Wednesday, April 28, 2010
I’ve got the 1984 song “Big in Japan” by Alphaville stuck in my head. Before it was a song, “big in Japan” was a mocking description of rock bands that weren’t successful at home in the U.S. or U.K., but were popular in Japan. The Japanese fans were considered a poor consolation prize. Personally, I’d [...]
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
I was thinking of gorgeous ex-blogger Miss L of London and her sadly defunct Times of Glory blog, so I looked up her post about my visit last year with her and the adorable Sharon Rose. It was a perfect day, as she said, and I love this picture she took of Sharon and me. [...]
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
I had no particular interest in the gorilla-arm look recently shown by Balenciaga and Giles Deacon. BalenciagaPhoto source: Style.com Giles DeaconPhoto source: Style.com Then I noticed this vintage coat with monkey-fur arms by Jacques Tiffeau online. I figured I’d just share the the photos with y’all and remark on how there’s nothing new under the [...]
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Gorgeous blogger Fabulous Girl and I met up for drinks at Butter on Thursday so she could show me a diamond ring that needs repair. However, I became distracted by a J. Crew ring she was wearing. After I commented on it (“Oh my God!”) two or three times, she asked me if I wanted [...]
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Rewind! I meant to do a “great minds think alike” post about the vintage Clovis Ruffin dress I wore on New Year’s. Clearly Gwen Stefani agrees that black-and-white-striped, one-shoulder dresses never go out of style. The stripes are on the diagonal and so am I! Gwen Stefani image from instyle.com via Designer Fashion Addicts Gwen [...]
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
I’ve mentioned before that Topshop has been using textile designer Celia Birtwell’s association with Ossie Clark to knock off the late designer’s work. To sum it up for those who didn’t read my previous post on the topic, Celia was married to Ossie back in the day. She designed the striking prints that were used [...]
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
I came across this vintage Patrick Kelly dress on Vast Vintage. Doesn’t it remind you of the vintage Moschino I wore on Valentine’s Day?
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
I spotted this vintage Michel Goma dress at CMadeleine‘s. Doesn’t the print remind you of this Ossie Clark?
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
These Moschino shoes are very Pierre Hardy, no? Moschino shoes Pierre Hardy shoes
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Here’s a photo taken in London by Face Hunter this week: And here’s a photo taken by me in Paris last month: Now I want to know who makes these boots! UPDATED TO ADD: It’s not the same person. Check out my original post. For the record, I heart these boots. They looked clownish to [...]
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