Red Nose Tees by Stella McCartney

On March 13th 2009 there are going to be a lot of Brits wandering about with uncommonly red, not to mention round, noses. Add to this the likelihood that these red nosers will probably be doing something ridiculous like wearing fancy dress to work, having their legs waxed in public (particularly if they’re male), and … Read more

Time for a Costume Change

Sometimes it’s inconvenient to change your t-shirt, maybe you’re wearing mittens, maybe you’re in a public place, or maybe you simply don’t have another clean one. The trouble with having to wear something all day long is that a day is a long time. After a good three hours you can get so bored of … Read more

Pea Tees

Personally, I really like peas – they’re small, green and very versatile little things that can liven up any dish, however many people dislike the smallest, most spherical greens of the vegetable world. Peas shouldn’t be neglected though; they have hidden depths: you may think that they’re a vegetable, but technically (well botanically speaking) they’re … Read more

Hot Water Shirts

At the moment my daily dreams are about those spring/summer days when you can just walk outside in a t-shirt with bare arms and not feel the chill…hubba hubba. But sadly reality strikes: the ground outside is thick with snow and I live in a flat in Scotland that doesn’t have central heating. Instead of … Read more

HungerBirds Are Go

Remember that present you always wanted but never got in your childhood days of Christmas? That one gift you’d waited for all year long. You’d scribbled it down on the list, then folded it in half, sealed it with a kiss and sent it up the chimney to Lapland, but come Christmas morning and a living room full of … Read more

I heart my Moustache

It’s Movember and in the world of facial hair, it’s difficult to compete against the simple, sculpted charm of the moustache! Adding contours to the upper lip, the moustache is the mark of a man who is artistically adept with even the sharpest of razors. From the ‘Fu Manchu’: (a full tache that tapers down … Read more

Holy Moly! It’s kitsch for Christ!

Bake sales, barn-dancing, singing along to Songs of Praise, bellringing and wearing a Sunday hat are all synonymous with the modern view of Christianity, and to be honest, it’s a shame that after all of Jesus’s effort the representation of Christianity has become equivalent to a slice of quiche made by one of the old … Read more

Don’t Hug a Hoodie, Let the Hoodie Hug You

This week in St. Andrew’s fresher fever has taken over, and it will be a similar story nationwide. What was last week a sleepy Scottish town is now full to bursting with new students and returning students, dragging parents around to pay for those last minute essentials (clothes hangers and some comforting milky drink sachets … 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

Sex and the City!

The 28th May 2008 was a date that’d been in in my diary for some time. After never missing a single episode, and watching continuous repeats in DVD, the SATC movie was a major must see! In a rumoured 300 costume changes in 148 minutes, the ever stylish Ms Bradshaw also dons a one-colour printed … Read more