Shopping

By Henri May ⋅ December 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Buying Christmas presents is a difficult and thankless task, so here are some ideas to make it that little bit easier

By Lauren Davidson ⋅ August 16, 2011 ⋅ One comment

It’s one thing to complain about the lack of sunshine but Christmas shopping should not be done in shorts and flip-flops

For me, stationery is the next logical step after fashion. It is an accessory, like an extension of a handbag

By Sarah Penny ⋅ April 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This Mare Street emporium is perhaps best seen as an attempt to recreate, or reinterpret, a 17th-century Wunderkabinett

By Sarah Penny ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Spend a Sunday afternoon at Bethnal Green’s York Hall perusing the potential finds that make your home a vintage haven

For most of us, the discount tag acts as a hypnotic device, convincing us that we are in possession of an absolute bargain

By Cath Millman ⋅ December 8, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Now that a forgettable celebrity has kindly switched those gaudy Crimbo lights on, Oxford Circus is a No-Go Zone for me

By Sarah Penny ⋅ November 7, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Viktor Wynd’s Little Shop of Horrors is a cavernous hideaway with curious oddities reminiscent of a bygone Victorian boutique

By Sarah Penny ⋅ June 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Biba was the first of its kind for embedding the ethic of affordable fashion for the everyday girl

‘Charity shop’ causes a quickening of the pulse followed by the happy realisation that even though I’m skint I can still play