>> My first port of call when it comes to Graduate Fashion Week isn’t necessarily the fashion design students. It’s the University of Salford course of image making and styling headed up by Christine Ratcliffe. The photography that emerges from this progressive course can hold its own up there with images in style titles and mainstream… Continue reading Uossaim!
Category: London
Woh-vuhn
>> The ‘A’ with a ring in the denim label Wåven (pronounced like ‘woven’) is vaguely significant. Wåven’s founder and roots may be British but that Scandinavian touch is what marks this brand out as an affordable denim brand with a difference. Anika Islam’s family has been in the denim business for over thirty years in… Continue reading Woh-vuhn
Fashion Independents All Rise
When new app Frock Advisor asked me to take part in their Fashion Independents Day’ Grand Prix yesterday with the aim of visiting as many independent fashion stores in London as possible, garnering maximum retweets for the win, I was well up for it. In other words, spending the day visiting shops that I’ve supported in the… Continue reading Fashion Independents All Rise
Textures and Patterns of CDW
I wasn’t expecting to blog about my visit to Clerkenwell Design Week last week. I wasn’t even meant to go until badgered by my sister’s tempting pics on WhatsApp. Blame it on the ongoing obsession with augmenting the house. When faced with the choice between a new patio door or new season’s whatever, currently I’m swaying towards… Continue reading Textures and Patterns of CDW