Keeping the hands and feet happy is about as much joy I need to brighten up my days, post-long winded-painful illness. I have taken to wearing these crochet gloves as much as possible as I like the process of putting them in making sure each finger is properly wiggled in and also the semi-dramatic action… Continue reading Happy Hands and Feet
Category: Susie Styles
When antique and vintage collide
The word vintage has become an umbrella for everything that is not contemporary but clearly we know that some things should be classified as "antique". This kimono I spotted behind the door of Hurwundeki in Spitalfields, London definitely qualifies for ‘antique’. There’s something much more rich and weighty about a very very old kimono. The… Continue reading When antique and vintage collide
Easter is really about Yellow
I don’t like Easter eggs. I don’t really like hot cross buns. I don’t really take notice of Easter as anything but an elongated weekend (I’m not Christian) but hey my ode to Easter is my daffodil yellow infused outfit. Happy Easter Weekend! If you are a 9 to 5 person, then you’ll probably be… Continue reading Easter is really about Yellow
Excess at the Neckline
‘Pile it on, pile it on.’ If I do it with clothes, I’m surely going to do it with necklaces too. For some peculiar, non-seasonal, completely out-of-the-blue reason, I seem to be taking to my pearls again. Proof that ‘IN/OUT’ lists mean zilch to me. A practical reason for the excessive neckage is of course,… Continue reading Excess at the Neckline