It appears Autumn has well and truly set in and any hopes for an Indian Summer now seem pretty farfetched after the deluge of rain we have just experienced. But is this all doom and gloom? One thing I love about the onset of the colder months, before it gets really cold and miserable, is the excitement of being able to cosy up in the warmest and softest of jumpers and...

Standing patiently in a cloyingly warm Science Museum, I awaited the much anticipated Basso and Brooke S/S 09 show. As previous winners of the inaugural Fashion Fringe award, the industry’s keen eye has been closely trained on this pair whose pioneering use of digital printing in their designs has got them considerable recognition across the fashion globe. And...

It isn’t exactly a secret that Scotland and the rest of the UK, namely England, aren’t best buddies. I’ve never quite understood it myself but it is apparently a given that those north of the border are somewhat disparaging of their southern counterparts. In fact, when I just asked my Scottish born friend for a typical Scottish view of Englishmen, his...

New Look must be pretty chuffed with the fact that they will be the proud stockists of Giles Deacons first ever

What comes to mind when you hear or see the name Tartan? Probably.

Shopping for the perfect pair of black trousers is a contradiction in terms - they just don’t seem to exist. Like searching for that elusive pair of flawless jeans, it is boring, frustrating and the thought of it feels me with dread.

Shock waves have been ripping through the online fashion world, and most probably the ‘real’ world, at the news that infamous girl band t.A.T.u have been named as the faces of the new Marc by Marc Jacobs campaign. For those of you that remember the faux lesbian duo’s performance at the Eurovision song contest in 2003, will most likely be wondering what...