September 2008

Thinking about clothes for now, Autumn/winter - We all have to manage the “crunch” in ways relative to our personal spending power. I have a feeling I want to look chic as a pin. Boho looks witty, baskets, bags and beads suddendly feel all wrong. Do we want to say we bought it a Primark. Surely we want to look as affluent as we may. Not looking like we have lost a pile, our job, cant pay the school fees are turning down the heating.

Chic survivor is the ploy. so its a moment to review our wardrobes and get out the chic pants, steam that cashmere, get the diamonds out of the bank.

August 2008

At the end of a little cobble street in Marylebone is Anna Valentines Studio, all three floors, as cool as a Margiela shop, all knocked back white brick, high dooways space and light. Dark smooth clothes in colours of night navy evening dusk - sounds a bit romantic but promise they are divine goregeous materials, want need. Ok so if you remember Zoran and Muiir and are loving Lanvin here is a couture collection for you. Forget about Anna’s most famous client for a momet as I can just imagine Paltrow in one of these fab frocks. www.annavalentine.com

Thinking about shoes

It was a dream more of a nightmare, do have any Manolo Blahnik shoes any more. I gave away 20 pairs a few years ago too small, why do feet get larger. see picture of a divine shoe i loved, gone all gone.  Still they had partied around the world. Watching re runs of Sex and the City  and researching the new seasons shoes for clients, and well may be me too, new boots essench.  I needed to cruise into Old church street, might tell me something about girls style now. There they were, the perfect classic riding boot. Shoes for dancing and dining, all elegant flattering divine.  While we must recognise and embrace the new I dont think wearing a small truck on the foot is the way to go. I dont subscribe to the, it makes legs look thinner therory.  Exciting, innovative but so complicated, this point of difference thing is getting out of hand. Im thinking PLAIN.

goodbye shoe, this one danced the night away

Yes Manolo has divine mastery of creating the beautiful shoe.