Doll Face

A comment on the Port Eliot post asked "Why dont we have festivals with fashion designers, and floral headwear and knitting gangs in the US?!"  To add to the chagrin of this commentor, I omitted another important component that would fit nicely in this summary and that was a doll tea party.  A fashion designer's… Continue reading Doll Face

Logo-a-Gogo

I find it a little funny that my most vivid (not to be confused with earliest) memories of fashion from my childhood and teen years revolved around the logo.  Did you have a Sweater Shop or a United Colours of Benetton sweatshirt on at primary school?  If you did, you were automatically in a gang… Continue reading Logo-a-Gogo

Bidding Games

If you're visiting the UK and happen to be flicking around the BBC during the daytime, anyone would think that we're a nation of people who love finding out how much our pre-owned crap is worth at auction.  I can't deny it.  My lips do indeed moisten at the thought of something surpassing its expected… Continue reading Bidding Games