This week, you may have noticed me tweeting a link to a video of last month's Rarely Wears Lipstick Awards ceremony. Let me take a moment now to introduce the woman behind the camera. Miss Ana Morphic is a creative videographer with a naughty edge. One of the Barelesque Minxes, she has videoed enough complicated... Continue Reading →
Back in January, I announced that I would be celebrating my blog's birthday rather than my own this year, and planned to do it by giving out some awards. Ten years of blogging deserves an awards ceremony, don't you think? I asked my readers to nominate wonderful people, organisations and brands - so that the... Continue Reading →
Last night was the first, and perhaps only, Rarely Wears Lipstick Awards Ceremony. When I had the idea last year to create my own awards bash, I really didn't think it through but - with the help of my nearest and dearest - it turned into a proper polished celebration of the work of many... Continue Reading →
Nominations for the first ever Rarely Wears Lipstick awards closed yesterday and I've counted up all your suggestions to come up with eight shortlists for voting. You've nominated some amazing people, organisations and websites! I hope everyone takes a bit of time to check out all the websites and Twitter feeds of the nominees before... Continue Reading →
One of the many benefits of knowing so many talented and creative people is that I get the chance to cheerlead for their exciting projects. On Friday night, I had the pleasure of attending the opening of a lovely little erotic photographic exhibition called A Taste of Molly at the ever welcoming Sh! in Hoxton.... Continue Reading →
Today is my birthday. However, due to a general lack of enthusiasm at this time of year*, I rarely celebrate on the day itself and have even written about the perils of an early January birthday before. Last year, I celebrated my birthday 6 months late and had a great time with balloons and fantastic... Continue Reading →
When I heard that the woman who brought craft to the Guardian's website had written a book on the subject, I was rather excited. I was a big fan of Perri Lewis' craft column and even blogged about it back in 2010 when I found a few useful tips and some comments from people who... Continue Reading →
You may have a work life you love. In that case well done! You can skip this post and go onto the next one. However if you find yourself with the creeping anxiety, 'there must be more to life than this", or just looming deflation on Sunday evening about Monday morning, read on. Six months... Continue Reading →
Have you every really thought much about glasses? Many people wear them, and many more wear sunglasses, but this is an area of fashion which is often ignored at any level other than consumption. You rarely see fashion spreads on glasses, gallery exhibitions, or young people desperate to design eyewear. All that may be about... Continue Reading →
I don't usually like to boast about my life, but today I really feel like I should. I am lucky enough to work at London College of Fashion, where I spend my days dealing with amazing academic staff who create and teach on some of the most inspiring higher education fashion courses in the world.... Continue Reading →