California Love: It’s all about flared sleeves, printed tees, Stevie Nicks and Dr Dre on repeat, fur collared coats and rose coloured glasses, kissing the sky and driving fast through the Hollywood Hills, screaming at Disneyland, skinny dipping at Malibu and wearing a gold chain crown to sneak into the Chateau Marmont [...]
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As you probably have seen, I’ve written a ton of stuff for Broadsheet on MBFWA, so I’m going to make this short and sweet. Here is a more personal view of my time at fashion week. As you can see, I had a great time.
Where I [...]
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Suede and embroidered ‘Penny Lane’ custom-made coat
Vintage rabbit fur coat given to me by a friend (don’t judge me!)
Crushed velvet dip-dyed vintage dress
American Gold black lace dress
Zimmerman [...]
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It might just be the recent Bowie resurgence or the fact that winter is slowly but surely on its way, but whatever the reason, brocade is on my mind once more. I’m such a textural dresser; velvet, lace, fur. If I can cop [...]
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I’ll admit I was one of the many that happily read Suzy Menkes’ comments on the so called fashion circus recently. Having had a career as a journalist that was boosted by a supposed blog (a DIY website in my eyes - egocentric semantics?), I’ve long followed the whole us vs them debate that has gone on between [...]
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I think in my past life I was a Persian Princess. The opulent fabrics. The gold jewellery. Turquoise mosques. Bearded men. Fragrant spices. Silk turbans. Whimsical writing. It all speaks to me strongly.
Maybe one day. Maybe for a year. For now I have Shahs of Sunset.
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I recently moved house. Into a cute one bedroom apartment. Just for me. No one else. It’s been a liberating experience. Another step towards adulthood. Complete freedom and independence. It has delicious air-conditioning. Is down the road from a sushi station. And is home to plenty of nooks perfect for reading and writing and [...]
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The year is coming to an end. It’s so scarily close that I’m already in a reflective mood. Moving house and packing up possessions has probably induced the thoughts as well. This year has been good to me. I’ve done a lot of travel, and written a lot that I am proud of. But the [...]
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Once upon a time there was a movie that changed my life. I was in grade nine, and it shook me too my sole and lit a fire in my eyes. It made me want to stay up all night just to fucking write. It made me want to twirl on polished floors and jump [...]
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