Monthly Archives: January, 2012
How do I look?
Each week on my LCF short course I’m given an assignment to complete. I thought that since I’ve got to write these things anyway I may as well throw them … Continue reading
Katie Hillier and the BFC Rock Vault
As London Fashion Week fast approaches, it feels like we’ve reached the home stretch. While bloggers and press dust off their trophy trousers and finery, here at Style and Then … Continue reading
The eternal feminine: Valentino Spring/Summer 2012
I was such a big fan of Valentino‘s Autumn/Winter 2011 collection that the other day I was considering doing something that only die-hard fashion obsessives do: watch a live video … Continue reading
Dear Wildfox, adopt me please?
Dear Wildfox, I know this may sound slightly unethical, but would you like to sponsor my life? I promise to wear nothing but Wildfox White Label for SS12 and, as … Continue reading
OMG! Tilda Swinton stole my style.
Just look: the maroon blazer, the white shirt, the black ankle-skimming trousers. Even my signature blonde undercut pixie crop – Tilda Swinton has been caught red handed in possession of … Continue reading
Com-pleat-ly in love… with pleats
It’s often the way with fashion that us plebs can’t afford to buy into the trends that we like straight away, and so eye up what we want for a … Continue reading
Doing it for the Boys: Menswear Week to hit London
Menswear Day. Yep, if you are a regular on the London Fashion Week scene you will be familiar with the one day that British fashion has deemed sufficient enough to … Continue reading
Pre-book or prepare to queue|David Hockney’s A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy
The new David Hockney exhibition, A Bigger Picture, at the Royal Academy has only been open for four days and it’s already proving extremely popular. ‘I’m SO clever,’ I thought … Continue reading
Sizing up: On the importance of good underwear
It was Coco Chanel who reportedly said that ‘Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.’ It’s a trite cliché to say that when dressing, women should start with a … Continue reading
The Olympics: Riches or Ruin?
The Olympics. These two words conjure up a somewhat mixed bag of emotions for me. As someone who has never been excessively involved in competitive sport, I find it’s becoming … Continue reading
Book Porn | Selfridge’s Pop-Up Library
Last week saw what some silly statisticians term as ‘Blue Monday’ – the most depressing day of the year. Worked out using an equation (that can be found here) that … Continue reading
Leslie Knope – feminist, inspiration and future President of the USA
I just read an essay called The Ontology of Performance (to help my sister with a presentation) in which there was a lot of talk about speaking men and silent … Continue reading
2012: The Game Changer for new, unpredictable music?
Recently, I have found myself becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of originality the so-called ‘breakthrough’ musical artists of 2011 were supposed to possess. I will not pretend to be … Continue reading
And the winner is…
Congratulations to Emma, who won the online part of our beauty giveaway – the other winner was Jess, at the Tweet Up. Emma sent us this photo when she received … Continue reading
I’m going back to school
Not for good though. I’m starting a short course at the London College of Fashion. Along with beekeeping, I’m starting another extra-curricular activity this year. Although, actually, this one is … Continue reading
Outgrowing Hollister
You can tell a lot about a man based on how he reacts to being taken into a shop like Abercrombie & Fitch, or Hollister, its little sister brand. It’s … Continue reading
Pretty girls pretending to be unattractive | New Girl
I had kind of a mixed reaction when I watched New Girl, the new American series which has just started on Channel 4. The concept behind the show is that … Continue reading
Here are some excellent new people we met at our Tweet Up who you should follow on Twitter
Fashion bloggers, designers, illustrators, and burlesque performers…these are just a handful of the Tweeters who came to our second fashion tweet up last week. Click on the links on their … Continue reading
Kids on the catwalk | Anais Gallagher
The fashion industry’s obsession with all things young and beautiful shows no sign of abating. Earlier this week The Daily Telegraph reported Anais Gallagher (daughter of Oasis front man Noel … Continue reading
Ted Baker SS12 Preview Show
Last Wednesday, Style & Then Some were invited to attend Ted Baker’s SS12 preview catwalk show. This affair is usually only witnessed by the company’s sales staff as a way … Continue reading
