Julia Smith, hits the WEST END

Earlier on this week Julia Smith opened her fab shop

in Connaught Village together with the shoe designer Joanne Stoker. I didn't manage to get to the vernissage but I did pop in the next day which was even better, as I didn't have to fight through the hoards and got to try on mostly everything. Also managed to talk to Julia who is difficult to pin down as she is back and forth from Ghana quite a bit.

The Shop Julia explained is the result of winning a competition - run by the Church Commissioners in conjunction with London College of Fashion- to kick start their own retail fashion business with a rent and rates -free retail unit for six months in Connaught Village.

Not only is the shop filled with both girls lovely creations but there is also a studio in the offing for made to measure.. and a lovely selection of cosy knitwear knitted in the UK just for them.

Prices are amazing starting at £135 for the gorgeous organic jersey throw on for all occasions dress below... + its so so easy to get to just 5 minutes from Marble arch.

Julia Smith & Joanne Stoker - 4 Porchester Place W22AZ

Glam show last weekend at Earls Court

As it was Too near to miss thought I would pop into the Glam Show and see kat at EJF do her first live catwalk show ever.

The models boys and gals were amazing and wearing all of the designs as well as those gorgeous monkee jeans. teamed with some Hot Terra Plana, Beyond skin and B boheme shoes. Kat had organised a shortish video on the dreaded endosulfan(I think any longer and it would have been just to stomach churning I hate that pesticide), but just go shows what one Kat plus host of volunteers can do that she has just managed to get up in front of the Geneva Delegates at the fifth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee that have agreed that its sufficiently dangerous to humans and the environment that global action is warranted. About time ???Who says we can't change the world!!

Anyhow while I was milling around who should I bump into but just my fave rave Reem having , so I spent just a good 30 minutes trying everything on what an opportunity and I had thought she was in Japan well I ordered myself a great pair of sequin trousers!! Made note in diary she is at clothes show in December .... Yes!!!

Waiting for images will get them up soon!!!