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10 November, 2008 @ 11:36 pm
I miss the Hennes days… life was so much simpler then… *sigh*
10 November, 2008 @ 11:38 pm
wow. thanks for the tip. westfield, here I come…
11 November, 2008 @ 1:14 am
As Van Halen once sang, “I don’t FEEL tardy!”
11 November, 2008 @ 3:14 am
Did you end up getting the Vogue preview invite? Mine never turned up, so I guess I lucked out on the ballot. I’ve since found people selling their tickets on Ebay!
Thanks for the tip re. Knightsbridge and Westfield. Trying to work out which one to go for… They’ve limited purchases in Tokyo to two each.
11 November, 2008 @ 9:06 am
Ah Hennes and Maurtiz the good old days when it was merely one shop on Oxford Street opposite Topshop and was very Swedish and lovely.
11 November, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
It breaks my heart, but I am just way too old for this rugby scrum. Like you, I would love the spotty cardie.
11 November, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
There has definitely been a lot of hype, I expecting great things.
11 November, 2008 @ 7:05 pm
hello’s
I’m so excited about that collection coming out I can hardly contain the excitement! Damn its took long enough hasn’t it? *High Light* of the year by far.
Peace and Bobbins…
Prettyneons X
Ps your blog is killing me, haha1
14 November, 2008 @ 1:28 am
I used to love Bridget Hall . . .