PUT A BIRD ON IT
It actually has birds on it. Several. Hi there. Long time lover of silky bomber jackets here. I think the obsession goes way back to my youth when I watched the Grease films and wanted to be a Pink...
View ArticleWTF WAS UP WITH FASHION IN 2005?
This is a piece Noisey let me write about the nutso times of style in the early 2000s. In terms of style, 2005 was the best of times and boy, was it the worst of times. Personally, I was spending all...
View ArticleDAHLIA CHRISTMAS
In my house, the first rule of Christmas is that you do not talk about Christmas. No, wait, sorry. The first rule is that you make sure all the foods you love are somewhere around the house, the...
View ArticleMINCE PIE RECIPE
I'm reposting my mince pie recipe because apparently these are an annual thing?!My grandma used to make perfect mince pies. Elegant, with a uniform shape. Fluffy, light pastry, and filling that oozed...
View ArticleFRIENDING IN THE RAIN
This post is a love letter to my friend Laetitia of Mademoiselle Robot who took these photos of me (The jacket, skirt, top and boots are all from ASOS) at the end of last year. Laetitia and I have...
View ArticlePEGGY BLOMQUIST
The first season of Fargo was brilliant, the second one has surpassed it. (Although I haven't finished watching yet, so maybe they completely mess up the last few episodes. Somehow I doubt that)....
View ArticleDEVIL IN THE DETAIL
When it comes to work, I'm not good at details. When we're writing songs there's a point where I hand it over to Jeremy and leave the room. The real nuts and bolts, the nitty gritty part of...
View ArticleIT AFFECTS ME
My excellent friend Laura Darrall has started a campaign to get people talking about mental health. The idea is very simple, you write #itaffectsme on a post-it (other brands of gluey paper are...
View ArticleVICO + NATIVE ROSE
If you live in London, you should eat at VICO. I'm writing that with a sulk on my face because I don't really want you to go to VICO, because if you don't go to VICO then that means when I go to VICO...
View ArticleWE LOVE JULIA
Pretty much any time you see an illustration in some way affiliated to us, it will be the work of Julia Scheele. She's done T-shirts, posters and the cover of our fanzine. You know in 'Friends' when...
View ArticleWWCHD?
WWCHD stands for What Would Cher Horowitz Do? Although in this case I think it should be WWTLCOCHATFD? (What Would The Love Child Of Cher Horowitz And Tai Fraiser Do?) Because this outfit feels like...
View ArticleTHE SCORE: 'THE CRAFT'
I wrote about The Craft (again), this time for Noisey. Teenagers, and in particular teenage girls, have always been connected to magic and witchcraft. In Massachusetts in the 1690s it wasn't...
View ArticleTHE HUNT
A big part of falling in love is the "will they, won't they?" element. The Ross and Rachel effect. The not-knowing, the building up of it in your head, the waiting. And I'm not talking about...
View ArticleRADIO ATLAS
You know when your friend does something cool and you're all, "oh wow buddy!" and then you actually start to engage with what they've done not just as a supportive pal but as an interested audience...
View ArticleTHE WHITEPEPPER PART TWO
I've written about The Whitepepper before, I wore one of their double layer pink polka dot floaty dresses (which is that items official name. Not really) in Paris when we were staying in an equally...
View ArticleFRECKLE LONDON IN LA
I always panic before we go to hotter climates. What to pack keeps me awake at night, which seems so dumb. What a waste of time - it's only clothes, just wear less. But it's not just about the...
View ArticleSALVATION MOUNTAIN
Yesterday we made the two-hour drive from where we are staying in Palm Springs to visit Salvation Mountain. Apparently anyone can see this incredible man-made dream, or "visionary environment"...
View ArticleAB FAB AND FEMALE FRIENDSHIP
Below is my first piece for The Pool, a site I'm extremely chuffed to write for. It's about how I want to be Eddy and Patsy when I grow up. When I first watched Ab Fab, I was a suburban pre-teen,...
View ArticleDORK IN THE DESERT
I am not made for deserts. Or heat. I get a rash on my hands if I'm exposed to sunlight for more than a few hours. I do not tan, I just burn, burn, burn. I wear SPF100 because there is absolutely...
View ArticleHOUSE TOUR IN PALM SPRINGS
Do you remember the episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' when Suzy offers Larry a tour of her new home and he turns her down? Well I would never turn down a house tour, especially not when it's...
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