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Things To Look Forward To: AW12

Bringing back ‘Things To Look Forward To‘ for Autumn, it might be coat weather but don’t let that be a downer because there’s loads of exciting things on in the capital over the next coupla months…

Ice Cream Van Illustrated until Friday
Artist Rebecca Davies is not only one of the coolest people so don’t miss this [...]

Korea Shining Bright Reception at the V&A -pt1

The V&A’s Raphael Gallery has played host to a fair few catwalk shows but this was the first dinner gala I’d ever attended there; you know it’s fancy when the dress code says ‘Lounge Suit/National Dress’.

We were treated to Lie Sang Bong’s most recent catwalk collections (more on this soon) and an epic meal [...]

Ballgowns at the V&A

You know when you’re a child and your brain seems pretty empty? It’s only really got your phone number and your best friend’s phone number memorised, it’s pretty much an empty vessel ripe for filling. I used to read and read every fashion history book I could get my hands on, all the historical sections [...]

Ikat cravings

It all started with this Jak & Jil picture, the thick, crisp print worn in an unexpected way, model Shu Pei Qin wears ikat print so stylishly without doing any boho/’effnic’ clichés that are tresemmé boring. Then, when wandering through the V&A to find the Grace Kelly I found this amazing ikat coat from Uzbekistan. [...]

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