Recently browsing my high-end magazines (bought on a low budget at the market again – bargain!) what item kept jumping out at me time & again saying ‘look at me, look at me’? I’ll tell you (& you may not be surprised..) the designer bag! Yes advert after advert, the ‘bag’ takes ‘centre stage’ the model Read More
So now the time has come for the ‘unveiling’ of the ‘mysterious’ Marianne..aimed to coincide with the celebration of Ascot’s Ladies day, the face of my ‘RagAsh’ label is revealed..the net remains for just a fraction of a second, before the final lifting….on this ‘face of fashionable mystery’ the true beauty of Marianne is daringly Read More
For some ‘unknown’ reason a ‘long forgotten’ fragrance popped into my mind whilst out shopping…it was Tweed perfume by Lentheric, I remember my mum having some & I used to spray a sneaky squirt from her dresser…(of course she would of known..the fragrance is very strong, very unmistakable, very might I say ‘Tweed‘ & for me Read More
In reference to my previous post on the ‘Women Fashion Power’ exhibition I present Stephanie in what I would describe in a truly ‘blog-‘tastic‘ manner, in which I have made Stephanie ‘appear at the exhibition’ by the ‘magic’ of photo manipulation into the situation… & she truly deserves this honour! Not only does she earn Read More
So at the Design Museum show ‘Women Fashion Power’ it was more like ‘mannequin mannequin mannequin!’ (which made me happy). From the free guide the curator states ‘this exhibition is a celebration of exceptional women. All of the women we invited to contribute to the exhibition were chosen because they are leaders in their field.’ So Read More
Friday the 13th just gone, Friday ‘Brideday’ unlucky for some? Or indeed maybe ‘lucky’?…Went to the Wedding dresses show at the Victoria & Albert Museum to ‘view and assess’ the offerings on show. I just had to go…what with my strange ‘bridal obsession’….I mean why I love looking at bridal wear is beyond me…when I Read More
It’s that time of year, chocolates, roses & hearts ‘everywhere’, a time of ‘joy’ & anxiety…from one extreme to another, your’re either for it or against it, up or down, happy or very disappointed, it’s hard to totally ignore…(though I believe you can, by of course taking my ‘no nonsense’ approach that it doesn’t mean Read More
A recent exhibition I visited was Guy Bourdin Image Maker at Somerset House it was my birthday so I thought why not? A favourite fashion photographer of mine for a long time he was relatively ‘unheard of’ just ‘known’ by those ‘in the know’ but when you look at his work you can clearly see Read More
