Loosen Up

Flirty, sweet or girly don’t seem to be words that we will be hearing come the time when the key trends are highlighted for AW08-9. In fact an 80’s-90’s sombriety seems to have swept over the catwalks. Typical that we’ve got our heads up in ruffles and pastels at the moment and suddenly quite literally,… Continue reading Loosen Up

The Savvy Child

In the latest issue of Pop magazine which is dedicated to 90’s super model Stephanie Seymour, sex appeal, va-va-voom and a body that quite literally goes in and out in an almost cartoonish way (Katie Grand compares Seymour to Jessica Rabbit), it seemed almost incongruous to have this editorial ‘Angelic Upstart’ shot and styled by… Continue reading The Savvy Child

*Yawn* Dye *Yawn*

Tins of Dylon dyes clutter up my drawers and make a mockery out of me.  I stare at them and they stare back as if to say ‘Ha… you bought us, dumped us because you couldn’t be arsed to see your intended DIY projects through!’.  Encouraged by Flying Saucer’s scary uni halls kitchen dip dying… Continue reading *Yawn* Dye *Yawn*

The neon lives on…

I got sucked right in, and fell for it hook line and sinker.  I have literally fallen for that terrible cliche of ‘copying the pages of a magazine’.  The ‘Light and Fantastic’ editorial in the Feb issue of UK Vogue enlightened (oh.. the pun… the pun!) me as to what to do with my ickle… Continue reading The neon lives on…