Last week I had a stand at the Spirit of Summer Fair at Olympia.  On the last day I finally made it to the Kids Company stand to purchase some raffle tickets.  Kids Company is a charity that provides pratical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city kids.  I had this feeling at the time [...]

I spotted these Sophie Banks bags at the V&A shop, they have a great boxy and vintage feel, with cool retro prints and wooden handles.

I have loved Sigerson Morrison shoes ever since they opened their first tiny store on Mott Street in New York. As I lived round the corner on Mulberry Street it was an easy drop in for me (and the shoes were more reasonably priced then)! I still wear some of the old shoes I [...]

 
All I want for Christmas is a G.O.D. (Goods of Desire) bag. Kooky Hong Kong based brand with photographic and bold graphic images pulled from this city’s rich heritage; scenes of highrises in Yaumati, newspaper imagery, art deco period design along with many a Cantonese character. They also feel very nice [...]

 
Saltwater have been around for about 8 years but have only recently opened a shop on Marylebone Lane with their eclectic, simplisitic and patternly clothes and accessories. There is very little black or dark tones in their Autumn 2006 collection, with colour families of greens, pinks and natural tones with a dash of gold [...]

I came across Day Birger et Mikkelsen on Sloane Street earlier this year and was taken by the dynamic colours and techniques used on both their fashion and home accessory collections. There is a real excitement in what they are doing with the various influences around the designs: ethnic, folk and craft-based with an [...]