Tag: London
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Short stops London- Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn, a lady of mystique, the woman we all think we knew, but never really quite. The National Portrait Gallery has an exhibition of photos of Ms Hepburn from personal archives and family collections of her sons. The 35 strong collections gives us classic Audrey, snippets of her childhood, and a background to different stages…
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Christmas, From Selfridges With Love.
I love a good Christmas window, and I love how the shops get decked up all through the holiday season. Its christmas in London already, normally Christmas never starts for me until the 1st of December when I start counting down until the big day. Besides my birthday, Christmas is my favourite holiday. The feeling of…
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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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TO LONDON WITH MUCH LOVE
The most terrifying thing about change, expected or unexpected, is the uncertainty it comes with. Even if you are sure that it’ll be for the best, you cannot help that nagging feeling at the back of your mind. After fifteen years- over one hundred pairs of shoes amassed, too many handbags acquired, books, books and…
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Laters London.
The most terrifying thing about change, expected or unexpected, is the uncertainty it comes with. Even if you are sure that it’ll be for the best, you cannot help that nagging feeling at the back of your mind. After fifteen years- over one hundred pairs of shoes amassed, too many handbags acquired, books, books and…
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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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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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Eat- Ken and Jesse’s Perfect Cookies.
When it comes to dessert, few, very few, come close to a perfectly baked American style cookie. There are lots of cookie makers out there but very few get it right. I’ve found one of the very few and its pretty much at the top of the stack. Ken and Jesse’s cookies. I discovered them…