Posh Suits You

It’s time to have a thorough cleanse of any residual laid-back-summer-festival scum. Yes that means wash and comb your hair, use soap, cut off those greying Glastonbury wristbands and have a good scrub because it’s time to get posh. The big-screen remake of Evelyn Waugh’s novel ‘Brideshead Revisited’ has inspired fashion designers to bring out … Read more

Not so Cheap Frills

I think that “ruffle” is one of the best words in the English language. It sounds just like it looks. A little bit squished but deliciously curved. With a note of sophistication it’s as delicate and affectionate as a high-class cupcake. This month you can use the word to your heart’s content, because ruffles rule. … Read more

Vitamin C-Shirt

I’m sure we all know the feeling well. It starts with a nose sniffle when you wake up in the morning, then your throat feels a bit dry and before you know it your voice is husky enough to pull an Alaskan snow sled. You’ve got a cold. Though a great excuse to lounge around … Read more

A Little Squeeze of Mustard with your T-Shirt?

It’s a bit like marmite…some love it, some hate it, but either way, mustard is a must right now. Best worn in squiggly lines on a hot dog….oops no, that’s a different kind of mustard. Quite unlike the Djon variety, the mustard that should be gracing your wardrobe these days is that beautiful– not brown, … Read more

What does your Heavy Metal T-Shirt say about you?

Heavy metal is back; perhaps more in grey now than black, but back none the less. As committed fans dust off their records and tweak their air guitar strings, hopefully in private, they will also be ensuring that they have a printed tee to show off their chosen denomination of rock. The heavy metal t-shirt … Read more

Looking for Connectivity? ‘Wi’ not ‘Fi’nd it on your T-Shirt.

Is it a gadget or is it a t-shirt? Proving that what you wear can be multi-functional, or perhaps that our compulsive obsession of finding Wi-Fi signal has literally taken over, this handy shirt helps you to keep track of the strength of your nearest wireless hotspots. If your t-shirt bars are all bright and … Read more

Power Dress to Impress at the Ryder Cup

Ordinarily I wouldn’t instantly class the week of the golfing Ryder Cup as a landmark fashion occasion, but this year the European “Gwags” (you’ve got it, the Golfer’s Wives and Girlfriends) have been supporting their respective partners with both polite applause and a range of specially designed outfits. Surprisingly, the Ryder Cup is not only … Read more

Gnome Sweet Gnome

The bearded, pipe smoking, pointy hat wearing garden gnome has been a fully-fledged member of the botanical scene for years. Apparently, this iconic creature of folklore legend lived under toadstools amongst fairies. Famous for their hunched backs and generally deformed appearance, our medieval ancestors commonly believed that they were lead by King Gob, the ruler … Read more

Carry your wares in a Virgin Atlantic seat-bag

Close your eyes and think back to the last time you sat on a long haul flight and nestled into your reserved seat for a good few hours, making it all homely: somewhere to eat a plastic tray full of airplane food, somewhere to watch some terrible action film, somewhere to make friends, awkwardly, with … Read more

London Fashion Week Rules Britannia

It’s great to be British. We can invest in beautiful umbrellas because we know they’ll never just be left in a cupboard unused, we can style up the waterproof ‘mac’ a treat. If we want a frolic in the floral meadows of the countryside then we can just hop on a train and, in no … Read more