My favourite vintage shop in Manchester is, without question, Retro Rehab on Oldham Street. If you live in Manchester and haven’t found it yet, then more fool you. If you don’t live in Manchester, it’s worth the trip just to visit this shop. If the land of Care Bears was a shop, this would be [...]
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all over people changing their votes, along with their overcoats
There’s not much in the world more satisfying than walking along to the sound of The Clash. It’s (almost) enough to inspire narcissistic tendencies, in an I’m-walking-down-the-street-listening-to-much-better-music-than-you sort of way. It’s definitely enough to make me accidentally take a detour into Zara and buy a cheap, stripy and rather lovely top (admittedly, you can’t really [...]
'tis the season to be jolly
Yesterday the Christmas markets opened up for general consumption in Manchester. Ohhh yes. This is a very important day in the year as it significantly marks the beginning of the jolly season. If you ain’t jolly from here on in, then there’s something seriously wrong. I mean, how can you fail to be jolly as [...]
i've spent all my money on whiskey and beer
The sun was out, the trees shone red, and the champagne flowed (and flowed and flowed); I ended October with a beautiful autumnal, Yorkshire wedding. My Tara Jarmon dress made it’s debut and, I must say, did a very good job at being fabulous. My dangerously-high/delightfully-stunning/effortlessly-charming/attention-seeking shoes also made their debut and, I must say, [...]
