>> A collection that has been named Granny Takes a Trip is bound to grab my attention. For upcycling knitwear designer Katie Jones, the reference is only in part dedicated to that mystical 1970s London hotspot on Kings Road (aka what I imagine to my psychedelic haven had I been alive back then). Her SS… Continue reading Granny Takes a Trip Down the Pier
Category: London
Something New in the Hood
London. Back to wet leaves mingling with the smell of bacon sardines, market stall holders shouting “Everything must go for a paaaaaaand!” and shrill announcements from TFL. If that sounds vaguely like amateur poetry, that’s when you know I’m glad to be back. For one thing, I can properly “hang out” in my own city. … Continue reading Something New in the Hood
Toga's Chaos
>> I just left St Pancras station about an hour ago to head over to Paris in what the last leg of what has been a whirlwind month. I know I say I’m frightfully busy every time I’m fashion-weeking and you’re all rolling your eyes at me when street style images make it look like… Continue reading Toga's Chaos
Second Floor Antics
In between missing a flight, buying another one, switching up from LFW to MFW, I somehow managed to drop by Chanel’s new exhibition “Second Floor” at the Saatchi Gallery. On the second floor of the gallery, is a beautiful series of painterly photographs by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who went up that famous mirrored staircase to the… Continue reading Second Floor Antics