Aqua may have been on to something back in 1997. Their song “Barbie Girl” and its cheeky lyrics riled up Mattel so much so that they subsequently tried to sue Aqua’s record label for tarnishing the reputation of their most precious commodity. Fast forward fifteen years and Mattel are perhaps slyly acknowledging that maybe lead… Continue reading A 21st Century Barbie World
Category: Shoes
Once Upon a Shoe
>> eBay crawling is a dangerous slippery slope. eBay crawling at 3am in the morning when you’re awake with jet lag having just landed into New York leads you from looking at things that you actually wanted (search terms “Balenciaga runway”, “Junya Watanabe” and “John Galliano”) to looking at things you never knew you wanted… like… Continue reading Once Upon a Shoe
Textures and Patterns of CDW
I wasn’t expecting to blog about my visit to Clerkenwell Design Week last week. I wasn’t even meant to go until badgered by my sister’s tempting pics on WhatsApp. Blame it on the ongoing obsession with augmenting the house. When faced with the choice between a new patio door or new season’s whatever, currently I’m swaying towards… Continue reading Textures and Patterns of CDW
Jump In
>> Having spent the weekend playing imagination-based games with a toddler where expensive toys were duly eschewed in favour of sticks and stones, I suddenly remembered how much fun I had aged six or seven, with my own lo-fi fun when I used to jump into books. Vaguely inspired by the jumping into chalk drawing scene from Mary… Continue reading Jump In