After my sample sale blunder last weekend, I thought I was being smart by turning up an hour early before the advertised 1:30 start at the Vivienne Westwood sample sale at her studios in Battersea. Wrong! Turns out, there were already dozens of eager beavers there waiting and all the while, lots of people had… Continue reading Working Hard at Westwood
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Hitchcock Heroine in June???
My little sneaky run to the Alexander McQueen sample sale yesterday proved fruitful in several ways. I got to see the very elegant Roccoco style Westminster room at The Old Sessions House in Farringdon where the sale was held. I learnt about the Vivienne Westwood sample sale which was a tip-off from a fashion insider… Continue reading Hitchcock Heroine in June???
$1 dress day
It’s getting to toward the end of the month when the pennies start pinching tighter yet I’m still on eBay everyday searching and browsing incessantly. The $1 dress certainly does not exist in reality in London, not even in the cheapest of charity shops and jumble sales. But it’s within reach on the magical world… Continue reading $1 dress day
Jump for Jumpsuits
You’re witnessing my fashion first. I have bought my first jumpsuit. Yes, those 70’s all-one- top and trouser things. I have been tempted in the past by vintage slinky jersey jumpsuits for that Studio 54 look but there is no getting away from the fact that they’re not the world’s most flattering garment. Rear ends… Continue reading Jump for Jumpsuits