People will probably feel that I have no right to be writing about something that is way before my time and that I had no physical contact with but from this very old V magazine interview and the accompanying images and this YouTube video of Fashion Aid in 1985, I am clamouring for Bodymap, a… Continue reading Mapping out Bodymap
Category: History
Faking it 18th century stylee
In my last minute pressie rush on Sunday, Beyond Retro in Soho was one of my pitstops and I did actually stop in my tracks when I saw that they had created an entrance dedicated to Marie Antoinette. I’d venture to say that the homage was made to the Sofia Coppola film as opposed to… Continue reading Faking it 18th century stylee
S’Ei-ffel on the shoe….
If you pronounce the Eiffel the way it’s supposed to be pronounced in French, the title should make more sense than when you first look at it. Gimmick shapes in bags or shoes are not something that I’m particularly taken with. I can only grimace when the sentance ‘Influenced by the Eiffel Tower’ is used. … Continue reading S’Ei-ffel on the shoe….
Chasing the Grey Gardens
Everyone seems to be getting completely and utterly titilated and overly excited about the Sex and the City ambiguous movie trailer that is asking us to get ‘Carrie’d Away’. I for one am not about to get carried away and start foaming at the mouth whenever new images emerge online of Carrie Bradshaw’s various outfits.… Continue reading Chasing the Grey Gardens