Mary Queen of Charity Shops: Revisited
byIn June last year I wrote quite passionately about my thoughts on the original Mary Queen of Charity Shops series. (Hint: I didn’t like…
Inspiration & Lifestyle
Dressing Up – The Answer To All Life’s Ills
byI was watching Blitz Street on Monday and once again it struck me how well turned out everyone was in old video footage from…
A Gift? For Me? The Ethics of Blogging.
byI consider myself an ethical person, sometimes overly so. I’ll often torture myself unnecessarily about whether I have done the right thing and whether…
5 Books Every Girl Wants to Find in Her Christmas Stocking
byBooks are a staple Christmas gift, and a good one I think. Getting books feels like being given the gift of time. To appreciate…
Fashion Economics
byThis post starts with a story. At the end of September I needed boots. I spent several hours wandering the shops with a fairly…
Style vs Fashion – Twitter speaks
byThis year, for the first time, I have Press Accreditation at London Fashion Week. It’s very likely that I will simply check out the…
Why We Buy….
byI’ve read several interesting posts recently on shopping habits and it’s got me thinking about why we buy what we do and how we…
Can Cheap Fashion be Ethical Fashion?
byToday I have heard the news that Primark has created the role of Ethical Trading Director and appointed Katherine Kirk, previously from Gap, who…
Join the Army – Read Magazines……
byWell, I can pretty much say I’ve never felt so patronised as I have this week by a “promotional magazine article” about women in…