February 2nd, 2008 | by Simon | published in Fashion, Shopping, Travel
I was in London yesterday for a quick visit, meeting two presenters I’m hoping will come and work in Northern Ireland on a summer series. I managed a quick trip to Regent Street, where I was a bit dismayed to see that American clothes retailers are arriving. Banana Republic opens in Spring 2008. Part of [...]
May 13th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Clothes, Fashion, Shopping
I was in London on Friday for work, so took the opportunity to stay over and do some quick shopping as well. I made my first visit to Abercrombie’s first store in the UK, in Burlington Gardens, just off Saville Row.
My thoughts? Well it is enormous for a start - much bigger than any [...]
March 23rd, 2007 | by Simon | published in Clothes, Fashion, Shopping
Well my invite must have got lost in the post, but yesterday Abercrombie opened their first UK store - in Saville Row in London. I’ll need to check it out next time I’m over.
They’ve also opened a UK specific website - here, and pricing (which seems quite steep compared to US prices) now include import [...]
June 6th, 2006 | by Simon | published in Belfast, Fashion, Friends
Last night G and I had a bit of culture as we headed to the University of Ulster’s School of Art and Design’s Final Year Degree Show. We knew someone that had done fashion there, so popped down to give our support.
I’ve got to say, it was really nice to do something a bit different [...]
May 24th, 2006 | by Simon | published in Fashion, Web/Tech, Weird
They’re trainers that Michael J Fox wore in “Back to the Future 2″. I got an e-mail today from a guy called Al Cabino, an international sneakerographer, asking for help in getting Nike to start making these trainers available. They were only produced for the movie and never made available to the public. Al’s started [...]
