Structural engineering you can wear
Whether or not you wear them, chances are you probably don’t realise just how complicated bras are to design and how difficult they are to manufacture. Many people, confused by
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June Lust List: Unusual lipstick
Inspired by Talonted Lex and her ‘Unwearable‘ series of make up posts, I’ve been taking a closer look at make up colours I wouldn’t usually consider. To be honest, a
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Buy Less, Choose Well, Make It Last
Regular readers will know that I have more than a passing interest in the more sustainable aspects of the fashion industry. Having already read ‘Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of
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Buy-Nothing Challenge: Month 2
At the beginning of February, I decided to try very hard to buy no new clothing or accessories for myself for six months. Gifts for others were fine, but anything for
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March Lust List: Revival
This month’s Lust List doesn’t have an alliterative theme – partly because I couldn’t think of one, and partly because I didn’t want to end up having to do that
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Buy-Nothing Challenge: Month 1
At the start of this month, I decided to aim to buy no new clothing or accessories for myself for six months. Should there be anything that I decide I
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Buy-Nothing Challenge: Version 2.0
Last August, I blogged about a month long Buy-Nothing Challenge that I set myself. My rule was simple: No clothing/accessories purchases for myself during the month of August, although I
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Buy-Nothing Challenge: Update
After my recent realisation that I buy too many clothes, I decided to challenge myself to a month without buying any at all to see if I could break the
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Hunkemöller comes to the UK
Trade journal Lingerie Insight has announced that Dutch lingerie brand Hunkemöller has launched in the UK. Although there are no physical stores here yet, the UK website is live with
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Am I ‘fashionable’? Musings on following trends
I’m always surprised when people think it makes sense that I work at London College of Fashion, because of the way I dress. Although I have a very distinct personal
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