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  • Couture correspondence – Giles Deacon note cards for Smythson

      Thanks to a tip off from their Web Editor Stephanie, word has it that Giles Deacon will collaborate with luxury leather retailer Smythson.  Deacon will launch a set of limited edition note cards this January.  And when they say limited edition, they mean it.  Only three hundred boxes have been produced.  Each box promises…

  • Warhol at Waterloo – A Rare Retrospective

    Think you know him?  Think again.  That’s the strapline to the new Andy Warhol Other Voices, Other Rooms exhibition, just opened at London’s Hayward gallery. This major exhibition not only offers the chance to see some of Warhol’s most famous works, such as the Campbell’s soup series; but also showcases some of his rarely seen…

  • (Set your) Heart on Fire with Cut Copy

    I’ve been working at a digital agency the last couple of weeks, which not only has been a lot of fun but also introduced me to one or two great new tracks.  First on the list is Hearts on Fire by Australian band Cut Copy.  It’s from In Ghost Colours, their second album that reached…

  • Matthew Williamson to debut menswear at H & M

    First there was Stella, then Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli and Madonna in 2007, Karl Lagerfeld, Kylie and most recently, Comme des Garçons. Phew.   Spring 2009, sees Matthew Williamson become the successor in the line of designer ranges at H & M.  The big news is that come mid-May, you’ll be able to own…

  • Beyoncé gets fierce with fashion

        Beyoncé?  Sorry who? Beyoncé Knowles’s alter ego Sasha Fierce has taken centre stage complete with medieval, robot inspired get up reminiscent of Madonna’s Jean Paul Gaultier number.    Fashion mogul Thierry Mugler, (known more so for his fragrance Angel these days than his 80s power dressing), has been commissioned to design Beyoncé’s (rather,…

  • Trackback #1 UNKLE – Lonely Soul

    I decided to take to the sofa last Sunday, not leave the house and fill my afternoon with movies.   Danny Boyle’s The Beach was one of them.  At eight years old, it’s maybe quite an old (very good) film but its soundtrack still packs a punch with tracks such as  Mory Kante’s Yeke Yeke and William Orbits…

  • Milly Rose; vintage furniture with personality

      A good friend of mine has just introduced me to Milly Rose; a brand new company that specialises in adding a contemporary, designer twist to vintage furniture. As a vintage enthusiast, I’m only too happy to discover somewhere new to feed my ever-growing addiction (as is my bank manager).     Milly Rose is the…

  • The End…of London’s club scene?

    Following the announcement The End is to close in January 2009; the ill fate of four more London clubs has been sealed.  Supposedly some of the glitziest clubs of London (and regular hang outs to C-list celebrities), Café Royal, Paper, Dolce and Chinawhite now add to the list of clubs to close.  In January this…

  • From the horses mouth; top tips on credit crunch interviewing

    I’ve recently been lucky enough to become a victim of the credit crunch and found myself back in the interviewee’s seat.    Having had a couple of interviews, it would appear (as expected during economical decline) companies are experiencing a sea of candidates for few roles and are using it to their advantage.  Wouldn’t you? …

  • Sunday soundtrack #2: Pryda – Armed

    Under the aliases Sheridan, Moo, Cirez D or Pryda, Eric Prydz continues to release euphoric, floor filling beats.  Armed by Pryda (released in April 2007) may have potentially been bypassed by better known tracks Proper Education and Call on me with THAT video but deserves a mention in its own right.   Discovered yet again thanks to the…

  • Styleshake; affordable bespoke fashion at the click of a button

      Put one new media expert and one very talented Central St Martins graduate together and what do you get?  Styleshake.com.   A funky little idea, Style Shake is a bespoke fashion eBrand that allows you to follow a set of simple instructions to become a fashion designer…and responsible for loosing a couple of hours…

  • Sunday Soundtrack: Georg Levin – Leisure Suit

    Thanks to the wonders of Last.fm, I came across a lovely little laidback track by Georg Levin called ‘Leisure Suit’.      One half of electro pop slash house act Wahoo, Berlin based Levin has been musically minded since childhood, playing in bands and experimenting with recording equipment.    After meeting Alexander Barck from Jazzanova (co-founder…

  • Get your vintage fix at Nastygal.com

    From oversized lumber jack shirts (just add wet look leggings) to 80s sequinned dresses and signature eco cotton totes; Nasty Gal ‘for the discerning fashionista’ is currently my virtual second home.   A relatively new company, Sophia Amoruso founded Nasty Gal in 2006 and is lucky enough to be based in the vintage goldmine that…

  • Take Me Away – Damian Wilson feat. Ann Bailey

    Thanks to a free sampler CD by CR2 records that I picked up in Café Mambo, Ibiza (which turned out to be awesome) Take Me Away by Damian Wilson has become the latest dance track I’m obsessing over.  Sadly, the particular remix I’m after by Searle, mixed by female Danish duo Delicious would appear not…

  • End premature ripening, irregular shaping and fruit shaped trauma with Bananaguard

      Ever wondered how to stop your banana getting battered, bruised and liquifying en-route to work or school?  ‘Passionate purple’, ‘mellow yellow’, ‘sublime green’ or glow in the dark (because everyone looses their banana at night) – look no further than Bananaguard.   This morning, a colleague brightened up our day in the office by…

  • Scar 3D – Slasher horror just got a whole lot scarier

    As a bit of a horror film enthusiast, imagine my excitement in discovering that in January, the first horror film in 3D will be released.    Scar 3D is due to hit the cinemas in January 2009 and has been filmed using cutting edge Real D technology, enabling it to be shown in High Definition…

  • Sunday Surgery: Radio One enlightens those in the dark to the world of depression

      Winding down on a Sunday evening, I put the radio on last night in time to catch the last hour or so of Radio One’s Sunday Surgery.  No stranger to the show, I’ve often tuned in by chance and been fortunate enough (or something) to listen to everything from teenagers confessions of sexually transmitted…

  • ASOS Magazine Goes Digital

    I’m very pleased to share the news that ASOS have launched a digital version of their hugely successful magazine and for extra brownie points; they’ve even made it clickable. A fun, fashionable and clued-up read it’s one the few brands that have successfully delivered the ‘magalogue’ concept combining editorial and mail order.  As a regular…

  • Tough, tailored and to die for – Todd Lynn for Topshop

    Rock and roll’s best-kept secret is out –Todd Lynn has arrived at Topshop.   In an exclusive collaboration, Lynn has designed seven limited edition pieces for Topshop combining this season’s monochrome palette, feathers and fur with structural cutting edge tailoring.  The result: the epitome of rock and roll cool right at your finger tips at Topshop.com.…

  • Update your cool with yearbookyourself.com

    After a particularly awful week (and it’s only Thursday) I discovered yearbookyourself  – the perfect antidote.               It’s a really simple website that requires you to load a photograph of anyone you’d care to humiliate publicly be it yourself, a friend or like I’ve roped in, the rest of the office.  The site will then do…

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