After my shortlived immersion in Tokyo style, I continued by doing what I used to do to procrastinate from writing my history essays at uni – browse on Japanese online stores, knowing that I could never buy any of the stuff and also getting much satisfaction out of converting Yen into Pounds on XE.com as… Continue reading Lost in Browsing
Category: Shopping
Choose your Two Tones
I promise I will get off my rag about dancewear, catsuits, leotards, bodies and anything that involves a lot of toilet going difficulty. However, I have been getting emails about the red and navy leotard I wore in Paris. American Apparel obsessives will have spotted it out and it seems their two-toned-ness extends to tights… Continue reading Choose your Two Tones
Top Skate
Now you and I both know skater skirts are officially the done-done thing this season and I encouraged some searching around on cheesy skating costume websites a while back. But whilst the skater-chic thing extends to the skirt shape and the boots, does it also extend to sheer embellished bodies, such as this black Veronique… Continue reading Top Skate
Whistles: Given the Lula Touch
It’s interesting how a magazine can carve out such a distinctive aesthetic that a brand would covet and be inspired by that magazine enough to give themselves a make-over. That’s exactly what has happened with Lula and the British mid-range label Whistles. I was wondering a while back what a Whistles advert was doing in… Continue reading Whistles: Given the Lula Touch