Très cher Biba

For those of you that don’t know what Biba is, it was basically one of the most revolutionary retail experiences in London (kind of like the predecessor to Topshop if you will) and literally catapulted London into the stratosphere of cool when it started in 1964.  It had seven floors of everything from clothes to… Continue reading Très cher Biba

There are two kinds of people: the skirts over trousers people and everyone else

I bumped into my colleague last weekend at Foyles bookstore whilst browsing travel guides and as I caught her eye I saw them doing something that I haven’t seen EVER – it was the London Once Over. People in London give shifty glances here and there and then if they know you know they’re looking,… Continue reading There are two kinds of people: the skirts over trousers people and everyone else