On her blog, Cathy Horyn recently expressed a distaste for 'turning craft into some fetishistic pile of stuff' and also referenced to a round table discussion that I took part in for the latest issue of Bon Magazine along with editor-in-chief of Bon, Madelaine Levy, Tim Blanks, Jo-Ann Furniss, Imran Amed of Business of Fashion… Continue reading Craftwerk
Category: New Buys
Colour Bleed
>> My descent from bag-hatin' to bag-lovin' has been a slow burning process, one that I'm scarily aware of, particular when I actually kill time at Terminal3/5 going into the Mulberry store to check out the goods as opposed to perching at the seafood bar chomping on dressed crab. The "me" from five years ago… Continue reading Colour Bleed
Freshen Up
I'm pragmatic to the point of dogmatic when it comes to buying things when I'm abroad. If the answer to "Can I buy it in London?" is a firm "No", and the exchange rates are looking good (I permanently have my XE calculator app out on my phone), then I'll make a considered decision. In… Continue reading Freshen Up
Extended One Night Only
"It was like Gianni was in the house!" exclaimed Hilary Alexander as we boarded our shuttle bus from Versace x H&M's re-purposed venue in the Meatpacking to head back to our hotel. Pretty much everyone came out laden with bags, some dancing, some tripping and veering in all directions (errr…. that would be me…. like… Continue reading Extended One Night Only