‘Few consumers are very thin; even fewer are very young. As for the drawn, deathly faces of the children – well, fashion likes death too, because it makes us feel impermanent.’ Tanya Gold, Guardian No beards this week – today it’s all about the ladies. Fashion Week starts in London today which means the city centre will … Continue reading »
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Feminist Friday and the week in beards
The week began with Jodie Marsh trending on Twitter. She was starring in a Channel 5 documentary on the impact of bullying. It became clear through the course of the programme that bullying crushed Jodie Marsh’s self esteem so much, that instead of pursuing her goal of becoming a vet, she decided to fix and … Continue reading »
Turning your back on beauty
I spent this weekend with the lovely FF mooching around the streets, markets and coffee shops of Brixton and Shoreditch. On Saturday evening we went for a wander around the Tate Modern, and happened upon Ai Weiwei’s Kui Hua Zi – a pile of individually made ceramic sunflower seeds, arranged in a perfectly conical pile. … Continue reading »
Clear skies at Lake Tekapo
I am waiting for South Island to show me something unlovely. It feels like every part of the countryside here is at least pretty, and at most is breathtakingly beautiful. From Castle Hill we drove south through the Canterbury plains along incredibly straight straight roads that stretched so far into the hot distance they seemed … Continue reading »
On pride, falls and destruction
Last week I was at the wedding of one of my longest standing and greatest friends. More on this in another post. At this wedding I knew I was going to see people who I have not seen since I left university, almost ten years ago. Ten years ago I was a size 16 (ish), … Continue reading »
The filter
Maybe it’s just me and I’m awful and mean, but I have a habit of describing people by the bad things about them, rather than the good. ‘You know who I mean,’ I might say, ‘she’s got a droppy left eye and wears terrible earrings.’ ‘Oh yeah,’ you’d reply… Because I know I do this, … Continue reading »
The anti-dating profile
Online dating, like all dating, is all about how you sell yourself, although I suspect it’s a little more contrived. A written description doesn’t really do anyone justice. I’ve written two completely truthful accounts of me to demonstrate the point. Of course, if you met me in real life, you’d realise I’m an endearing mix … Continue reading »
Raise your hearts
On Tuesday evening, CC invited me to join her for the inaugural mass at the newly renovated St Patricks, Soho Square. It’s a truly beautiful space, and with the long evening sunshine streaming through the windows, the light inside was incredible. Even rammed to the gills as it was (we stood for the full two … Continue reading »
Zooey’s letter and my fringe
Last year, I got a fringe. FF takes the rip out of me constantly for it. She says I’m always touching it, flicking it, smoothing it, pushing it out of my eyes. I just push it back up off my face and ask her if she prefers me with a MASSIVE forehead. I’d been thinking … Continue reading »
Day of Beauty
On Friday I treated myself to a day of beauty. The lovely Last Year Girl helped me out with tickets to a couple of exhibitions at the V and A, the sun was shining, and so off I went. I went to see the Yohji Yamamoto retrospective and the newly opened exhibition about the Aesthetic … Continue reading »
