Did I mention my penchant for a paving slab sized coffee-table book? Despite the shift to online consumption, specialist bookshops seem to be thriving. And taking full advantage of this is Assouline books, whose new space at Liberty is an absolute delight. (more…)
Completely bowled over and intrigued by this video from innovative new fashion brand The IOU Project: (more…)
A couple of weekends ago I was invited to be part of Liberty’s excellent initiative, the Best of British Open Call. Sitting alongside associate womenswear buyer Stephanie Jones, I was on hand to give instant feedback to fashion designers who were chasing their dream of being stocked in Liberty. (more…)
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…)
