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Punch above your weight, but be ready to duck and recover: Lessons applied to fashion of life # 4

By |November 19th, 2013|

Have you ever oversold your capabilities on something? Promised an employer that you were capable of achieving a task without ever having done it? Or invited your family over for Christmas without ever opening a cookbook? Yes! Of course you have, everyone has at some point in their life…Overselling your […]

Thanks to my Vintage-Scanning-Ability I now have Valentino and Dries.

By |August 11th, 2011|

I used to rock at sniffing out quality vintage pieces. Seriously !

When I was younger, before grey hair started to set in, I used to be able to scan a market rail and within 5 minutes, visually pull out the bargains, determine the repair job needed and negotiate a lower […]

Pimpin’ loafers the Parisian way

By |April 3rd, 2011|

Hello, my name’s Susie and I’m a closet pimp when it comes to loafers –

I stumbled across Heschung 18 months ago and was forced, yes forced, to buy a pair of white leather, punch hole, side buckle loafers. The leather was soft and buttery, the toe slightly pointed and the […]

1am check-in, 4am check-out, production lines and flight delays, all in the name of research

By |April 1st, 2011|

T’was an exciting week in the land of Colab and the ongoing book research.

A much-needed brush up on production procedures and methods was essential for chapter 8 of the book, so with a specific vendor in mind, the flights were booked and hotels reserved.

Now, I’m not going to go on […]

A double espresso and simple Japanese style saved me and my life luggage.

By |March 6th, 2011|

So tell me…..How hard can it be to find a bag that fits your lifestyle, needs, wardrobe and price point? Well?….as it happens, pretty hard if you’re a picky bag lady like myself.

It’s not that I’m particular (of course I am), it’s not that money’s no object (of course it […]