Label List: A Collection Of Liberty of London Labels
A collection of vintage Liberty of London scarf signatures to help date vintage scarves.
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Happy 90th Birthday, Gucci!
It’s Gucci‘s 90th birthday, everybody. The brand was born in Florence in 1921 when Guccio Gucci opened a leather goods convern. After working in the Savoy Hotel in London, he wanted to bring… Continue reading
Seasonal Purse Swap
Fall is here. Time to bring out the heavy duty handbag. I’ve had this dyed cow hide Club Monaco purse for a couple of years now. I bought it during one of those… Continue reading
Runway Review: Milan Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2012
Op art designs, door knocker earrings, bright colours. Cut outs and appliqués. And lot of leather. A mad mix of eras. That pretty much sums up Milan Fashion Week for me. Okay, okay.… Continue reading
Runway Review: London Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2012
Despite the Brits producing top design talent. London Fashion Week doesn’t have the same cachet as New York, Milan and Paris. The most noteworthy collection from of Merry Old England was Burberry Prorsum.… Continue reading
New York SS 2012 Fashion Week Recap: The Fine Prints
Slowly catching up with coverage of the Spring Summer Ready to Wear collections from New York. My favourite trends are the dominance of prints and the multi-culti mixing and matching — a kimono… Continue reading
Oh Bows!
Bow blouses are a big look for Fall 2011. They look good with tight pencil skirts and looser, wide-legged pantaloons. Here is my only bow blouse — from the Rodarte for Target collection.… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: 1970s Givenchy Shirt
This 1970s Givenchy logo shirt is vintage vintage. I bought it from the Goodwill on College Street — before it became Motoretta. At the time I was shopping with my former roomie Amir… Continue reading
Fine Linen Finds: Vintage Thistle Tea Towel
Not everything I picked up at the Cabbagetown Community Yard Sale was jewellery-related. I also found this linen tea towel printed with thistles. It was designed in the 1970s by famed British designer… Continue reading
Men’s Corner With Mr. Andrew: Klaxon Howl Shorts
Here is Mr. Andrew proudly displaying his new shorts from Klaxon Howl. Andrew is very happy because, even though the season is almost over, he had not accquired a set of short pants… Continue reading