Jingle jangle

I don't know what you call these spinning charms but I'm slightly obsessed with them. They're very good for playing with when bored/nervous/agitated and look so pretty! I'm a great lover of what I call 'gifty' jewellery - those cutesy charms in the shape of hearts, horse shoes, Coke bottles etc on thin chains that look so personal when layered together. This is the type of jewellery that Benna specialises in, I love the Annina Vogel Love, Luck and Travels necklace with lots of charms on one chain and Sabrina Dehoff's apple pendant.



Miss Bibi's pendants are more offbeat with matches, axes and chairs dangling from her chains although I prefer the marginally more sensible spectacles and pasta bows...



I know I'm way too old for it (even though I don't really believe in such crap) but there's something very fidget-friendly about Me & Zena's Love-o-meter necklace, I'd probably twirl that arrow until it fell off.

More fidgety fun comes in the shape of Galibardy's rings, in particular the ceramic bunny and the enamel apple. Oh and how sweet is the cottage ring (- it could also double up as a nice little weapon if one were needed)?




But back to the spinning charms. This particular one is by Allumer, a line of luxury friendship jewellery by Natasha Leith-Smith. The bracelets come packaged in a wee matchbox and there's a small selection on My-wardrobe at 60% off and loads on Kabiri.

Lazy Oaf remembers Michael Jackson

Head down to the shop in Kingly Court this Saturday to remember our Jacko...

New neckwear label alert!

What fine timing. Just as I'd finished ogling all the mens neckwear action at the recent Milan and Paris shows, an email landed in my inbox showcasing the wares of Timo.

Using luxury leathers, satin and silk, the designers, Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein describe their collection of scarves, ties and bow-ties as 'Elizabethan meets Western dandy'. As I'm totally down with anything with 'dandy' in the title, this unisex collection is right up my alley. Dreamy, no?

Quote of the day

I hate all these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s but that was a bad experience."
Manolo Blahnik in the FT

Canape-watch at the Beth Ditto for Evans party

You can't fail to have noticed that Beth Ditto has designed a range for Evans. It lauches next week but the PR machine kicked in last week with an unveiling to press and bloggers, followed by last night's fash bash at Sketch. A fabulous feast was laid on, comprising bowls of rich risotto, plentiful chicken skewers and my favourite, the super-sized posh burgers. Forget what you've heard about fashion people not eating, these went down a storm. As did the vodka Russians. Oh, the clothes were nice too, sported by a bevvy of Beth-esque beauties.


I didn't manage to clap eyes on the Ditto or the Moss as they were mostly hiding in the VIP room but I did get quite close to Sir Philip Green - if only because his people turfed me and my buddies off our chaise so he could sit there. I don't know if the rumour's true that he regularly throws samples out of Arcadia's windows in a fit of pique but I can quite believe it.

Get ready for ASOS Ltd 100

Tomorrow is the third ASOS.com and London College of Fashion hook-up, where 100 LCF graduates have designed pieces to be sold in an online frenzy at ASOS.com. The sale starts at 1pm sharp and last year everything sold out in a matter of seconds, resulting in cries of "FIX!" from disgruntles slow-coaches all over the country.

You can check out Markus Lupfer's favourite ten pieces here - Lupfer was one of the selection committee ( who knew 'committee' had so many double letters!) - and my favourites below. Hmmm, how to choose between Tian Wang's jacket (£250), Rie Bromley's necklace (£50) and Ekaterina Demidova's madly brilliant star-shaped bag (£80)?

Pop-up Chanel sale alert!

How on earth did I forget to post this? Silly me. Ah well, yesterday I was given a whirlwind tour of some of Store PR's clients including the fabulous boutique D & Me in Brompton Road. As we arrived, the staff were busy putting finishing touches to their 'homage to Chanel', a meticulous assemblage in one of their display cabinets consisting of a rather tasty array of vintage Chanel handbags, belts and similarly chi-chi accessories. It's a pop-up display, meaning everything's probably been snapped up by now but there might be a few gems left so mosey on over if you're in the area.

Alongside the Chanel are lovely one-off reworked vintage goodies by owner Marcelle Symons' Mamie label, vintage designer sunnies by Retrosun and these straight-off-the-Matthew-Williamson-Pantone-chart Essie nail colours. Plus, I couldn't resist this sign - pure genius.


Upstairs was more treasure in the One boutique. Talk about vintage heaven, this is where Symons' seamstresses work their magic on vintage dresses, capes, head-dresses, you-name-it, to tailor them to customers' requirements and give them a new lease of life. We spent a good half hour trying things on, including this flock and fur jacket - jaw-dropping doesn't even begin to describe it.

The One boutique is by appointment only (020 7589 2728) but it's definitely worth a visit just for the wow factor.

At last, APC store to open at 35 Dover Street in July...

The moment I've been waiting for! Boy-girl cardigans and utility boots, here I come...
[Pic: Honeyee]

UPDATE: Word from APC is end of July...

Farewell Farah

Love Ruth from Matches' tribute to Farah Fawcett. Now this is how I remember Charlie's Angels...