BLISS

Sitting on my bed with Ofr.'s GuideParis full of everything that's right with Paris, my sketchbook, the sun on my hair, and beautiful music..M X

THIS is why I love Hackney

I'd been excited for the Wilton Way street party since a flyer came through my door. Backed by Wilton's, Violet, Toppers and Borough Wines (all worth a visit) it was always set to be a good one. I hadn't, however, expected its success to be quite what it became yesterday. People came from far and wide to join in the fun and gather round the small TV sets in kind residents' windows to watch the Royal Wedding unfold. People baked food, ate food, and drank to their heart's content, whilst being serenaded with Dan Gillespie, of The Feeling's, beautiful piano and singing. The atmosphere was beautiful and continued well into the evening, growing as it did so. We've got mentions in the NY Times, as well as the Wall St Journal, and a double-page spread in The Times. Another one next year, royal wedding or not? M X

New camera arrived!

Wilderness

I made this dress for the school House Fashion show recently, for the theme 'Wilderness'. Excuse the dodgy PhotoBooth picture - camera on its way!

And here it is finished, beautifully modelled by Emma! MX

Laces, step aside

I remember getting so psyched last December when The Sartorialist posted this picture of a NY construction worker who'd taped up his boots...it's anybody's guess why - insulation? to keep them on? he thought it looked cool? a practical joke? What I remember as much as the look itself was all the shit people gave Scott Schuman for posting the picture - people said it was stupid, unfashionable and wasn't what the blog was about (well, surely there's only one person who can say what their blog's all about)

Anyway, I happened to like it as a look; it's interesting, and isn't creating interest and doing something new what fashion's all about?!

SO, you can imagine how psyched I got when a woman marched onto the overground this evening sporting the exact same look - but she wasn't a construction worker, even more exciting! In all the hustle and bustle of London's most stressful train line I couldn't ask her for a picture, so I had to use my initiative and zoom to the max on my iPhone, poking it between people's legs to get a decent shot. So here they are - silver cracked leather boots fastened with shiny black tape - so rad! M X

Laziest pup in the world

A FREEZING visit to Anish Kapoor's installations at Hyde Park M X