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Glove Love!
Wednesday, 4 Jun, 2008 – 2:00 | One Comment
Glove Love!

As part of my inherent love for any modern take on ladylike style, the kind of details that recall a time when gentlemen tipped their hats on cobbled streets as the ladies sprayed their love …

The Edge of Style!
Tuesday, 3 Jun, 2008 – 1:17 | No Comment
The Edge of Style!

As ubiquitous as the images from “The Edge of Love” (the upcoming film about poet Dylan Thomas starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller) have become, I can’t help but love them so. I remain utterly …

Style buttoned up: The Denim Skirt
Friday, 30 May, 2008 – 2:00 | No Comment
Style buttoned up: The Denim Skirt

Recently added to my all-consuming and ever-growing skirt collection/ addiction (depending on your point of view….) is a high waisted, button through pale denim number which I have literally not removed from my little legs …

Dress Like a Queen!
Thursday, 29 May, 2008 – 6:21 | One Comment
Dress Like a Queen!

Its impossible to open a newspaper (or terrible gossip magazine….) at the moment without having to endure a thorough examination of the sartorial decisions of our young royals. Yawn. It’s not that I particularly have …

Summer Buys: Old Man Cardigans
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 – 15:14 | 3 Comments
Summer Buys: Old Man Cardigans

I am not ashamed to admit that my favourite item of clothing is an ink-stained, moth-eaten, beige grandfather cardigan that I am fairly certain used to belong to to a pipe smoking war veteran with …

Loafing Around: The Return Of The Loafer
Thursday, 22 May, 2008 – 3:45 | 2 Comments
Loafing Around: The Return Of The Loafer

Whenever there is a stampede of vertiginous footwear like those of the current skyscraper climate, you can be sure there is a thoroughly horizontal backlash just around the corner.
Not that I am advocating an …

Hannah Marshall Breathes New Life In To The Little Black Dress
Thursday, 22 May, 2008 – 2:00 | 2 Comments
Hannah Marshall Breathes New Life In To The Little Black Dress

I abandoned the eternal search for the Little Black Dress years ago, getting a little bored with an item of clothing that never seems to have enough going on to satisfy my demanding and fanciful …

Tim Walker: Fashion spun from dreams
Wednesday, 21 May, 2008 – 0:58 | 3 Comments
Tim Walker: Fashion spun from dreams

It is my humble opinion that we use contemporary fashion magazines as modern day storybooks for grown up little girls; an instrument of escapism, aspiration and imagination.
The photographic stories found within the glossy pages …

Summer Beauty: Painted Eyes
Tuesday, 20 May, 2008 – 14:45 | One Comment
Summer Beauty: Painted Eyes

Forget the ubiquitous ‘paint splattered’ prints that are apparently the only thing that will do this summer. There is no fun in wearing somebody else’s painting on a skirt that every second girl is twirling …

Doll Face: Viktor and Rolf Retrospective
Thursday, 15 May, 2008 – 14:56 | No Comment
Doll Face: Viktor and Rolf Retrospective

Little girls dressing up their dolls is supreme training for a lifetime of dressing up themselves; some things never change and little girls will always be made of sugar and spice. Working in a nursery …

Trends: Peek-a-boo!
Wednesday, 14 May, 2008 – 13:20 | No Comment
Trends: Peek-a-boo!

Visible bra straps? Frowned upon, yes, but grossly overlooked, I say. As with so many fashion “rules”, there is so much more fun to be had when “don’ts” are entirely disregarded.

Trends: Folky Girls
Monday, 12 May, 2008 – 16:58 | 3 Comments
Trends: Folky Girls

As the dawn of summer festivals prepares to rise , my yearning to be swaying in a sunlit meadow whilst a girl sings onstage with a strumming guitar and a paper owl is growing rapidly. …

Pale Summer…
Wednesday, 7 May, 2008 – 8:49 | 3 Comments
Pale Summer…

It’s that time of year again. Glamazonian models stare down from countless magazine stands, every article contains the word ‘golden’ and the faint smell of fake tan is in the air. Yes, magazine summer is …

Summer Jacket Time: Blazers
Tuesday, 6 May, 2008 – 2:16 | 2 Comments
Summer Jacket Time: Blazers

With the first rays of real sunlight creeping in my dusty window comes the faint but enchanting prospect that summer might be just around the corner. Whilst sandals and bikinis might not be quite on …