Calling on Calla

>> When a designer asks you to come and hang out at a sweet hotel suite, dress up in their clothes and do star jumps on the bed deliberately, you say yes.  Especially when that designer happens to be Calla, whose A/W 13-4 collection really hit a high note for me with its references to… Continue reading Calling on Calla

Fan Girled

The last proper time I tried to "fangirl" someone was at a loud Dazed & Confused anniversary party on the dancefloor where I saw Jessica Hynes n√©e Stevenson aka Daisy from Spaced aka the person who I'd like to believe would be my friend if we got to know each other in real life.  Steve had… Continue reading Fan Girled

Lots of Stuff

>> Seven giant bulging bin liners plus what felt like 1,000 kilos of magazines.  That's what went into the communal bins last week, when I attempted to clean the apartment up in a bid to banish the blues of #firstworldproblem of flat buying falling through.  The first thing anybody ever says when they walk into… Continue reading Lots of Stuff

School's Out

>> Last week when I went to see the exhibition of Central Saint Martins, students were filing out, laden with garment bags, portfolios and boxes.  School lockers were empty and open and nearby bins were flooded with unwanted crap.  It was the last day of school and like the sad nearly-thirty person that I am,… Continue reading School's Out