Yet another Charity Shop ‘bit the dust’ I discovered this week, and I was very sorry to see it go. It was small with some very friendly volunteers and I used to look forward to going and ‘having a chat’, they even let my dog in (which is getting rarer these days unfortunately…). I wouldn’t Read More
“Show me the lace”, is one of my very favourite lines from the iconic 1970’s fashion/horror film ‘The Eyes of Laura Mars’, starring Faye Dunaway and directed by John Carpenter. A film I will not even try to describe the words ‘fail me’…at present…I just love it so much…only to say more to follow on Read More
How do you get hold of your own ‘personal icon’? Why by purchasing a bag in emblazoned with their image across it ‘of course!’ It was two enduring icon bags that ‘seized’ my ‘fashion eye’ whilst out and about ‘minding my own business’ as it were…in my immediate locality. Firstly that eternal icon of pure Read More
On browsing a recent Stylist I was rather amused to find some ‘interesting items’ at what price?? Am I hearing you correctly? £78 for basically a ‘blusher’ just because it’s Tom Ford…it may be good but that’s nearly £80! That’s probably more than you get on the dole these days?? (Hey..I’ve checked this it’s currently Read More
I haven’t been down to my local Charity Shop for a long while…(shame on me), so I thought I better go get back there pronto, to check out what’s the latest ‘fashion scoop’. Where…I could discover by beating my tracks back…to one of my favourite local fashion icons ‘Stephanie’, the Charity shop mannequin! You never know Read More
Neon nice…forget pastels this Spring! If you head down to your local High Street you will not be able to move without coming across some neon…either a whole colour block, or more successfully (in my humble opinion) neon accents with a stripe or a trim, or even a pom pom ‘here and there’. Neon is Read More
“Those mules were made for walking and it’s just what they will do”…so now for my very first ‘Style On Trial’ mules/’sliders’ experiment. Ever since the Gucci mules appeared (and stormed I might add..!) the catwalk in 2015, it is taken over 2 years for this trend to hit not only the high street, but Read More
So it had to happen..at some point…Beige is in! My favourite ‘go to’ colour is now is ‘all the rage’ (well ‘sort of’ according to a Grazia Fashion Feature I ripped out recently). Yes! Beige is back! My ‘Bring Back the Beige!’ campaign must of worked! This understated colour usually strikes a horror chord in Read More
It all started with BHS shutting it’s many doors across the land…which has escalated to create a ‘domino effect’ down my local High Street…and let’s not forget preceding the sad BHS demise, the frankly shocking crash of Woolworths back in 2008. Walking down my High Street this week, I discovered even more shops have shut Read More
‘Strange’ museum displays, ‘spooky’ shop windows, wig’s on sideways, missing limbs, crinkly clothes, dusty appearance, an occasional ‘musty’ smell, and dynamic poses…what might I be describing? Well it’s those favourite’s of mine…mannequins! Sadly it seems they are disappearing fast…so what is to be done about it? Times are a changing with minimalism, clean lines, and Read More
So I’m in a ‘tight spot’ both physically and ‘fashionably’…still not well, and in a form of erhmm…‘exercise’, I was sorting through my collection of vintage tights. I just love the packaging on these beauties, they also have a definite ‘no nonsense approach’ to labelling! With a ‘full panel gusset’ you really know what they Read More
So it happened again…I’ve got the worst ever back pain. So bad..I collapsed..and ended up in hospital…but enough of that, I want to think no more of pain..whilst in hospital I decided to distract myself, to try escape from my current malaise. So I looked back into those old days when convalescence was the ‘very Read More
So Valentine’s Day is upon us, and for those of us who are expecting no Valentine’s Day cards, chocolates, or flowers…this day can be rather depressing…but wait! Why get down about it? It’s so ‘in your face’ and ‘absolutely everywhere’ (as my pictures will attest) that’s it’s laughable! There is it seems, no escaping it Read More
Because I’m not one of the younger generation…I guess I am a bit ‘behind’ on the phenomenon of the selfie, though as you can see here I’m trying to join in somewhat. I guess I’m not ‘getting’ what is so utterly ‘fascinating’ about taking a picture of yourself constantly and consistently, is this the case or an Read More
I’ve been trying for a while…to sell a number of items on eBay and, unfortunately they are not just not budging, after an initial success it seems I’m going through a bit of a lag!! I started sorting through my stuff in January 2015 (2 years ago now…scary!) and bit by bit over the ensuing weekends I photographed, Read More
My big 50th birthday passed earlier this week, (very scary…) and I was lucky enough to get a Vogue from January 1967 as a present, so to celebrate this I’m posting here some fashion images of how things look back then, and fashion wise it was kind of a ‘groovy time’ to be born, oh yes! Read More
