they said we could have it all… they just didn't tell us how.
Every winter there is a need to find the perfect winter coat; something civil and restrained that does the job but with style involved. The runway trends filter down to the high street ready for the winter shoppers on a budget. Coats are a tricky item to shop for, you want a solid colour with…
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San Gimignano is a small town in Italy, a medieval walled town surrounded by an outer newer town. Like all small towns and medieval villages it is utterly charming and old and cobbly and uphill and so, perfect. It is also not the place you expect to see a Helmut Newton exhibition, but that’s the…
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There is a conversation buzzing around, a larger conversation that ought to be had but keeps circling the periphery, it is one about the ethics of being a tourist anywhere, but especially in Africa. A propriety that is expected from travellers; how to behave when travelling outside of your norm. There is an expectation on…
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The Dior exhibition in Paris is quite possibly THE most beautiful thing there will ever be in fashion. The most beautiful representation of history that I have ever seen, bar none. Oh Dior. My sister and I booked plane tickets to Paris way back in the summer to see the exhibition in the winter because…
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Grace Coddington is stepping down as Creative Director of Vogue, but will assume the role of Creative Director at Large for the magazine whilst pursuing other opportunities outside the magazine. After more than 25 years at the magazine; the ying to Anna Wintour’s yang. She wants to do other things. Grace is without question the greatest living…
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The September Issue of any magazine is the crowning glory of its year, the defining issue, it draws in the big advertisers, big brands and inspires reader fanfare. It is important, in some ways political, topical, and the cause of many a fuss. The September Issue separates the players from the settlers; it is fashion’s new year, the new…
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