Hello. This week I’m mostly crushing on collabs. These ones, to be exact: Primark x McCains Yep McCains. As in chips. As In I love chips and I’m happy to wear a jumper that says so (as seen in their TV ad). Not kidding. More excited about this collab than Drake x Nike. And I’m […]
Do you have cartographic curiosities? Is ‘folding maps’ what you say is your weakness at job interviews? Remember the days before smart phones when people actually used paper maps? How delightfully retro. Aw12 saw us go out of this world with the intergalactic space trend. This season we are on terra firma, covering serious ground […]
From midnight to baby blue shades, working blue tonally all over is a big story next season. Denim (duh!) is the most obvious entry point and the AW13 shows show us how to work it. James Long gave us boyish, boxy denim shapes and contrast fabrics such as rubber and mohair. Turn-ups, tapestry and cropped jean […]
I know, I know. Here at Le Blow, we’re always banging on about the 90s. Well how’s this for a new decade to reference? Get the (Abigail’s) party started! The 70s ARE BACK (albeit with a little less polyester). Here’s a few reasons why The AW12 shows were HUGE for geometric prints and matching printed […]
That’s right, scarlet pimpernel sorts – Benefit’s medicated acne treatment, Boo Boo Zap! is set to make a welcome return into the lives of spot sufferers everywhere. Having been *shock, horror* discontinued late last year, what Benefit didn’t let on is that they were tinkering about with the formula AND the packaging. The pimple product […]
Zits. Pimples. Blemishes – as if anyone uses that word outside of a Clearasil advert – even the different names for spots are horrible. ‘Zits’; it’s too similar to ‘nits’ or even… well, a lot of horrible things that life would surely be sweeter without. But hey, we must face up to the fact that […]
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