Part of my current role in copywriting and working with a design team to produce a range of adverts and exhibition materials. Most of the time, all I get to see at the end of a job is a high resolution PDF or a print out. It’s often weeks or sometimes months after an overseas […]
Did that really just happen?
I met Paul Smith today. It was one of those ‘wow’ moments that I know that I’m going to treasure forever. It was a brilliant day from the beginning, an inspiring morning having a lecture about cool hunting, pouring over trend books and chatting before heading to Mayfair to explore high-end fashion. The Paul Smith […]
Make sure you eat your carrots!
The Barbican Centre is a must do. Conor, my old flatmate had spent an afternoon there and his rave reviews made me plan a trip ASAP. I had a quick scan in the website and within minutes saw an interesting exhibition called United Visual Artists: Momentum. It’s in the Curve, a 90-metre promenade and one […]
These are a few of my favourite things
Fortnum & Mason 40% orange, 70% cocoa, a steaming mug of tea and ACNE PAPER.
Pros of cons
I love converse. I spotted a leopard print, limited edition pair in Office last week. They would be perfect with slouchy turned up boyfriend jeans or leather skirt, dark tights and soft mohair jumper with junky gold chains. Right, well I know what I’m up to on my lunch break tomorrow!
Oh what a view
I thought I would share a shot that I took while enjoying one of my favourite pastimes in London — chilled out, happy wandering. The French word describes it perfectly, fláneur…to saunter around observing society, an idler, a loafer. I’m a Dubliner through and through but when you don’t have the Ha’penny Bridge handy, this view towards […]
It’s raining dogs and dogs
Boy did it rain yesterday! While these poor little doggies waited for their owners, I had to stop and take a picture. The owners, I might add were tucking into delicious food in the tea rooms at Kenwood House in Hampstead. I wolfed down pea soup and a what can only be described as half […]
I’m going to need more walls
For some people it’s high heels, others it’s handbags, scarves or books. What’s my guilty pleasure? Gorgeous prints. I can’t pass a shop or stall without feeling a magnetic pull to have a quick squiz! I found this foxy lady in a tiny treasure trove shop down a winding street in Amsterdam. It reminds me […]
Pictures tell a thousand words
One of the most memorable nights that I’ve had since I moved to London was a talk given by the inspirational photojournalist Steve McCurry in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre. I fell in love with his pictures ever since I laid eyes on the stunning but disturbing shot of ‘The Afghan Girl’. My […]
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
“I never look at other people’s work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions.” Alexander McQueen If there’s one exhibition to put on your must-see list for 2015, it’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The museum will be home to the first and largest retrospective […]