I don’t usually delve into the economics side of fashion as I’m not about to spout off about something I know little about. I’m not about informing or educating anyone. However, the subject will crop up when there is blatant injustice being done here. Steinberg & Tolkien, one of the oldest and most established vintage… Continue reading The Classic Fat Cat Tale
Category: Shop Watch
The Well-Deserved Shop Watch
I’ve been desperately wanting to talk shop about the 172 boutique on Brick Lane, because I’ve truly been baffled by the lack of press this place has had. In the shopping guides the boutiques that are likely to be listed are ones that stock designers – up and coming, semi-established, fully established or big big… Continue reading The Well-Deserved Shop Watch
A Magical Shop Watch
After wandering around despondantly, uninspired by the clothes I was seeing and the shops I was mindlessly walking into, on one of the famous ‘Nine Streets’ in Amsterdam, I stumbled into Mauve, drawn in by the dummies clothed in a Harlequin brocade suit and a dream of a Rococco gold dress. I’m obsessed about all… Continue reading A Magical Shop Watch
Shop Watch #2 Beyond Retro
Bear with me if you’re a seasoned London shopper and you think I’m stating the obvious in my Shop Watch feature. The first few will be blindingly obvious to some but hopefully as I feature more stores, they’ll get more and more off-the-beaten track. This week, I have Shop Watched Beyond Retro, one of London’s… Continue reading Shop Watch #2 Beyond Retro