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  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Holiday Songs

    Seems this week The Fashion Office team are down on numbers so with only three of us lovely ladies selecting our tracks, we’ve chosen Holiday Songs. Might as well dream of escaping if everyone else has huh?  It’s officially Summer too (and raining, of course) so here’s what we’ve picked to get us into the…

  • Gin, mushroom sandwiches and a little bit of denim

    The lovely Robert from lineageofinfluence invited me to my-wardrobe.com’s denim bar launch party last night so with him being my good friend and all, it was a little bit rude not too really. Especially when it involved free booze, loud music and the requisite drunken conversations between good friends as we undoubtedly put the world…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Goodbye Songs

    This week we are dedicated this week’s Fashion Office Recommends to Goodbye Songs as it’s sadly Sartoriology’s turn yell “Because I’m Leaving!” at the top of her voice. So while the lovely lady herself hasn’t quite escaped our clutches just yet, here’s a few of our favourite picks to ensure she has nothing less than a…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Acoustic Songs

    Phew, does it want to get any busier in The Fashion Office? It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, but we’re back on track with The Fashion Office Recommends…Acoustic Songs. And, from soothing songster Mr Johnson to wacky trickster Jamie Lidell, we’ve picked some cool tracks to ease you into the weekend. Enjoy. A Work…

  • London, Berlin & a detour to Russia thanks to Andrey Pushkarev

    Last week I was back in Berlin and despite being sorely disappointed by the lack of European sunshine, I discovered something, or rather someone, on my final day who injected more than a few heart-warming rays into my trip. The person responsible? Russia’s finest export, minimal tech producer Andrey Pushkarev. In a controversial switch from…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Songs About Yellow

    It’s been a sunny week in London so this Friday, The Fashion Office’s tunes of choice are all about the colour of those body-warming, mood-lifting rays. Without further adieu, here are our tracks all about summer’s freshest new shade, yellow. Happy Bank Holiday weekend! Ellie from Notes on the High Street suggests: Joni Mitchell – Big…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Karaoke Songs

    Thanks to a request from the lovely Ellie who writes Notes on the High Street, this week’s Fashion Office Recommends is dedicated to Karaoke Songs. We’ve picked some blinders too so pick up your hair brush and air guitar and get ready to rock! Ellie from Notes on the High Street suggests: Kelly Clarkson – Since You’ve…

  • Sunday Soundtrack #4: DJ Shadow – Midnight in a Perfect World

    Every now and then, you hear a song that’s eerily familiar, the kind that catapults you back to the past. For me, DJ Shadow’s Midnight in a Perfect World is exactly that sort of track. It reminds me of being about 19, driving the curves and bends of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh (with windows down,…

  • Something for the weekend: win two tickets to Space Ibiza opening party

    Stop press! My lovely friends over at CR2 Records are giving you the amazing chance to win two free tickets to Space Ibiza’s opening fiesta on Saturday 29th May. But that’s not all, the lucky winner will also get their favourite track featured on CR2’s forthcoming Space Ibiza 2010 album which will be released in…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Songs about Days

    It’s Friday, I’m in love! Who doesn’t like the end of the week? To celebrate, the girls in The Fashion Office have recommended some top tracks all about days/days of the week. Without further adieu, here’s what the fashionable ladies chose… A Work in Progress picks: De La Soul – A Roller Skating Jam. Ellie…

  • A Little Track Called ‘I Feel Love’

    Who’d have thought that a little disco track created way back in 1977 could still be causing such a storm over thirty years later? I’m talking about Donna Summer’s amazing I Feel Love, and the best thing about it is that it only ever seems to get better with time. Unsurprisingly, there’s been countless covers, bootleg’s and…

  • Learning The Basics

    I’ve always shied away from buying plain T-shirts and neutral vests as I saw them as well, boring.  However, each summer I find myself ransacking drawer upon drawer in search of a simple top that’s both cool and stylish yet I always end up empty handed. So in light of this forever-fruitless task and because…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…First Dance Songs

    It’s Friday, the sun is shining and The Fashion Office have moved into their lovely new home, fittingly atop of London’s shopping mecca Westfield. Whilst we’re settling into our new abode, we thought you would like to listen to this week’s recommendations; ‘First Dance’ songs. While they may be wedding themed, we’re sure you’ll love…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Novelty Songs

    It’s all been a bit crazy in The Fashion Office lately. We’ve barely left our desks and we’re lucky if we’ve said much more than a word or two to each other in over a week!  That old thing called work has a lot to answer for… So, we’re having a bit of fun with our…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Madonna Songs

    Believe it or not, it seems that The Fashion Office have somehow neglected covering Madonna so far (a little like last week’s theme). Possibly a punishable crime, we’re setting about putting our sins right by devoting this week’s post to our recommended, or rather favourite, songs by none other than the queen of pop. A timely…

  • Milos Pesovic, Inna & An Answered Prayer

    …And as if by magic, my prayers have been answered. Where would the world of house music be without remixes? Thank you Milos Pesovic.

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Songs To Get It On To!

    We had to pick sex sooner or later didn’t we? So this week The Fashion Office have carefully selected the tracks they recommend to get you into the groove. The sun is shining, spring has sprung and with it, everyone’s mind is turning to er, getting down and dirty.  Thankfully, us stylish ladies have compiled the ultimate soundtrack…

  • CR2 Records Release MYNC, Harry Choo Choo Romero & Jose Nunez Compilation

    So along with a totally unrelated, really rather random postcard, I recieved CR2 Record’s latest compilation in the post bag. The fourteenth release in their ‘Live & Direct’ series, label owners Mark Brown and Nick Corelli, aka MYNC, take up mixing duties on disc one of this release (out now) and they’ve summond the talents of…

  • This Is Me: Jonny McGuinness

    He’s been around the world on a super-tight budget, is partial to running around half naked, holds He-Man as an unlikely style icon and now, he’s about to embark on one of the biggest challenges of his working life. In the second of our This Is Me interviews, we grilled Coventry’s finest export, actor/comedian Jonny…

  • The Fashion Office Recommends…Summer Songs

    Anyone not fed up battling the cold? Didn’t think so. Luckily for you The Fashion Office have chosen their favourite Summer Songs in order to bring a little sunshine your way. Plus, not only is it Friday, it’s pay day too so cast your mind back and think of warmer times. Enjoy. A Work in…

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