Visual Collector. Swimwear Hoarder. Accessories Lover. Modern Jewellery Magpie. Pattern and Colour Obsessor. Vintage Fancier. Craft Advocate. Sunseeker. Jodi Muter Hamilton.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Merchant Archive W9 3EF


A great shop for vintage clothing and contemporary brands such as Karen Walker and Comme Des Garcons is Merchant Archive, the owner has great taste with a finely tuned eye that maybe dangerous for my bank balance, especially as the shop is only two minutes from my house!

My favourite pieces which are available to buy online include;
'Black diamond Supernova' necklace by Comfort Station


Gold 'Comet' ring by Spanner and Wingnuts designer Anneka Moore



And last but by no means least this lovely snakeskin print swimsuit and cover up


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

BLACK NEON at Surgery PR Press Days SS11


BLACK NEON will be at Surgery PR's Spring Summer 2011 Press Days
November 3rd & 4th 2010
At their new offices, 1st Floor, 16 -17 Little Portland Street, London W1W 8BP
from 9:30am - 6pm
RSVP to fashion@surgerypr.com

Monday, October 11, 2010

Norma Kamali / Stud Suit


Norma Kamali graduated in from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 1964 with a BFA degree in fashion Illustration. Known for creating the first 'sleeping bag coat' Kamali has again grabbed my attention with her stunning $950 studed swimsuit!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Albam / Factories Preview Tonight

To launch 'FACTORIES', the photography book Albam have been working on with John Spinks there is an invite only preview tonight at the Beak Street store, London.
However not long to wait until the book will be available to buy instore from tomorrow.

....John Spinks started out as an assistant to photographer Juergen Teller has also founded 'Draft' magazine with art director Paul Cohen......

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Revival Retro

Revival Retro founded by Rowena Howie is a great place to get those hard to find shoes, plus a few other clothing items for dancing.
I'm not sure how I feel about jiving in wedges as I feel I need a heel to turn on but I'm sure after a test drive these would be great, they certainly look the part!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

IBIZA 0910 - A Must, Las Salinas



Driving amongst the salt flats on the way to Las Salina we would have never imagined that it was quite a walk to the deserted beach. After parking the car we found ourselves walking through a pine forest in the early morning (8.30am in Ibiza is early, unless you are seeing it from the other side, then it is indeed a late night) with sunshine rays, enthusiastic runners and mountain bikers, we finally came across several small beaches within coves of white rock.


In search of the famous Jockey Club with the hope of a comfy sun lounger and a long awaited decent breakfast, we were not disappointed. The Jockey Club effortlessly chic, with served one of the best breakfasts I have ever tasted. After grabbing the odd piece of fruit in replacement for my normally fairly substantial breakfast, the muesli, fruit, yogurt, sweet honey and crusty toast topped off with a cuppa was perfect, not to mention the idyllic view!
Little did we know that the Jockey Club has a car park, so we needn't have walked through the forest. However we wouldn't have sunbathed in the secluded coves on our way back. Unknowingly these coves are nudist, a point which we later found out when we were descended upon by a middle aged man and wife with a keen interest in playing bat and ball in the sea!