I would have felt privileged to be in that room, like many editors were, when McQueen's final collection was presented in such a beautiful and sombre fashion.  Originally, I thought a big brash typical McQueen runway show would be best.  But perhaps I was wrong.  The word on the street and from fashion editors around the globe was that this was a ( Read more... )

I was out today at two College of Law open day events back-to-back at Moorgate and Bloomsbury branches (where I bumped into Ali and 'diplomatically' told him (and Ruben) off and yet was glad to see his friendly face regardless).  Afterwards I walked to McQueen's store on Old Bond Street to see if anything had changed.  The flowers and candles ( ( Read more... )

After attending a brief Open Day event at Sotheby's prestigious Institute of Art (near Birkbeck, no doubt) I left to meet my friends as planned.  But of course there was the drinks reception after the event where people entered the room and before you knew it had created little cliques already.  I was left wondering who to talk to.  I was never ( Read more... )

Just as I was healing from the wounds that cut through me time and time again during the past 3-4 years, Lee's death has brought another major blow.  As I play Azure Ray's 'Sleep' and read the many comments and articles about him I feel myself welling-up yet again.  My mother was just as shocked and saddened last night.  He was my idol.  If I didn' ( Read more... )

Not only was it Dissy's birthday, but it was also the day that Barack Obama became the new US President; Fatima and many others had their graduation ceremony; it was Guy Fawkes Night; and... oh my... I FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY got to see... Curtis Stigers!  At Ronnie Scotts!

It was a birthday present from my mother and it was what I always wanted ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear Melllllllly!
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuu! :D

(I'm not sure if you got my text and I did try and call once or twice but couldn't get through for some reason.  So, just in case, I decided to post my happy birthday message here!)

I hope you've been having a fabulous day!  You ( Read more... )

Unfortunately I was too knackered to watch the 'countdown' of votes but I so regret not snuggling up on the sofa and watching as the event unfolded. Damn. This kinda thing doesn't happen every day.

However, I was awoken at 8:30am by the tv, which dad switched on. I rubbed my eyes, walked half-awake (& still tired) into the living room in my pj's and ( Read more... )

Oh boy....

I try to stay positive. I swear, I really do.  Mum manages to help me stay calm.  Pauly knows the impact of great mums. :-D  But, like right this moment, I'm in one of those I feel sick to the pit of my stomach' moments because I'm terrible at exams and I'll have to do the resits in early September. :(   I try and tell myself that I ( Read more... )

Daniel's latest new message included this: "You can talk about whatever you want to, my girl. I'll never get bored. :-) "

Maybe it's the therapeutic Sunday walk my mum and I took around Holland Park, or the glorious sunshine, or the fact that Holland Park's annual 'open air opera' season has commenced, or the sound of the waterfall in the Kyoto ( Read more... )

Fatima just rang asking whether she thinks that she could get an extension on the extension of the extension. lol ( Read more... )