Capers of the Past

Capes are one of those trends that have been knocking about in some shape or form for past two A/W seasons and sure girls from London jumped on the cape train last year by wearing a black wool cape (an item that EVERY high street store produced last winter) with jeans and Uggs but it… Continue reading Capers of the Past

Survival of the Old Guard

The key word seems to be revival at the moment with labels from a by-gone era, gaining importance again and new-found love from press and the younger generations.  Biba is one example.  Schiaparelli has plans to do the same.   All it takes is a decent head designer and plenty of hype (could even do it… Continue reading Survival of the Old Guard

Love Fifteen

This will be the first time I have blogged about tennis which is odd because it’s pretty much the one sport which I’m DEEPLY passionate about.  I watch the slams and follow the ATP and WTA tours avidly.  Selfishly, I have here my tribute to fashion in tennis since it’s of course Wimbledon time (going… Continue reading Love Fifteen

Groovy Baby….

As I said before, today, I escaped football by fleeing to the Victoria and Albert museum Swinging Sixties exhibition.  I thought it would be a standalone room like the Anna Piaggi one but instead, they incorporated it with the existing fashion section.  It was really insightful though to revisit and re-new my knowledge of sixties… Continue reading Groovy Baby….