Le Blow’s guide to the best new fashion buys
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 […]
DISCLAIMER: PUNK. I mean, is there really anything else to say about the grass roots 70’s explosion, it’s reggae influence, London Vs NY, new wave and everything else that prompted, followed and surrounded it? Icons like Sid and Nancy, Vivienne and Malcolm, Joey Ramone and Siouxsie all deserve LIKE A THOUSAND (anti) fashspiration columns each. […]
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 […]
During this cold snap, there can be only one style icon, and that is… …Brian Harvey. It was only a matter of time. PUT DOWN THE SHARPIE AND STOP DRAWING A CARTOON DOG ON YOUR ARM. I’m talking head wear. Stay now. The beanie is BACK. You don’t need ANOTHER post on how obsessed we […]
Think light with dark, texture verses shine or elegant sportiness. Dressing well is a game of contrasts and if London Fashion Week street style taught us anything it’s that nonchalant downtown beanies are the perfect foil for hyper-fashion heels. And seeing as it’s somehow STILL BLOODY FREEZING, we’ve all been wearing our beanies peaked like […]
If your elbows were out for JW Anderson’s new collection for Topshop this week, you’ll understand the analogy of it being a bit like playing hockey back at school. All swishy ponytails, slight snarling and a few competitive knocks to the shin in the rush to nab the last PVC mac on the rail. Survey […]
It’s Burns Night on the 25th January, sae let the Lord be thankit. This is the night where we celebrate the Birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns whose most well known poem Auld Lang Syne we sing, or rather try to sing, on NYE. The true way to celebrate Burns Night is to have a […]
Best sale buys. Online, obvs. Because IF YOU DO GET UP AT 4AM TO QUEUE AT THE NEXT SALE YOU ARE BATSHIT CRAZY AND DESERVE TO BE SHOT. However, if you merrily roll out of your cheese coma, grab your laptop and log on to Zara YOU DESERVE A MEDAL. AND A GLASS OF WINE. […]
Christmas dressing for the most means rotating roughly three outfits: something sparkly (going out), a gravy stained jumper (staying in) and a questionable onesie (being hungover). Avoid the sartorial festive rut with some pre-Christmas fashion and beauty inspiration below… Coloured (faux) fur Natalie Joos and Kate Moss have been seen sporting coloured fur this December. Try a […]
Christmas gift guide What to get the gal who channels Audrey Hepburn but, alas, whose budget is more Blackpool Tower than Eiffel Tower… 1. Men’s cashmere waffle sweater LOVE! I have actually bought this for myself as an early Crimbo pressie, the SOFTNESS! And best of all heavily reduced from 110 to 70 squid… Cashmere […]
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