luxury market

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 […]

Oh Gucci, how I blubber over rubber.

By |August 9th, 2011|

I want to like them, I really do…..it’s a loafer, great, its simple and not overly branded, excellent, its a shiny, almost metallic colour, oh mercy me enough already..

but wait,  it’s – in –  rubber? Seriously?

A rubber loafer? does it come with a G emblazoned Elastoplast for those special Gucci […]

Realising a creative vision, holy sh*t I’m lucky!

By |July 1st, 2011|

Starting a new project, for me, is all about understanding the what, the when and the how. What is the product, when is it needed by and how is it done and I approach it in a very logical analytical manner.

I’m not a designer, never have been, and truth be […]

LVMH test vibrating mascara on male executives due to shortage of women

By |March 14th, 2011|

Am not sure why this surprises me, but when I read in the Independent yesterday that the top male brass at LVMH is on the testing panel for their brands mascara, I had to sit back and think – really?, are you serious?

Let’s get this straight, according to the figures […]

Balls to cotton and skin like raw hide.

By |March 10th, 2011|

An interesting article caught my eye today from the WSJ about the increase in costs of leather hides due to an increase demand of luxury leather goods primarily from Far East markets.

It seems that an increase in China’s middle class has forced a higher demand of leather goods pushing up […]