Rupert Sanderson AW11 Press Day
Tons of gorgeously polished heels on offer at the recent Rupert Sanderson press day but the ones that really got me were the blue suede loafers with double bullet charms, totally killer shoes. I tried...
View ArticleIt’s going to be a Marais summer
Love Marais shoes, their pattern flats are the kind of shoes that make anything look good. From jeans, to shorts and girly dresses I can see these spreading their magic into your outfits. Also love...
View ArticleRupert Sanderson Paris Showroom AW12
Kicking off my showroom coverage with Brit designer Rupert Sanderson is a little contrary, but that’s how we works round here. Their warm showroom was a lovely sanctuary from the miserable rain, you...
View ArticleSummer Shoes
Summer means a whole new wardrobe, I’ve unpacked all my dresses, tops and skirts for sunny weather and my room is looking a little like Oxford St Primark at the end of a Saturday. Except it’s mostly...
View ArticleShoe Tips For Grown-Ups
Brogue-lovers prick up your ears! Investing in a proper pair of shoes is the done thing when you’re a Grown Up, shoes that will last you 30-40 years make more sense once the mists of youth have...
View ArticleKM by Karen Millen capsule collection
Day-to-day I will have in my bag a diary, big notepad, camera or two, bike stuff and possibly a laptop. I don’t do fussy handbags and I find nothing finishes off an outfit like a statement-making...
View ArticleJumble Fever: Trying To Quit My Hoarding Ways
Recently I’ve been waking up singing ‘It’s like a jumble sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under’, because my room looks like a tip. You may have seen me tweet about my ‘clothes...
View ArticleSilver Surfer
Every so often I get obsessed with finding the perfect version of something, be it the denim shirt, ankle boot or Carly Rae Jepsen parody on You Tube (what?) I think it’s a fashion thing, I had the...
View ArticleGrenson factory visit and interview – pt1
Just at the end of last year I headed up to Northampton to visit the Grenson factory. Northampton has been associated with footwear and shoemaking for hundreds of years, records show a Cordwainers...
View ArticleGrenson factory visit and interview pt2 – Tim Little, creative director
The second part of my Grenson factory visit, I interviewed creative director Tim Little, a advertising man by trade who came into the shoe business after failing to find his perfect pair of dress...
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