Wolf & Badger

On Wednesday night Anna and I headed over to a fancy dress party at a relatively new store just off Westbourne Grove, Wolf & Badger.  The theme was obviously Halloween-related, but the party really served to launch their next season of up-and-coming designers, who can change up to every three months in the store.  Some of the costumes were quite incredible, especially milliner Louis Mariette's entourage, whose extravagant headpieces were matched with expert make-up and even a full-on wedding dress.  There was also a female Uncle Karl and a piece of walking, talking roadkill.  Naturally, the store owners themselves came dressed as a wolf and a badger (who was particularly cute).  Both Anna and I wore Castelbajac; me, a duck (well, of course!) and she, a kooky clown.  We also bumped into a tipsy Amy Jackson (of Big Brother fame), an artist we studied with at Oxford and who has modelled for Anna's jewellery company.  I had never been over to the store before, which opened in February this year, but I will certainly be going back considering the wonderful mish-mash of designers, and some truly fabulous accessories including those solid metal skulls...

Many thanks for inviting us to the party!
xx
Duck

Hallowe'en

While you guys are all enjoying a fabulous Fashion Night In, I thought I'd upload some of my photos from the spooky weekend, just in case you get a little bit tired of flashing the cash.  I went back to Glasgow on Friday evening to stay with my family and catch up with friends, including a Hallowe'en dress-up night with Nisha and David.  I took this as a good opportunity to get my authentic Bavarian embroidered lederhosen out, which I wore with a Comme des Garcons tee, an Ann Demeulemeester shirt and an Austrian felt cap.  Nisha went as a vampish Cleopatra, decked out in African goodies she picked up on holiday and Elizabeth Taylor-style make-up.  Her new dog, Kulfi, was the perfect accessory...  David, as always, came unprepared and uninspired, so after a quick Googling session on Nisha's new iPad (I so want one for Christmas now!) we decided he should be a transsexual Geisha/kabuki character hybrid with make-up inspiration coming from Madonna's Nothing Really Matters video.  We partied both inside (with bright green creme de menthe concoctions) and at a club in town, and finished the night off with the best greasy chips I have missed so much...

I also got to spend some time with my parents, who had brought me back presents from France!  An amazing Anastasia-imprinted lavender bag for my sock drawer, and a bottle of Beaumes-de-Venise...  I also nicked a copy of my old graduation photo from the house to put up in my recently-tidied study, so I thought you might like to take a look :-) 

Happy shopping!

Duck
xxx