I've been OD-ing on Olympics TV coverage and feeling all fired-up and gutsy and any other sports pundit cliche that you can think of, thanks to the BBC. Therefore I'm just going to come out with this one bit of British sporting slang and say that Diane von Furstenberg pulled off a blinder with these… Continue reading Eyeing You Up
Category: Susie Styles
Julie Does Something Else
The last time I spoke about illustrator Julie Verhoven, it was slightly tainted by a very honest interview that I conducted with her at the David David Gallery where she casted a reality check on the world of fashion illustration – that it is competitive, tough and often undervalued. A few months on and all… Continue reading Julie Does Something Else
Hysterics
>> When I talked about the rise and fall and rise again of logo-mania, I forgot to mention my own slightly reckless and ever-so-obsessive fetish with the logos that hailed from Japan. Hysteric Glamour and Super Lovers were a duo of brands that crept into the wardrobe of my later teen years, due to shops like… Continue reading Hysterics
Folking It
There are some brands that you take for granted because you know you can rely on them and they'll always be there for you through the good times and the bad. When I first walked into Folk's store on Lamb's Conduit Street maybe six or seven years ago, that's how I felt about their then-solely… Continue reading Folking It