Pride in Ryde
The Isle of Wight had its own Pride event in Ryde and pretty much everyone used the festival atmosphere as an excuse to flaunt their finery.
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Dayita Shines Bright
Regular readers might notice a bit of a theme in some of my street style spots. Holographic fabrics, shiny metallic accessories and silver jewellery…
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Reflective Glory
Forget spinfit, a real bicycle is where’s it at. I am an enthusiastic – if fair weather – cyclist. I’m also a big fan of space fabrics. And I’ve discovered the best way to combine those two interests: hello reflective clothes.
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Buffalo gal, and other sales picks
Your belly’s still groaning after an indulgent day of turkey and all the trimmings, Quality Street and Bailey’s so why would you want to spend Christmas night in a sleeping bag outside your local Next store?
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Space Hair
Back in the day – before a trip beyond the Earth’s atmosphere was in the reach of (wealthy) space tourists – life on the moon was imagined via the programme Space 1999.
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Autumn Leaves and Shiny Shoes
Spring and autumn are my favourite seasons. A scorching summer day brings me out in freckles, or maybe some painful sunburn if I’m particularly lax about larding on the Factor Anorak. Winter is better, but I prefer mild and wet rather than those icy cold days.
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Hit me with your laserbeam!
If you fancy having space nails without being modified to incorporate metallic fingertips, then there is a less drastic alternative.
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Space bag
There is a certain theme to the ‘Shop the Look’ items. Yup, they are nearly all holographic! Clearly someone with a magpie-like brain is curating this Archive of Shiny Things.
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The future is NOW!
Iridescent fabric has been hot since Marty McFly went Back to the Future and his bonkers baseball hat became one of the most sought after props, with bogus versions tantalisingly unavailable on various wishlist websites.
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Check out those strides!
Someone once told the curator of Wight Catwalk that she always wore the sort of loud patterns which wouldn’t go amiss on a clown.
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