Making Life more Beautiful
We were warned that this is the week when our boot making gets serious. We used techniques that would be difficult or impossible outside a workshop. This week we learned what cobbling is! A cobbler is someone that repairs shoes. … Continued
Thank you for all your interest in our boot making course at the London College of Fashion. I am attending this course with my husband Nick every Sunday for six weeks. In week one we made the pattern for our … Continued
You may remember I have been dying to do a shoe making course for ages. And lots of readers have been cheering for the shoe making, especially Aida who has made some super shoes herself. But I had not found a … Continued
As usual you will be reading a warm recommendation to go and see this exhibition if you can. However the display of over 200 pairs of shoes is arranged by theme, with a strong emphasis on extremes of shape and … Continued
I had read some of the hype about a new “lipstick matching” service in Boots, which would apparently “change forever how we buy lipstick”. I must admit getting a lipstick that really suits us is a challenge. We all have … Continued
Man or woman, it is relatively easy to dress well when the sun is shining. A pair of trousers and a decent shirt, or a pretty dress and a nice pair of shoes. Even when it is getting a bit … Continued