Monthly Archives: June 2008

It was André Courrèges‘ fault. This was what an Italian journalist reviewing the latest sunglasses trends in 1965 stated on magazine Panorama. The French designer had revolutionised women’s clothes, but he had also designed futuristic accessories such as white plastic … Continue reading →

The results of the Scottish Fashion Awards were unveiled yesterday during a ceremony at Stirling Castle. One of the nominee in the "Young Designer of the Year" category was Jamie Bruski Tetsill.       Tipped as the next big thing … Continue reading →

The other day I mentioned in this blog Nancy Cunard, a woman I looked up to for years, considering her as one of my personal role models and icons. I first got interested in her work not because I read … Continue reading →

“Remember – twenty percent of women have inferiority complexes. Seventy percent have illusions.” My mind has been repeating like a mantra Elsa Schiaparelli’s fourth fashion commandment since yesterday, when I stumbled upon the umpteenth interview with style guru Gok Wan. … Continue reading →

Blame the ‘70s, blame the society I grew up in, the programmes I watched, the books and magazines I read and the stylish people who surrounded me. Blame it on my laziness. Blame it on all these things if, since … Continue reading →

I was almost going to bed yesterday night when I stumbled upon “Shopping for England” on BBC2. The documentary, featuring historian Mica Nava, traced back the story of two seminal department stores in the history of the UK, Selfridges and … Continue reading →

Yes it’s still raining in Glasgow. Maybe I shouldn’t be really complaining as it started only later on in the afternoon, yet it is a bit depressing as this should be summer. I do anyway have an antidote against miserable … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s the Glasgow weather. One minute it rains, then it’s windy, then it’s sunny. In these schizophrenic climatic conditions, I guess it’s only natural to crave of beaches, basking in the sun and enjoying extremely high temperatures. But this … Continue reading →

The “Is Fashion Art?” debate is always rife: often, as soon as a designer claims to have been influenced by a particular art movement or artist in their latest collection, the dispute over what’s art and what’s not reopens. But … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s blog I mentioned how dressing dolls was often an early introduction for many designers to the world of fashion and remembered Sarli’s love for making miniature costumes for puppets. I do have a fascination with puppet theatres and … Continue reading →