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Wishlist #001

I just went for a walk around the city & looked in lots of shops & planned out some more of my winter wardrobe. This is my current wishlist. To grow out my hair & get it bleached. I am going to go back to platinum for a bit, while it grows. I am REALLY […]

How To Wear Layers Without Looking Like A Crazy Bag Lady

This article is in response to the lovely S.’s question, which was phrased something like, “how do I wear layers without looking mental?”. With the entire world in a strange limbo, season-wise, getting dressed every morning kind be a trial. The weather is changing so radically that no one knows whether to wear sandals or […]

Matching Personality To Fragrance

Demeter is a truly remarkable company creating scents which smell like laundromats, bonfires, creme brulée & pretty much anything you can think of. They already have a significant list of celebrity consumers — Kate Moss & Clint Eastwood like Dirt, Drew Barrymore wears Gin & Tonic & Sofia Coppola is a fan of Tiger Lily. […]

Geek Chic

Now so ubiquitous that there is a Wikipedia entry for it, Geek Chic is currently one of the most popular looks around. It’s showing up on catwalks across the world, & even closer to home — the ‘geek chic’ prom outfit I put together was by far the one that resonated with people most! If […]

Improving Your Life With Feng Shui (Or: Why I Bought Goldfish Today)

Feng shui is pronounced “fung schway” & is a Chinese discipline practiced within the home. Used properly, it is said to increase happiness, romance & prosperity. It works on the concept of manipulating qi, which can be translated as “life force” or “energy flow”. Qi follows the wind (feng) & is halted by water (shui), […]

An International Dress-Up Party

After my article yesterday about dressing on theme, I’ve been thinking about forming an Army Of Style. Or a Fancy Procession. Or… something. (It needs a good name!) Basically, my idea is that one day a month, anyone who wanted to be involved would dress in a way which incorporated a previously decided theme. The […]

The Perfect Roadtrip

Every now & then when your life gets complicated & the weasels start closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals & then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas. To relax, as it were, in the womb of the desert sun. Just roll the roof back & […]

Dressing Up

The slogan for iCiNG is “dress up, leave a false name, be legendary”. I must admit that I borrowed it from Hakim Bey’s essay on poetic terrorism, but that doesn’t make it any less applicable to my life or this website. I was reminded of this when I read my friend Penny’s journal post, “Dressing […]

Accessorising For Men

I’ve got a boyfriend who’s not altogether a bad dresser – what he wears is what the majority of boys in my (very warm) country dress in: big tees/polo tees paired with jeans or berms, with Nike dunks, Adidas superstars or flip-flops. But I’d love to see him dress up just a little bit more, […]

How To Beat Problem Skin Into Submission

A question: I was wondering if you had any advice or product recommendations for those of us with “problem” skin. I still get acne at the age of 27, and though I have been searching for years, I can’t seem to find anything to control it. I am loathe to ask advice at a department […]

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