I flew from the US on Saturday with a nasty cold. From experience I know that the best way to avoid jetlag is to keep going. So what’s a girl to do? Go and check out her local fashion haunts. It helps being within spitting distance from the King’s Road. Dahling.
One of the best finds was a Christian Lacroix (warning, a horrible flash site) hand painted silk top. I did not get it as the colour didn’t go with my skin tone (too pale) but wanted to show what’s out there.
And this simply had to be photographed, Jackie’s obsession appreciation of handbags, made this one a must. Ghastly as it is, it certainly has ‘comedy’ value.
Strangely enough, I did not purchase either of the items shown here. But I did get a pretty Jean Muir grey knit top (£9.99). I will post pictures of it once I try it on unsuspecting public.
I'm Jackie, 29, an American in London: Lover of pretty things, cute things, and good bargains. Here, I catalogue my finds, all the art I covet, and the one trillion crafts I wish I could make.
Oh, man. That handbag is atrocious, and I can’t say I care for the Lacroix top, either. But I am drooling at the thought of hitting the Kensington & Chelsea charity shops…lucky you!
Oh, the top was exquisite, just not my type of thing, alas.
There would be about as much chance of me wearing it as there would of getting you to carry one of my pink, girly handbags. God bless different styles!
The bustier handbag is going to haunt my sleep, though, I am afraid…
[...] On the way back from last Saturday’s impromtu shopping trip, I stopped at Bluebird – there was a posh mini-market just outside the restaurant. I came across a stall with lots of beautiful (and expensive) cashmere, which does deserve a mention. Having acquired a fair amount of cashmere in New York on my last trip (the full extent of the cashmere extravaganza is between me and Jackie!), I could appreciate the quality, if not the price. It was Emma Jane Knight’s (ejk) cashmere and she was ‘manning’ the stall herself. As she explained there is so much competition in cashmere these days, she went for the top end of the market. Fair enough. I particularly like the BAST style (£260). [...]