Category: London
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See- London; The Glamour of Italian Fashion: 1945-2014
From the first international fashion show to the current status of Italian Fashion, the Fendi Baguette to the Sartoria, the V&A curates some of the important events that have made italian fashion what it is today. Post WWII with Italy in ruins, the fashion industry blossomed under the stewardship of Giovanni Batista Giorgioni; a business…
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The Wineshop @HarveyNichols
Harvey Nichols is one of my favourite shops in London. I love its contemporary-luxe niche and the fact that it shows great support for young british talent- it sells relatively unknown brands like Michael Van Der Ham along side Lanvin, has five different ladies footwear departments, a dungeon of suaveness for menswear that sells brands…
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School’s Back In Session- Harvey Nichols Windows
I guess with the holidays behind us life is returning to normal, as reflected in the window scheme at Harvey Nichols, a mess, a fashionable hot mess that is. Kids causing havoc, teenagers being teenagers, notes passing in class, teachers trying to educate, locker room shenanigans, madness in the science lab, working moms trying to…
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London- Selfridges Holiday Windows
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas in London, late night shopping events, champagne evenings and whatever else retailers do to attract customers over the festive season. But I am always more enthralled by the windows, especially of the big department stores because you can see the creativity really come to life. Harrods has…
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Do- A Perfect Day.
I work from home most days but it can often feel like I am on the go and moving way too fast, even though I am sat at my desk or in bed, writing or photoshopping or email back and forth with designers etc. Add moving house to the other side of the country into…
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London- The Harrods Holiday Window.
The Holiday. Starring The Knightsbridge Set. Lady Knight Meet Lady Knight, she’s just popped into Harrods to do serious damage on her cheating husband’s Black Amex. The tabloids are having a filled day at her expense and she is here to have one at his. She’ll be on board the Six O’clock Express to Gstaad…
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Blackheath.
Sometimes London surprises me, in the best possible way. The City itself is brimming with culture in all corners and beautiful neighbourhoods to sojourn. I happened upon one of such neighbourhoods a few weeks back. Blackheath. In the South East of London. And I fell in love. The South East has a bit of a…
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See- Andrew Salgado at Harvey Nichols
Every single window change at Harvey Nichols feels like Christmas has arrived early. Its literally free art for everyone and mostly subject of my instagram feed. This time is no different, in the Menswear windows the luxury retailer exhibiting commissioned paintings from the very talented artist Andrew Salgado. Each done in different colour tones, capturing…
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Eat- Le Relais de Venise
I’m not a big lover of steak, red meat and I have a rather weird and somewhat stormy relationship. I’ve sometimes found it much too heavy and most steak houses struggle to get the rare-medium-well done balance just right. Medium rare? oh dear. That being said, Le Relais de Venise is in a class of…