I’ve always been smitten with Jan de Villeneuve. She’s blond with these deep blue eyes – she’s got that Debbie Harry Rock’n’Roll attitude.  She’s also my friend Daisy de Villeneuve’s mum, and I’d wanted to style her in a shoot for ages so when the opportunity came up I jumped at the chance. It’s notContinue reading

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Menswear FER Menswear launched their SS14 collection in London this week. The Urban Superhero collection combines classic tailoring with unexpected details of iridescent piping, hints of python and circular shapes. Brother and sister team, Verónica and  Fernando Moncho Lobo launched their womenswear label in 2008 and first showed their menswear at Pitti for AW13. In London theContinue reading

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I’ve always been a big fan of Julia Lundsten, Creative Director of Finsk who currently consults for & Other Stories and she’s  produced runway collections for Basso & Brooke, Ports, Tia Cibani in New York and Fyodor Golan in London. I’ve used Finsk shoes for many fashion shoots and fashion shows and I own threeContinue reading

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I do love my job and last night was no exception, except that it was more like explosions of happiness! I was styling Kate Nash for her show at the 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Even before the show started the whole atmosphere was delightful. When I arrived in the mid afternoon there was ready aContinue reading

It’s the perfect day to start thinking about winter coats. as it’s blustery and there is a chill in the air.  I’m loving this silver leather parka by Eudon Choi for The Design Forum at River Island. Eudon Choi was  awarded Fashion Scout’s Merit Award at London Fashion week 2010, he won the prestigious  Lycra StyleContinue reading

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It’s the perfect place to take a break, shop and have tea (plus they have wifi)! I love going there and having tea at the counter and you can often chat with founder Tena Strok. The shop offers a selection high-end ready-to-wear labels such as JW Anderson, Meadham Kirchhoff  and Hussein Chalayan, with  lifestyle products, withContinue reading

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Yeashin Kim launched her brand ‘YEASHIN’ in 2012, after she graduated from the London College of Fashion.I met her when she was also selected for Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch for February 2013. Her clothes are fun, happy – of a mixture of traditional Korean elements and British 60’s glamour!

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It’s important to be inspired and see different things, while wondering about Shoredtich I came across Tom Lewis exhibiting limited edition paintings of Megan and the Burobbu in Boxpark. I quite like Megan and seem to related to a few of her situations and I’m intrigued by the mysterious pink blobs, The Burobbu. It’s a charmingContinue reading

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Sorapol launched their SS14 collection at The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion at dusk. It was the perfect location as the collection is called “Tevana” which means “Midnight Garden” in Sanskrit and the latticed structure designed by Sou Fujimoto gave the event a very other worldly feel.  Of course serving Hapsburg Absinthe cocktails in green and blueContinue reading

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Patrick studied at the University of Brighton in 2009. After his Bachelor of Arts, he did his MA at Royal College of Art of London graduating in 2011. He then went on to work with Hussein Chalayan and Victor & Rolf. Patrick was then selected as Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch and showed his collection FebruaryContinue reading

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Looking at Tata Naka just makes me happy. The candy colours are so appealing and just begs to be worn on a sunny day while having tea and giggling with friends. Many of the silhouettes are lady like dresses with clever (and whimsical) details. The shift dress are easy to wear and work well beltedContinue reading

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I have very straight hair and I like that it’s straight. I recently forgot to take a hair brush on a trip with me and it didn’t actually matter – my hair is that straight. I admire all types of hair but never had any real desire to fuss with my own hair  (although IContinue reading