Travel

A trip to Paris: Galleries Lafayette

During my recent trip to Paris, I saw a number of fashion shows and also took part in the debate on sustainable fashion at the British Embassy, which showed...

Charlie Borrow

Charlie Borrow started with a mother’s birthday gift. "One birthday my mum had been going on about a leather bag. She was on Pinterest, liking all these...

Secret London: Luna & Curious

One the verge of the beautiful and historic Boundary Estate in Shoreditch, Calvert Avenue plays host to one of the best selections of shops in London – think...

Secret London: Labour and Wait

Ok, so this shop is hardly a secret anymore, in fact it’s one of the most successful independent stores in London. Labour and Wait was founded in 2000 by two...

Secret London: V&A Museum of Childhood

London is a city full of inspiration for artists and designers, but often that inspiration lies in slightly unusual or hidden places. Of course there’s the...

Secret London: Camden Passage

You might remember, not so long ago I did a post about Lamb’s Conduit Street, one of London’s best kept shopping secrets. Well, I thought I would keep the...

Secret London: Lamb's Conduit Street

I recently posted about the wonderful Mouki Mou, and how it was one of the many gems to be found on the quirky Chiltern Street. As these little off-beat...

Secret London: Mouki Mou

Working around Oxford Street, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the retail offer – big names, big brands, big shops - it tends to be in-your-face and...

Secret London: The Old Bookshop

Located on a residential street in Enfield, The Old Bookshop, isn’t your typical fashion destination. But then fashion and typical don’t often go together....

Secret London: Boundary Estate

We all have our favourite spots in London, maybe Postman’s Park, Dennis Severs House, or The Wallace Collection. One area that I love to stroll around in the...

Travel: Singapore Retail

Whilst in Singapore, a local taxi driver was telling me that many people come to this city-state purely to shop. I can understand why, with an overwhelming...

Travel: Florence

Florence is a truly beautiful city. Famous for it's history, its not just the stunning architecture that reminds us of it's historical importance as the birth...

Secret London: Museums

London is world renowned for the quality of its museums; from the British Museum, Pollock’s Toy Museum or the Freud Museum, it seems as though whatever your...

Travel: Visiting Antwerp

Visiting Antwerp was a real surprise. I had gone to get a feel for a very different type of fashion education at their Fashion Academy and to discuss with the...

Travel: Portland Oregon

Building on our International theme this month I have asked Alex McIntosh, Business and Research Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion here at the...

Travel: Shanghai

I'm looking forward to next week when I will be travelling to Shanghai as a guest of Donghua University to give a presentation on fashion and the environment...

Travel: Los Angeles

I'm here in Los Angeles this week for the annual International Federation of Fashion Institutions (IFFTI) conference. The Fashion Institute of Design and...

Travel: Paris

My trip to Paris during its latest fashion week was to see the Yohji Yamamoto show – which as an avid follower I found this time did not hang together in the...

TRAVEL: India – Human Nature

Recently, I travelled to Jaipur in India for the annual conference of the International Federation for Fashion Technology Institute. The theme was Fashion...