Thanks to my good friend Hips Like Boys for alerting me to the V&A Reading Rooms. I love a bookshop, especially a browse-friendly one, and even more especially a fashion-design-art one. Claire de Rouen and Koenig Books in Charing Cross Road are my first choices for book porn but tend to be a bit, er compact, for extended browsing. (more…)
LCF sent me its MA fashion journalism newspaper last week and I couldn’t put down Rebecca Tuite’s story about the ‘Vassar Girl’ look (the female Ivy League look, if you will). The Vassar Girl look was epitomised by an unofficial uniform of Bermuda shorts, Brooks Brothers shirts, twinsets, Shetland sweaters, loafers and knee socks. (more…)
Everyone wants to do something for Japan and I’m no exception. Fashon brands have committed themselves to raising and donating funds and some of their initiatives are so irrisistible, it makes it very easy for us to help. My picks below…
Olympia le Tan (she of the fabulous and famous book-clutches) has been busy crafting these wee felt pins which will go on sale at Colette. Simple and beautiful. (Please do enjoy the rest of her Tumblr when you click on that link.) (more…)
