From the monthly archives: January 2011
Fleur's incredible mane

Fleur de Guerre saved my Bonnet.

By On January 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Until nearly two years ago, I had a tumultuous relationship with my hair. My hair is neither straight nor wildly curly, neither is it soft or easily tamed. Mostly it’s just course, frizzy and ambivalently wavy. Oh and since I turned 19, it’s been rapidly turning grey.

As a young girl, I longed for the [...]

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Cake and Conversation at the launch of Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration

By On January 29, 2011 · 8 Comments

So last night I trekked over to the 123 store on Bethnal Green Road for the launch of Amelia Gregory’s new book ‘Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration’. I could have kicked myself for getting there so late (I’m painfully shy most of the time and had had a mini anxiety attack [...]

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Let’s indulge in Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration

By On January 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

So I wouldn’t consider myself a trendsetter or a fashionista, but I do love clothes and am increasingly becoming more and more curious about fashion and its history. And though I rarely purchase lifestyle or fashion magazines, in the past year, I have indulged in reading and following contemporary and vintage fashion [...]

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