Back in June, I interviewed Orsola de Castro – founder of upcycling label From Somewhere, curator of British Fashion Council’s eco fashion initiative Esthetica and all-round expert on the subject of “green” fashion – at her exhibition at Great Western Studios, tracing all the work From Somewhere and Orsola has been doing over the years since she started… Continue reading Half-Arsed Ethics
Category: London
Printed Matter Matters
>> On Saturday, when I did the big move over from old house to new, I could sense the dagger-esque glances of exasperation from the woman, who I had hired to move my stuff (yes, no man and a van – it was refreshingly a woman and a van). She didn’t say so but I… Continue reading Printed Matter Matters
Forget Me Not
>> It’s that time of year when choir boys singing hymns in exalted church surroundings, advent calendars, nativity scenes and all manner of Christian traditions are taken up en masse, even if we’re now a largely secular society. It just so happens that Sorcha O’Raghallaigh, who has long been pre-occupied with religious iconography in her… Continue reading Forget Me Not
A Walk Around Brompton Cross
This is going to sound like a strange admission but up until yesterday, I had never stepped foot in Brompton Cross, the area where in quick succession has seen some key fashion store openings. For Navaz of Disney Rollergirl, this very posh and well-to-do part of SW London tucked behind South Kensington, is back on… Continue reading A Walk Around Brompton Cross