There is good reason why the film Atonement is getting all the hype and hoo-ha that is being generated. I’ll admit that I’ve been swept up by the PR machine and have fallen for all the critical acclaim the film is garnering. Whilst I’m not a huge Ian McEwan fan (author of the novel ‘Atonement),… Continue reading Being Aided by Atonement
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Liquid Metal
Forgive me for I have sinned. My ignorance and lack of knowledge concerning Milan Fashion Week means that the shows that I took note of were the big guns (Fendi, Burberry Prorsum, Prada etc…). Which is very unlike the approach I take to other fashion weeks where I scour the internet looking for any sort… Continue reading Liquid Metal
Two gals talking up the 18th century
Sure, I’ll be sitting around with a friend fantasising about 18th century mantuas, clocked stockings and playing the harpsichord impromptu. It’s really not quite the same as fashion legend Diana Vreeland and the ethereal Marisa Berenson (it’s scary how cool her lineage is….granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli!) talking about the extravagance of the 18th century. Not… Continue reading Two gals talking up the 18th century
Where it all began…
I grew up avidly reading The Face and i-D, so excited was I that there was this whole ‘other side’ of fashion that the conventional glossies didn’t dare to go but at the time, I wasn’ aware that they weren’t the first publications to push the boat. I’m quite in love with my local secondhand… Continue reading Where it all began…