Women’s Fashion

Converse: Ready For More

I’m not sure when I first became a fan of Converse, early eighties I imagine, which is more than a few years after the company was founded in 1908.  As a teenager Converse were cool but I was never to own a pair due to a major defect that my grandmother had identified, “You could spit peas through them!” Not …

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Lyle & Scott Autumn Winter 2012 Collection

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend Lyle & Scott’s Autumn/Winter 2012 fashion show which was held in the rather impressive Old Vic Tunnels a few minutes walk from London’s Waterloo station. There was a goodly selection of fashionistas, buyers, journalists and bloggers, like yours truly. Now, I’m not your regular fashion writer but let me give you my …

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Are you lusting for a Tusting? We are…

Over here at Soopa Store Towers we have a reputation for buying things we like and one of the things we buy a lot of is bags! Whether they be holdalls, messenger bags, rucksacks or briefcases we just can’t get enough of them so you can imagine how my jaw dropped when I clapped eyes on the gorgeous Chellington holdall …

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Wolf & Badger for fashion & design

 One store that I’m fond of is Wolf & Badger’s outlet in London’s ever so trendy Notting Hill neighbourhood. Actually I’m not sure Notting Hill is still considered trendy but regardless of whether it is or not when you walk through the door of 46 Ledbury Road and into the world of Wolf & Badger you know you’re leaving the high …

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