.  It’s not a lack of interest.  Trust me when I say that there is some serious frantic clicking on Style.com, Nymag.com, Elle.com and Catwalking.  However, perhaps… Continue reading The Cho-Cho Show

Go Mad with the Fabric

This the sort of DIY project where you just sort of have question marks going over your head when faced with metres of satin and not a lot of ideas.  No plans.  Just dive right into it and delve into the material with your hands creating ruching, shame and structure in the manner of moulding… Continue reading Go Mad with the Fabric

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Quick Quilting

The word "quilted" has both some iffy and cool connontations.  If you’re a fashion-follower, you’ll immediately think of Chanel’s quilted bags or pumps or maybe Marc Jacobs Stam bags (because of the fake epidemic of this bag, it does seem like a decade since the Stam’s creation).  If you’re an elderly Japanese tourist, you might… Continue reading Quick Quilting

Lego Blocks on the Legs

I’ve ALWAYS been into all the fanciful ways to adorn my legs.  Hence why Prada’s hoisery has got me yet again this season.  Hence why Sock-Dreams and Tabio have taken a good chunk of money from me (and taken up a two drawers).  Hence why I’m always experimenting with layers of hoisery.  Colour blocking with… Continue reading Lego Blocks on the Legs