When in Milan, I like to take an afternoon to saunter around Monte Napoleone, Via della Spiga and the like, and take in the glossiness of everything. Going in and out of the flagship stores of all the biggie Italian houses that seem to be far better stocked than the ones back home. It's educational… Continue reading Too Much
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Sapa Beauty
It was REALLY tempting to title this post with Purple Rain just because a quick scroll through the images below hits you with shades of berry, violet, magenta and just about every delicious word you want to associate with the colour. However, seeing as I've been meaning to do a post on London-based label Thu… Continue reading Sapa Beauty
Sludge Fight
There's been a slushy sludge attack at New York Fashion Week. Quite literally, tons of slush on the streets and then sludgy shades on the catwalk. Now, I don't mind a bit of slush (I'm well equipped with sludge-attack shoes – see previous post), nor am I particularly against the sludge. Save for the tiresome… Continue reading Sludge Fight
Shot with Gold
"Loulou had told friends she wanted to look like a summer's night sky in Marrakech. She was ravishing, like a figure from an Indian miniature, wrapped in an acre of midnight-blue chiffon shot with gold, bangles up and down her arms, teetering in a pair of high silver heels. She had a large glittering crescent… Continue reading Shot with Gold