It was already apparent to me that a real bargainous charity shop where you’re fighting with penny pinching biddies is becoming something obselete in London but when Westbourne Grove, where yummy mummies are aplenty and boho trustafarians ‘slum’ it in their ‘poky inherited’ little flat in Notting Hill, opened up Oxfam’s first new ’boutique’ on… Continue reading Poshie Oxfam…
Category: London
It’s all about Skin and Bones
A little late in the game as the exhibition has been on since the 24th April but Skin and Bones, an exhibition curated by MOCA, which I talked about yonks ago last year is finally making its final pitstop at the Embankment Galleries at Somerset House here in London and it’s here to stay until… Continue reading It’s all about Skin and Bones
Listening to Susie Bubble Stutter
>> Will any Londoners have a slot free in their Thursday evening schedules? Hmm… perhaps not but if you are about the Regent Street area, do pop into the Apple Store and hear Guy Hipwell, founder and editor of Fashion156.com and Elliot Sainsbury, their brilliant blogger and also my humble self give a presentation about… Continue reading Listening to Susie Bubble Stutter
Support the Locals
Now, I do want to say that I’m not one of those po-faced people who toffily like to say ‘Support local produce. Down with the corporate fat cats! Buy your cheese/meat/bread from your local shop to combat the supermarkets.’ I’m really not. I take modern convenience for granted and I have no qualms about walking… Continue reading Support the Locals