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Make Mine Gatsby

Make Mine Gatsby

Bronwyn Holmes November 16, 2011 0

The trend of fashion-tv has meant that this year’s “Boardwalk Empire” had made “Mad Men” so last year (or 1950 to be precise) and we’ve since turned back the clocks further to the 1920s.

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We HEART midi-skirts

We HEART midi-skirts

Liza West & Emily Pettit-Coetzee (I Heart Your Outfit) May 10, 2011 0

So the midi-skirt is back… It’s a length that Liza and I haven’t yet played with, although have strong memories of it being a motherly-type staple when we were kids. When I started doing

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Raid your grandmother’s closet… Pleats are back!

Raid your grandmother’s closet… Pleats are back!

Bronwyn Holmes March 30, 2011 0

2011 is definitely a year for revivals – and ladies it may be time to raid your grandmother’s cupboard because pleats are back. Knife pleats, sun ray pleats, box pleats, midi, maxi and mini,

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Mad Men Style – Vintage fashion and trends for today

Mad Men Style – Vintage fashion and trends for today

Jenny December 6, 2010 4

What’s big for next year? Recession thinking keeps us on track – no gross indulgence; rather subtle consumption mixed with super quality. That means less fast fashion and more high quality, keep-me-forever pieces. One

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Vintage 101

Vintage 101

Liza West & Emily Pettit-Coetzee (I Heart Your Outfit) July 27, 2010 8

We love vintage. In fact, we’re borderline obsessed with it. Liza is a great vintage shopper. She has an eye for what looks good and, as is ever important for a vintage shopper, a

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Vintage shop – market style

Vintage shop – market style

Bronwyn Holmes July 21, 2010 2

Putting your signature on this season’s trends is oh so easy with London’s never-ending supply of markets – from eclectic to grunge, from pretty to punk, there’s something for every trend setter

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Decor daydreaming

Decor daydreaming

Jenny July 12, 2010 2

My head’s a little all over the show at the moment.  All I’m thinking about really is taps, and bath tubs and toilets and showers… The new home for me and new studio for

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Old makes new look cool

Old makes new look cool

Thithi May 24, 2010 3

Vintage shopping, swap sessions and second hand thrift-store-scouring is completely and utterly of the moment. With sale events like Nola William’s Stuff That’s Nice, Deerhunter in Greenside’s Junksale (every first Saturday of the month),

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