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On buying my Lomo LC-A…
Thought I’d rummage through my Movable Type blog archives, before I bin it all, and dig out any interesting snippets from my past that are worth keeping. Here’s a rather important post from 4th May...
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Meeting people off of the internet
From the archives: On Saturday 20th September 2003, as I was preparing to attend the first (as far as I know) Manchester lomomeet, I pondered the joys of meeting people you don’t know off of the...
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Creating an ‘about’ page
And so, on to the 2004 archives! In January I was thrilled at the start of the new breakfast time Chris Moyles show on Radio One, as it freed me from a Sara Cox induced radio hell. I also asked my...
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Now I remember why I don’t drink
First posted on 1st February 2004. Most of the time, I choose to drive rather than drink. This choice stems from a time when I was the only one of my friends who could drive so I would collect them,...
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Musical memories
Originally posted on 25th June 2007. Earlier today, I started thinking about whether a decade could be summed up by one song. I’ve no idea why this strange thought popped into my head, but I thought...
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Delving into the Marks & Spencer Archive
As part of the research for my MA dissertation, I headed to Leeds earlier this year to visit the Marks & Spencer Company Archive. Housed in the Michael Marks Building on the University of Leeds...
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Topshop Archive Collection
Last week I popped into Topshop at Oxford Circus to buy a gift card as a birthday present for my teenage niece and I spotted some clothing with a delightfully retro label. You can imagine my joy when a...
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Explore Your Archive
Over the past few years, I have become rather fond of archives. As I wrote in my post The Joy of Archives, I’ve always had a fondness for old clothes as touching a piece of the past is a powerful...
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Alexa Chung for Marks & Spencer
As regular readers will already know, I am a massive fan of the M&S Company Archive in Leeds. I visited it in 2014 as part of the research for my Master’s dissertation, again in 2015 to research a...
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Dancing, exhibitions, archives and more
As you’ve probably noticed, I appear to have lost my blogging mojo this month. I felt a bit guilty when the lovely Shasleigh from My Betty Woo mentioned Rarely Wears Lipstick in her recent post on...
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Oasis x V&A collaboration
I’m a massive fan of the high street chain Oasis. I first discovered them about six years ago when I worked near Russell Square and wandered into one of their shops there during my lunch break. I...
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Introducing… The Underpinnings Museum
Those of you who follow me on social media will know that I’ve been involved in a side project over the last few months, unsurprisingly relating to underwear. The history of lingerie is an important...
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Oasis and the Warner Textile Archive
Oasis have been knocking out the park in the last couple of years with their spectacular collaborations. I absolutely loved the collections that were inspired by prints from the V&A’s archives – I...
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Launch day for The Underpinnings Museum
After an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, today is the launch of The Underpinnings Museum website. Thank you so much to everyone who pledged their support to the project and ensure that, not...
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A brief history of M&S
As part of my Master’s degree research, I took a look into the history of an icon of the British high street – Marks & Spencer. This post is an extract from my dissertation and forms part of an...
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Signs of Wear: The Fabric of an Underpinnings Archive
Take the time to look closely enough and a garment can be read almost as clearly as words on a page. In this way, archives of garments can provide a unique window into the past, revealing valuable...
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