1) Peggy Noland emailed me to say that she was a fan of the blog. Eh? In between designing costumes for C.S.S's Lovefoxx, Tilly and the Wall and Ssion and manning her shop in Kansas City, she looks at my blog?!?! I'm always a little freaked out by people actually working in fashion reading the… Continue reading Thoughts for Peggy
Category: Travel
Check that Out
Going to Amsterdam provided me the perfect opportunity to go and stalk Jan Taminiau, one of the earliest Dutch designers that I had heard about other than the obvious names. I like that he says he is resolutely Dutch whilst still being able to present his couture collections in Paris. So the HTNK agency in… Continue reading Check that Out
Eating with Eyes
At last I can indulge on a singular post on my other passion in life… FOOOOOOD! As you can physically see, I'm clearly no waif and if you follow me on Twitter, then you'll also see that my whole life seems to revolve around food. When am I next eating? Where am I eating? What… Continue reading Eating with Eyes
Back to the Beach for Cagin’
I'm slowly confirming my fast-track OAP status by escaping to the quieter life as often as I can. I'm feeling more and more like Taeko in Isao Takahata's Only Yesterday, except instead of er…harvesting safflowers, I'm off milling around Marks & Spencer with Steve's dear grandma (who we call min min…) touching up calf length… Continue reading Back to the Beach for Cagin’