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I’m saying a big hello today to Cushieb.com – a new online retailer of plus size fashion set up by Val Thompson, a lady of UK origin now based in the US. From the Cushie-b Company page: As a young girl growing up in the U.K., Val Thompson dreamed of becoming a costume designer. While […]
MoreOh, these are fabulous illustrations. Check out Red Hong Yi’s Make-Up Meets Chinese Art for more examples. I read about the Red Hong Yi’s idea for the illustrations on Fashion Gone Rogue: Artist Makes Paintings By Using Make-Up Products – which must win some ‘clumsiest title for an internet article’ somewhere, no? They say: We have […]
MoreYou know how most people recovering from in-hospital treatment just wanna eat? Not me. “Bling me some clip-on earrings.” Yep, that’s me from my sick-bed.. “Just like the ones above. They’ll make me feel better.” Oscar De La Renta sparklies for £335 on Net-A-Porter. Gods, how much do I love online shopping? Too much when […]
MoreLots of very pretty African influenced jewellery to be seen on the Penny Winter site. Interesting back story on the about page too: … We are competing with world known brands, except without any of the advantages,in Africa. This is my first solo jewellry collection, outside of my Ngong House boutique, which is my husband’s […]
MoreRecuperating at home from my latest hospital treatment, I came across fashion illustrator Clym Evernden’s work via Six Rules Of Celine Fall 2014 for Another Magazine. Clicking across to Clym Draws online, I learnt that: Clym Evernden is an award winning artist who has a signature inky style of drawing: a fast and spontaneous technique which […]
MoreHearing the news of her death, it is impossible, today, to get past memories of the great Maya Angelou. Her thoughts, writing, poetry and prose, have so enriched the lives of those in her time and will, I’m sure, continue to do so for all future generations. Hard to say more as I actually feel […]
Morei love these Art Smith Earrings, above and below – see more on the Art Smith website – and what an interesting story: Arthur Smith was born to Jamaican parents in Cuba in 1917. His family settled in Brooklyn in 1920 and Smith showed artistic talent at an early age, winning honorable mention as an […]
MoreI’ve been reading about, and watching, the very interesting stand-up routine of Adrienne Truscott: Is it ever ok to laugh about rape? Having watched the Youtube video, below, and Adrienne Truscott’s ‘One-Lady Rape About Comedy‘, I’m still not sure. I do like the way she skewers the hypocrisy about attitudes to women, rape and sexism […]
MoreUh-oh, I have a seriously itchy keyboard finger currently hovering on the ‘Buy Now’ button for this fabulous fuchsia straw hat by Dsquared2 at Farfetch. See how cute it looks on – in this brown version, below, at Dsquared2 online, $320. Fat or thin, hats are in but +Black is my mantra: dare I go pink?
MoreYes, this is totally crazy but I have just bought tickets to see Savage Beauty at the V&A in March 2015. Booking frenzy gone mad, no? I loathe planning so far ahead and there are always very real doubts that, health wise, I will be able to make it – I usually think a couple […]
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