Valentines Day is by no means the real thing but Im a genuine romantic at heart and love breathes in my heart!So, even if its wildly uncool, I will regurgitate the dated "love" formula tonigh...
After a two months absence from the virtual world it may seem like nothing much remains of this blog. It stands abandoned, like a memorial tree or a shrine to my previous passions!I was in Paris for ...
It occurs to me sometimes that this blog is, essentially, one long and enjoyable confessional.I talk about the photographers I love, my fashion sensibilities, art that has impressed me and of course ...
It was my husbands birthday and I had just started looking for the perfect present.Even though Mat ended up with something entirely different (a photograph), I havent stopped thinking about Graham Li...
America should idolise Wes Lang!He mixes pictorial elements (drawing, painting, collage) and they conform to a strict formula: clarity of line, careful, harmonious and minutely detailed compositions ...
If you’re feeling charitable and you have some spare cash at your disposal you might want to place a bid in the Dazed&Confused/Oxfam charity auction! And since past research indicates that being ...
I can’t exactly remember how I came across New-Zealand ‘s Stolen Girlfriends Club but it felt like I had uncovered a buried treasure that had been hidden for many years, which of course it was not! I...
Pictures taken recently in London and Henley on Thames.The sheer delight of a misty morning, a memorable sunset, empty countryside roads, roaming the neighbourhood late afternoon and a celebration of...
The best moments when you’re doing research is when you encounter a brand that completely absorbs you. Well, all I can say is that when I first set eyes on the Brics lookbook I felt like I was lookin...
At some point this week I will pre-order Cédric Rivrain’s first book. Since a chance “encounter” with one of his illustrations a few years ago I haven’t stopped admiring his work. Such flawlessly det...
Merci Sabrina! ♡
I’ve known Ramdane Touhami for many years. 18 to be exact. He reminds me of a wicked and sometimes unmerciful creature with inexplicable energy. Always interesting, fiercely intelligent, scandalous (...
I was thrilled to find this Best Company ad in one of Mats old Interview magazines. The brand had a legion of fans in my school and as a kid I cherished the one sweatshirt I acquired from La Maison M...
I’ve been wearing contact lenses since the age of 14 and for as long as I can remember I’ve managed to ignore glasses. Yes, even when they were being sold in their hundreds by American Apparel to kid...
A slightly mystical picture I took of Sally standing in the doorway of a beautiful old church in Normandy. Im ashamed to say that Ive only got a vague sense of French history so I couldnt tell you ab...
Ive recently been invited to write an article about fashion and sentimentality. As months and even years go by Ive realised that I feel quite comfortable tenderly evoking clothes Ive owned in the pas...
Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I saw this silk Undercover jacket for the first time on the Honeyee website which, as it turns out, I only discovered because my lovely friend Tommy blogs there. The she...
People sometimes ask me why I buy so many old books. My reply is always the same: I love the chaotic mishmash of second-hand bookshops, the element of surprise and excitement when you find a novel yo...
The exceptional and beautiful writer Indigo Clarke asked me a few questions for her Full Frontal Fashion column. Heres the result!
Remember when summers in London were sunny and warm? No? I dont either. Im fast becoming fanatically anti-UK. A momentary feeling which will disappear at some stage but at the moment the constant rai...
Miu Miu wins my vote yet again. I just watched the second instalment of the brand’s Women’s Tales film series and feel slightly disorientated. In a Felliniesque way. The Argentinian director, Lucreci...
I celebrated my birthday on the 14th of July and here’s one the most delightful presents I received. An Olympia Le-Tan bag. My sister had to devote several days to track one down making this surprise...
Yes, I know, I’ve probably managed to alienate some of my readers with my passion for David Hamilton but look, I don’t find his photography shocking. Not even the piquant teen nudes. I think he genui...
Silly times on the beach in Cabourg with Sally. Ive been back in London for two weeks and my holiday in France seems like a distant illusion. The next few posts will be a celebration of cloudless sum...
A picture I recently took of Mat on the Heath. A haze of beauty and summer days.
Olympia Le-Tan, a modern day Betty Page lookalike, has been making waves in the fashion industry with her immense appetite for the art of literature (dust jackets), fervour for more traditional handm...
Recent pictures taken around my North London neighbourhood.Im quite happy with the unsubtle vibrant colours. More rolls to be developed soon.If you live in London and are in need of aesthetic nourish...
Hundreds of blogs have already talked about the two Richard Phillips mini films released recently at the Venice Biennale and presented by the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture. Some viewers clai...
It’s a risky thing to say, but I sometimes find today’s fashion industry tedious. On the whole, history is a reliable source and learned guide to contemporary trends. Don’t get me wrong, I have much ...
Ive clearly become infatuated with my Contax. Five rolls developed last week.Walking around London with a camera involves looking at surrounding fragments of every day life differently.I like the odd...
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