V  V Rouleaux Marylebone branch on 102 Marylebone Lane W1U 2QD (map)

I dare you to walk into V V Rouleaux and walk out empty handed. No, wait come back, I’m not daring you to go in and leave your belongings in there. Although, leaving a bit of the contents of your wallet is a given. Can’t you see? this store is irresistible! Every spool is inspiration for the demise of a piece in the wardrobe. I always try visiting the store with a plan of action, so that at least I can avoid coming up with mediocre DIY projects to accomodate the ribbon purchase. It’s a bit like making a cool-looking gimmicky school project and then coming up with philosophical reasons to back it up. Some people think the name & meaning of this blog has such relationship… I disgress. The prices do indeed reflect the quality of the ribbons, which is fair – one can expect to find the rarest of ribbons possible. Bacon spool, anyone?

Scarf – FCUK, Sweater – Mum’s old, Jacket – Monnari, Leather Pants – ASOS, Shoes – Gmarket, Green dress – H&M, Bag – Courtesy of Chanel

After Chanel Pressday near Green Park #teenvogue

London’s sporting bittercold wind lately, looks like Winter’s at the doorstep. Funnily, I was perfectly warm at the top despite the hole-punched glory of the jacket, but my legs were absolutely freezing in the leather pants. Turns out the pants had ‘breathing holes’ and let wind in like a mosquito net…
Speaking of Holepunch… Doesn’t it remind you of when you’re young and in school you try punching through a thick wad of paper but because the holepuncher is from a  Tesco and previously used by your brother to punch through lego it only does half a hole? Then you end up having to tear out each hole-flap but it comes off with a tail and all the holes look like teardrops… good old days. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, YOU SHOULD’VE STAYED IN SCHOOL.

Thank you Nadia for the photos!

Wonderfully delicate Athena Procopiou scarves

Springtime print & basics by Obakki

Simple pieces by Dress Up, amazing fabric.

Susie’s patternclad outfit!

New geometric patterns by Tina Kalivas

Ragged edges & delicate pattern stitches by Zambesi

Robinson Pfeffer Showroom in Shoreditch; Shoes – Topshop, Nude Dress – Courtesy of AA, Black sheer shirt & black leatherskirt – Vintage, Body rope – Surround by Mimi of Brook & Lyn

Some of my favourites from the Robinson Pfeffer SS11 pressday. That place makes me happy, the people, the way they run things… they had a Thai Royal masseuse come in for the day – I know it sounds like a lame attempt at a joke but they actually did, one that massages Cristiano Ronaldo. I’M SERIOUS OMG WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT. I tell you, that shoulder massage really made me feel like I was high. Not that I know how it feels to be high. I’m just going to guess it’s similar to when you’ve inhaled too much nail polish remover because that I’ve done way often. Oh is that why everything but my nails were painted the other day…

Shawl, Bodycon Nude Dress – American Apparel, Fur Bumbag – ASOS, Pants – Emma Cook Sample Sale, Body Rope – Surround by Mimi of Brook & Lyn, Shoes – Office

If I may summarize the past few evenings: My window is 4 metres wide and 3 metres tall and I’ve been sewing 4 lots of curtains out of fabric, hours on end. My sewing machine is 15 years old and angsty, I am a no0b sewing machine parent. I have very very little patience. Conclusion: There will be neither curtains nor sewing machine at the end of this.

Oh. I also do not own a ladder, so I am relying on my bicycle, tripod and sofa. In whatever order, really.

The scrap bin, full of neglected unfinished pieces

Central Saint Martins BA Jewellery Studios | Product photos from SOSOLO

Michelle and I met during our starry-eyed innocent, hope-filled CSM Foundation Degree days in 2006, when photoshop was still plan B* and makeup bags only contained pencils and markers. I was foolishly consulting Cosmopolitan magazine then for fashion, but Michelle was cool from the beginning. Straight in from Indonesia, she rocked a shag-cut and a tiny tattoo of an airplane on her foot. We ran off in different directions ever since our BA degrees started, and only recently I realised we’d been in the same building for 3 years and never crossed paths. So I made it my business to pay her a visit at the school studio when she got in touch about the Jewellery Pop-Up Shop, which everyone needs to go to before it closes at the end of the day on Monday. Her current collection is inspired by genetic mutations, as she illustrates the metamorphosis of a simple ring through several stages of evolution. The studio atmosphere was also amazing – if BA Graphic Design had studios like this I believe we would’ve actually gone home with an education… I’m kidding.

CSM BA Jewellery Pop-Up Shop
42 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8NW
Wednesday 3rd November – Monday 8th November
Prices from £20!

Michelle: Blog | Online Boutique (Etsy) | Ampersand Studio (Etsy Vintage & Handmade) | Twitter

*Photoshop became Plan A by the time I got to BA Third Year, don’t tell the tutors.