In June last year I wrote quite passionately about my thoughts on the original Mary Queen of Charity Shops series.
(Hint: I didn't like it much, read why here a... Read More...
I was watching Blitz Street on Monday and once again it struck me how well turned out everyone was in old video footage from the era.
I've mentioned it before ... Read More...
I consider myself an ethical person, sometimes overly so.
I'll often torture myself unnecessarily about whether I have done the right thing and whether I may ha... Read More...
Books are a staple Christmas gift, and a good one I think.
Getting books feels like being given the gift of time. To appreciate them properly you need to spen... Read More...
This post starts with a story.
At the end of September I needed boots. I spent several hours wandering the shops with a fairly small budget of £30. I tried on e... Read More...
This year, for the first time, I have Press Accreditation at London Fashion Week. It's very likely that I will simply check out the exhibition, and, part of th... Read More...
I've read several interesting posts recently on shopping habits and it's got me thinking about why we buy what we do and how we got there.
In the early 2000s I... Read More...
Today I have heard the news that Primark has created the role of Ethical Trading Director and appointed Katherine Kirk, previously from Gap, who were themselves... Read More...
Well, I can pretty much say I've never felt so patronised as I have this week by a "promotional magazine article" about women in the British Army.
The artic... Read More...