EPIC. RAD. MADNESS. BANANAS. PEARS. APPLES. Yes, the Dover Street Market Market sample sale WILL be all of those things and though this is only their SECOND ever sale, I say this with quiet confidence given that this sale will include the following… BUMMER. KILLS. SHITEFEST. DRAT. DOUBLE DRAT. I'm leaving for Sydney on Friday… Continue reading Market Notes
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Into Africa Ca Ca
When I was in New York to document Benetton's A/W 10-11 shoot with the It's My Time winners, I got talking to one of the finalists from the UK, Soraya, who is half Ghanian and half Jamaican. I found it fascinating that she went back to Ghana quite a bit to buy up artisanal local… Continue reading Into Africa Ca Ca
On the Pretty Doorstep
It all started with this Moody and Farrell pigskin powder blue thin boater hat that I spied at My Sugarland in Angel the last time I was there, when I was still experiencing a no-time-to-languidly-shop blip. I visited My Sugarland when it first opened up back in 2008 but this one perfect flat boater told… Continue reading On the Pretty Doorstep
Brit Bicester Hurrah
I very nearly put this under the Travel category. Did I ever recall a joke where I said the only time I ever left the M25 was to go abroad? Hardy-ha… not so funny when you get confused over the geogrpahical location of Cheddard Gorges and Alton Towers. I decided in the end not to,… Continue reading Brit Bicester Hurrah