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Tribute to Charles James

Designers by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMay 9, 2014January 17, 2017

Walter Batiss 1906-82

Arts Info by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackMay 2, 2014August 9, 2017

+B Accessories by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 30, 2014April 30, 2014

Uh-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?

Arts Info by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 29, 2014

Savage Beauty, London 2015

Yes, 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 […]

Flow Lighting by Nao Tamura for Wonderglass

+B Interiors by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 25, 2014August 9, 2017

Arts Info by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 23, 2014

Looking For Light: Jane Bown

There’s a nice review today on a documentary film, Looking for Light, about photographer, Jane Bown, by Hayley Ellis Jones at the-f-word: Inconspicuous presence behind the camera. The promotional clip for the film from Youtube is below and there is a lot more about her to be found on The Guardian website: see Jane Bown in their […]

Gifts by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 17, 2014

Dior: The Legendary Images

I have just pre-ordered, release date 3 June 2014, what looks to be a stunning book full of brilliant fashion photography: Dior: The Legendary Images: Great Photographers and Dior. The publisher, Rizzoli, says: About This Book Reaching beyond the intimate setting of the fashion show, the photographer paints a portrait of haute couture that takes […]

Arts Info by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 16, 2014

Carine Roitfeld, Mademoiselle C

I finally got round to watching the DVD: Mademoiselle C this week and found it … disappointing. If you don’t know her, Carine Roitfeld was the editor of French Vogue for over a decade, having been Tom Ford’s muse and involved in myriad aspects of the fashion world prior to that. In 2011-12, she departed […]

Arts Info by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 14, 2014April 14, 2014

Gaultier At The Barbican

I’m wondering whether Easter is a good weekend to trek over to the Barbican – not my favourite venue – to see the fashion world of Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition on there to 25 August 2014. Busy or not busy? Hard to call. Maybe less busy over the summer … Anyone seen it and like to […]

Designers by Elle, StilettoWheels & PlusBlackApril 11, 2014

Victoire de Castellane Sparkles

My Friday afternoon treat has been browsing through some of the fabulous images to be found online showcasing Victoire de Castallane’s beautiful jewellery for Dior, her personal range and, currently, for the Gagosian Gallery exhibition of her work, Precious Objects, on in New York until 26 April 2014. There’s a nice Introspective: Victoire de […]