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Watching a documentary on BBC 4 this week, I was transported into my teenage past, reliving my passion for Vogue and the ‘It’ models of my generation, amongst them Jerry Hall, Marie Helvin and the stunningly beautiful Iman (now married to David Bowie). I remember seeing a photo of Iman in a magazine, off duty, […]
MoreFlipping through the FT’s How To Spend It, I saw a beautiful dress by John Galliano and my heart kinda stuttered with sorrow. I’ve always loved Galliano’s work and actually had tears in my eyes at a V&A exhibition a few years ago on his Haute Couture work for Dior – so exquisite were the […]
MoreMooching around for Shibori shawls, I visited a site I hadn’t been onto for a while: Artful Home. Pleased to see it still up and in working order, I was pleasantly reminded of all the fabulous designer/makers that display their wares here. There’s so much to look at for both home – especially if, like […]
MoreI’ve been reading a little about Israeli designer, Kedem Sassoon, this past week and, looking him up on Google, I like his style. With a plus-size wife, he apparently designs with her in mind and what’s not for the rest of us plus-size peeps to like about that? Sadly, his own website seems a little […]
MoreLocked in my bedroom by lift malfunction for the past couple of days, frozen by the persistent cold weather we are having, I have blown off some frustration looking at lots of Fall 2013 Youtube videos. Love the collection by Mary Katrantzou for its’ synchronicity of fashion and art. The shapes are architectural and the […]
MoreLooking through fashion illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer‘s book, Fashion People, I came across an illustration titled ‘We Three Kings …’ done in 1994, referring to Miyake, Yahamoto and Rei Kawakubo – photo by me attached here: Having huge amounts of Miyake in my own wardrobe from a couple of decades ago, I was driven to […]
MoreQuick newsflash if you’re anywhere near The Business Design Centre, Islington, London, over 20-24 March 2013 – that’s this weekend. Habibe is selling existing and new designs at The Country Living Spring Fair so, if you like her style, make the trip, take a look, have a chat and buy/order from her. Habibe-London is her […]
MoreHow great to welcome online a new retail experience for stylish, grown up, women: Winser London. Looking around the website, there are some lovely relaxed styles and a whole section devoted to SHOP BLACK – marvellous to see … finally someone is getting the concept most dear to me. From their Style Agenda section, they […]
MoreI absolutely adore the 2013 A/W RTW collection by Gareth Pugh. Moody. Gothic. Stunning. So much to admire and inspire in look, fabric, ideas. Okay, clearly not entirely appropriate in terms of rushing out and buying off-the-shelf for this plus-size, wheelchair user but the line, fabric, colour and collars are features which all of us […]
MoreAlways on the lookout for easy fastenings, my physio, Farshideh, Birkdale Neuro Physio Clinic , drew my attention to some rather fab necklaces and bracelets at COS, much like the chainmail one above. Pretty, inexpensive and very nice, simple magnetic clasps. I’ve added a few more images below of similar items. If you like these […]
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