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I'm obsessed with ebaying right now what with the credit crunch and all, I love being able to pick up a unique piece for under £20, and ...

Muse of the moment

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Muse of the moment

I only discovered Rumi's blog fashiontoast about 4 months ago but it is now the first thing I log onto in the morning. Model Rumi and he...

I love the seventies vibe of this Italian Vogue cover for the August 2005 issue. Shot by Steven Meisel, model Snejana Onopka looks so ethere...

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Mario Testino's editorial for this months V magazine has produced some of the hottest shots since Steven Meisel's 'dogging' ...

Bellaju

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Bellaju

In an array of bright and beautiful colours, Bellaju's 100% silk pieces are tiny slices of summer that succeed in being high in impact w...

To Tie-Dye For....

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To Tie-Dye For....

I was almost scared off tie-dye for life when, aged eleven, I was laughed at in a newsagents by a pair of spotty youths in full camo gear fo...