Let's rewind to 2006 when these screencaps dominated our world. Actually in some quarters of the internetz, they still do. Manolo Blahnik's frill-edged, tassel-adorned and ribbon-bound creations for Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette has spawned countless Tumblr/Pinterest/fashion blog posts as well as shoe tributes in the handcrafted world of Etsy. If not for wearing, they… Continue reading Feet Candy
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Pleats Please Indepth
Tis the season for coffee table tomes flying out of Amazon and bookstores and especially for fashion books. The Alexander McQueen tribute book epidemic alone could weigh heavily on postmen the world over – three books (none sanctioned by McQueen thesmelves) is a tad excessive no? So often you come up with glorified picture books… Continue reading Pleats Please Indepth
Candy Lace
>> I don't want to be loading the blog with heavy analysis or weighty commentary when most people are itching for Christmas to come and ready to go offline in anticipation of eating their own weight in roast potatoes, Ferrero Rocher chocolates and brussel sprouts (in that order of course). Thankfully young Ella Barton Buchanan… Continue reading Candy Lace
Gracing us with her Presence
Grace Coddington's unexpected elevated status of everyone's favourite fashion heroine was inevitable as soon as the R.J. Cutler film The September Issue had spread its gospel. Previously the flame-haired creative director of American Vogue went about her business in a quiet fashion and now she is stopped everywhere she goes. She has become the "good… Continue reading Gracing us with her Presence