On my recent photographic travels this month, I encountered bags so blingy that they hurt my eyes. Dazzling, under bright unforgiving shop lights, I stopped in my tracks to capture this delightful burst of sparkle. This glamorous look attracts me, but I won’t wear them, oh no, they’re just a bit OTT for me! From Read More
To stave off total collapse River Island entered a restructuring deal approved by the High Court in early August. This result officially allowed them to take drastic measures in order to prevent complete closure. The plan stated 33 shops would close, and a further 71 shops would be asking for a rent reduction. So I Read More
Sad to see another major fashion retailer in trouble. With 33 stores to close and 71 shops asking for the landlords to reduce the rents, and with an eye watering loss of over 30 million in recent times, is there any wonder they are in this situation? All this is to be set before the Read More
Looking for some fashion inspiration, I spotted a bag that screamed “look at me!” in a local charity shop. It was loud, proud, and drenched in bright bubblegum pink — it just couldn’t be ignored. Now, I’m not a pink fan. Personally, it doesn’t go with my beige ‘greige’ uniform (and I would look rather ridiculous with Read More
A recent news item caught my eye: “Primark’s £16 shell bag is ‘identical’ to the £4,190 Chloe version, and fans are obsessed” (Kent Live). Well, I had to check this out…as what a claim! On reading the article and viewing the photos, I realised that I captured a shot of the Primark shell bag earlier Read More
I’m stressed out. I’m trying to sell my house. I need a coffee. I’m stressed out. I need to sell my house. Like the T-shirt above ‘coffee a.m. coffee p.m.’ that’s definitely me at the moment….it’s a better addiction than other ‘unsuitable’ substances or beverages….and this fact seems to have hit the fashion trend at Read More
“These boots are made for walking, and that‘s just what they‘ll do, one of these days these boots are going to walk all over you“…a song I remember by Nancy Sinatra. Well it‘s not really what I‘ve been doing a lot of recently as I‘ve been housebound for the whole of December. I can‘t go Read More
No…not like the song ‘I want my baby back’, this is about tights. Scouring through my tights collection it seems to reveal that just stating ‘black’ isn’t enough, there has to be something else. I mean I’ve heard of ‘barely black’ suggesting a more transparent effect (even though on the actual packet they look decidedly Read More
I occasionally visit Lakeside shopping centre to do my sideline, which is a secret…shhh…! I’m not particularly a fan, I would prefer Bluewater if I had to choose, but well, it’s okay to have a look around. Browse and not buy! I missed their free fashion magazine the last time I visited, completely forgetting it Read More
Testing out my low value camera at a high-end department store, I was thoroughly enjoying the non-interruption of my focused activity. Happily snapping away with no one bothering me, asking awkward questions like what are you doing? And how can I help you? No, none of that, which was a huge relief. I mean people Read More
Taking up a recent New Year magazine offer with Harper’s Bazaar at £1 an issue for a six-month subscription, I couldn’t resist. I mean, I can hardly miss out at £1 a pop! I do ‘like’ fashion magazines; I say this hesitantly because I certainly don’t enjoy the high amount of glossy advertising and the Read More
With a lot of personal matters and deadlines to deal with in January the new year has started slowly for me. Despite that, I have been actively adding to my ‘portfolio’. Before Christmas I went out with the aim of documenting the decline of ‘real’ retail using my new 68-megapixel camera. It was low cost Read More
Like the ol’ Hall and Oates song, “I can’t go for that…no..no can do”. What am I talking about? Well it’s the tacky ‘fashion’ shops that I’ve encountered lately. There’s at least one in each town. (Don’t know if that’s a ‘good’ thing – suppose it keeps some people off the streets…but definitely couldn’t see Read More
At the moment, I’m trying to sell 14 items on Shpock so far I’ve no takers, no luck and not one enquiry! Help? What do I need to do? I don’t believe they are overpriced, some are as new. Very disappointed. I can’t be bothered with eBay just too much work (working out the postage Read More
Interesting to note that some major fashion retailers have been taken to task regarding their green credentials. Fair enough if you’re producing fast fashion that is damaging the planet you must be made accountable. But how true are their claims? If environmentalists didn’t ‘force’ them into it would they even bother or care? Like causes Read More
There has been rather a delay in posting and I blame the weather! We’ve been through a heat wave and it’s just been too hot for many things. However the one thing it hasn’t stopped me doing apart from on the 18th/19th of July (when it was way too hot for anything) is getting around Read More
