London.  I forgot how these streets are like self-proclaimed catwalks.  Sprees of ready-to-wear fashion at your fingertips and…

There is no denying the massive influence of the 60s on this season’s fashion and so it is little surprise that there is a bit of unearthing of the most iconic artistic movements of the decade.

Pop art in all its explicit and inferred forms is exploding (as in “crash” “boom”!)…

So a closer look at the hottest of hair dos from S/S'13 and I’m suddenly completely conscious of my top-knot which has become a bit of a uniform style for me whilst travelling.  There is only so much I can accomplish in a plane washroom mirror but I’m drooling after these chic looks from the runways and vow to attempt them once I am back in a constant time-zone and within the vicinity of…

It's hip to be squared this season with spring's cubism inspired accessories.  Introducing my new found favourite... block heels.…

A new trend is upon us and there is no need to read between the lines as the high streets are practically shouting it out!   Spring 2013 is all about stripes and vertical ones at that.  Anything goes from butcher stripes to leg-colourblocking to the more commercial pinstripe.  I’m especially loving the new…

"You can be rich in many ways besides money" our famous, first black president once said.  And yet now the lined old face that we all so love lines the pockets of our country's people.  Ironic perhaps.  Especially when Mandela stood so surely for equality and the bank-note is the tool by which some capitalist leaders, overcome by the lust for material gain, only enrich themselves and widen the gap…

This season’s affair with embellishment took me back to my school days and a bit of my Natalian heritage.   Fashion has seen a return to all things hand-made.  A return to a focus on the artisan and craftsmanship, an indulgence in time and slow, pain-staking processes.  There is a concentration on embroidery, embellishment, detail and beading.…

The heavens are ablaze with this Spring's latest street trend... embellished shorts..........................

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I like to think of myself as a collector…. I collect books, material, shoes, threads, paintbrushes, recipes, magazine cuttings, lists of ideas and things I want to do, hairbands and hairclips, poetry, rings, dresses, oh did I mention shoes?  Some may call it hoarding but I argue a creative can never be uncluttered for then how would I remember to make use of all those thoughts and…

Apologies for the disappearance act but I promise my null and void gym contract and over-flowing pile of laundry are testament to the chaos that is my life right now!  But I'm back :).........................…

After many an inbox message on asking how I achieved my nerd-upstyle in the previous post, I felt I had to write on how to wear the ballerina/doughnut bun!  This voluminous bun-style should perch atop of your head although I quite like the lower and side version too.  It's chic, stylish and easy!  Perfect for a bad hair-day or just a lazy one.  The best part is that this…

Trend alert!  It’s the revenge of the nerds!  Now is the time to express your inner geek and embrace the trend for thick-framed, square, 'nerd' glasses.  More fashion accessory than they are practical necessity, these specs play on some 1960s nostalgia thanks to some of their iconic ambassadors...…

I was at Fashion Week recently, perching on my front row seat before a show, and I couldn’t help but notice the busy little fingers on either side of me.  “Tweet, tweet” went the front row and suddenly I realised… there go the spoils.…

These are some snaps I took whilst walking the streets of Paris.  Please note this is just one afternoon's worth of pics!  Evidence that this is still definitely the city of love...…