Dries Van Noten

Sooo maybe when Fashion Week (month?) is over I'll get on with some work and tear myself away from style.com. Some lovely prints and colours at Dries...everything reminds me of my friend CK who is a Dries obsessive...

I love a puffy sleeve...

Comme des Garcons

Some pretty cool looks among the keraaziness...

Love the African hairstyle print and the silhouette at the top but I'll pass on the bottom half of the outfit, especially the clown trousers...

Beautiful sleeve details at Sophia Kokosalaki.

Hidden Art Fair

I've recently joined Hidden Art, a great not-for-profit membership organisation that supports and promotes designer-makers.
I was really pleased to be selected to take part in their Open Studios Fair at Abney Hall in Stoke Newington, London on 24th & 25th November. Conveniently for me, it's within walking distance from my house! I'll give more details nearer the time, but I think it'll be a great place to find some original and independently-produced Christmas gifts....

Louise Goldin - my favourite so far....

My favourite so far this season....tropical fish knitwear that looks so comfortable and wearable....

Philip Lim

I like this necklace idea from 3.1 Philip Lim, via style.com.
I'm keeping an eye on the New York shows but it's been a bit safe and iuninspiring so far...

Shi Liu

I have a new stockist this month, Shi Liu. It's a beautiful bespoke bridal and evening wear shop on St John Street in Islington, run by the eponymous Shi who is lovely - if you go and check out the gorgeous dresses and jewellery there you're likely to get a cup of jasmine tea and a chat into the bargain.

The shop's in a great area of London, just round the corner from Saddler's Wells theatre and Exmouth Market, home of the famous Moorish restaurant Moro. There's a really cute and ideosyncratic flower shop there too, Pod, where I bought a little organic-looking pod-shaped vase on my way back from Shi Liu. I have a bit of a pod-shaped object obsession at the moment...

(Sticking to the wedding theme, if you happen to pick up a copy of CosmoBride this month you'll see my vintage leaf bracelet with coral featured in a 'Grecian wedding' spread! It's masquerading as a laurel leaf bracelet).