Monthly Archives: January 2012

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Back to the Shrimpton Sixties

In anticipation of We’ll Take Manhattan airing on Thursday night on BBC4, here’s the article I wrote about it, about Jean Shrimpton and about the Sixties trend from the AW11 collections for The Daily Telegraph in August. With its A-line … Continue reading

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National Television Awards – Best & Worst Dressed

Last night, the great, the good and the not-so-good of British TV came out to play at the National Television Awards. Of course, there were some red carpet dreams and some fashion nightmares. Here’s a quick rundown – THE GOOD … Continue reading

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Nicholas Oakwell Couture SS12: A Grima Fairy Tale

‘M’ is clearly the letter of the new season for British couturier Nicholas Oakwell. It stands for modernism, metallics and movement – the key features of the designer’s sophomore collection, unveiled last night against the elegant deco backdrop of the … Continue reading

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A Model Daughter

Guess which supermodel is this young lady’s mother? Clue – it’s all in the hair. This [very] young lady is Kaia Gerber, ten year-old daughter of supermodel, fitness video lady and 90′s Athena poster favourite, Cindy Crawford. This is a … Continue reading

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Blond Ambition

‘We can jump from world to world, working out these different fantasies. That’s the whole idea, bringing fantasy to reality.’ David Blond We all have fantasies, all the time – we pretend it’s us clutching that Oscar, trying desperately hard … Continue reading

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Fashion’s Fiercest Creature: Kelly Cutrone

“That’s really what this multi-billion dollar industry is all about anyway, isn’t it? Inner beauty.”  The Devil Wears Prada It can be hard to hear that ‘it’s what’s inside that counts.’ As a chubby teenager with zits, train tracks and … Continue reading

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The Blonds’ Bunny Bonanza

I WROTE THIS NEWS STORY FOR THE TELEGRAPH’S FASHION WEB SITE ON 15/09/11 Always ready to bring a little dress-up to proceedings, The Blonds made no exception this season. Designer duo David and Phillipe officially teamed up with their friends … Continue reading

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Condé Elevator: Going Down…

I WROTE THIS NEWS STORY FOR THE TELEGRAPH’S FASHION WEB SITE ON  12/08/11 Attention eavesdroppers: the Conde Elevator (Twitter.com/CondeElevator) is now “Out of Order” until further notice. Unless you’ve spent this week unconscious on the beach of a holiday hotspot … Continue reading