It’s all white
If you travelled by tube in London this week you may have seen an interesting stunt, organised by Dulux, the paint company. A dozen models dressed head to toe white jersey fabric “morph suits” got on at Oxford Circus and … Continued
Do you wear glasses?
Six out of ten people wear glasses or contact lenses. Us bespectacled types wear them more or less everyday, so getting a nice pair is important. They are such a central part of your appearance, and may be the thing … Continued
My “Inspired by Preen” shell top is finally finished
My Vintage Inspiration recently posted about unfinished things – disembodied knitted sleeves for example. I too have unfinished projects. One item that has been getting on my nerves was conceived back in May, when I first started this blog; my … Continued
A celebration of natural colouring
I wanted to post about the variety of colouring that occurs naturally in humans. Eyes, hair, skin – textures, hues, shapes. I searched the Internet. I was a bit disappointed. In order to get reliable photographs of natural beauty I … Continued
Ladies – Go Grey! The case against hair dye
Once, in the eighties, when paint effects were all the rage in Clapham, London, I decided to paint a “marble effect” on our white, wooden fireplace. During preparation I scraped off a little of the white paint – and guess … Continued
A wardrobe where everything goes with everything
Not very long ago I had a wardrobe that included orangey reds and bluey reds, soft greyish pinks and bright pinks, greeny aqua and pea soup green, cream shirts and white shirts. I had more than enough clothes because I … Continued
1956 Jaques Griffe dress – Vogue Paris Original 1327
I recently realised I didn’t have any purple in my wardrobe. I had been looking for a dress, but when a colour is not a seasonal fashion favourite you will not find it in the shops. This is a great … Continued
Deep Purple or a Whiter shade?
I am a little bit in love with purple. It’s made from blue and red and is a good colour for most people. But the absence of yellow means it is not a great colour for people with warmer complexions … Continued
Children’s clothes – is it time to go non-gender specific?
Just before Christmas giant retailer Marks and Spencer announced that its toys from now on would be gender neutral. As the company stated on Twitter, following a campaign by Labour MP Stella Creasy – “Hi Stella, we’ve listened to customer … Continued
Gold clothes?
Henry VIII was partial to wearing Cloth of Gold – this was fabric woven from thin strands of gold, and in this lovely portrait by the marvellous Hans Holbein, we see it encrusted with real jewels, fur, velvet, silk and … Continued
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