When a magazine came round to shoot the house last week, I sprung into visual merchandising mode, ensuring my multiple stacks of stuff had some semblance of colour and textural order. There’s no way of minimising the amount of fashion paraphernalia that I have accumulated over the years. Perhaps I’m clutching on to it all,… Continue reading Pink Power
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Alt Ruffle
Kids in Paris had a right laugh during haute couture fashion week. They had a bright fuschia pink and a blur of an oversized floral smock to point and giggle at on the Metro. I was mightily content though to be the laughing stocking because I had an awesome time, swishing, rustling and flapping about… Continue reading Alt Ruffle
Life’s a Circus
Catching up on BBC4 on iPlayer is always a joy. Their documentary showcase Storyville in particular makes me beam and the latest film ‘The Golden Age Circus: The Show of Shows’ directed by Benedikt Erlingsson, almost made me want to double up on my TV licence fee. The hour and fifteen minute long film cleverly… Continue reading Life’s a Circus
Cleansed
I’m currently in Hong Kong as a judge for the Eco Chic Design Award competition, organised by environmental NGO Redress and diving deep into minimal/zero waste design solutions with the finalists. As a small sideline bonus to that, I’m carrying back at least five kilos worth of Chinese New Year’s related snacks and Asian fashion magazines… Continue reading Cleansed