Getting hooked on the sport of queens. The Independent.
NOT MANY people dream of being Georgina Ballantine, but I do. In October 1922, Miss Ballantine caught the biggest salmon (64lbs) ever to be taken on…
Interview with Harry Hill. The Independent.
The most scary thing in all the world must be looking back on your life and wishing you had done something else with it. There are…
Monica Zipper. The Independent.
Within 15 minutes of applying lipstick for the photographer, it is no longer in its intended place. “I’m still like a kid. I still spread my…
Don’t say it’s only a spider. The Independent.
Phobic is a great word to lip read. But it isn’t so great to be phobic, especially when your phobia is regarded as girlie or stupid.…
Don’t say it’s only a spider. Published in The Independent.
Phobic is a great word to lip read. But it isn’t so great to be phobic, especially when your phobia is regarded as girlie or stupid.…
The new synthetics. The Independent.
Got any nylon in your wardrobe? Any cellulosics? The chances are that you have, and you’re about to get more. Synthetics are finding their way back…
When skirts were full and women were furious. The Independent.
AT 10.30am on 12 February 1947 the House of Christian Dior launched its very first collection, at its salon at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris. The collection…
Annalisa Barbieri 