Red or Dead's 30th anniversary exhibition at the Dray Walk Gallery in Brick Lane was a pleasant surprise time warp, one that I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did considering I've had a love/hate relationship with the brand. It began with pure enthusiasm in the mid-90s in my teen years when Red… Continue reading Red or Dead Turns 30
Category: Shoes
Rock that Stud
The Rockstud. Just the name alone put me right off. ‚ÄúRock‚Äù a word that can be naffly attached to stuff that is the antithesis of anything genuinely rock n‚Äô roll. ‚ÄúStud‚Äù in my mind maps on to men who might be called Chad or scarily tanned and shiny chest pecs. Put the two together though… Continue reading Rock that Stud
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads”
Usually I need to wait a few months, sit on a Prada collection and then go forth with my verbal diarrhea. This time round, I came out of the Prada S/S 13 show with my brain a-whirring, which was then further revved up when I saw the collection up close in the showroom a day… Continue reading “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads”
Sophia Dolls
Young and fresh shoe designers don't come knocking on the door that often. Young, fresh and astonishingly good shoe designers definitely come around maybe once in a blue moon. Sophia Webster's debut presentation was therefore a treat to be relished, so much so that I squealed everytime someone asked me how the presentation was just… Continue reading Sophia Dolls