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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Coco Before Chanel: Pretty Woman in Jodhpurs

Nell Frizzell won’t let Anne Fontaine pull the wool over her eyes

If you are a woman, and wear clothes, it is fairly likely that someone this Christmas is going to buy you the newly released DVD of Coco Before Chanel. Which isn’t such a bad thing. I mean, when you [...]

A la Mode-rn warfare

As the death toll of British service people in Afghanistan reaches 100, and the death toll of civilian men, women and children in the country reaches over 10,000 it’s time to think about the ‘Military Look’.
Brass buttons, epaulets, pea coats, lace up boots, berets, braiding, trench coats; all on trend, all cool, all hip and [...]

What Films Have Taught Me About Psychopaths

This week I took advantage of Orange’s 2-4-1 generosity to act like an unemployed Milwaukee truck driver looking for love: I went out for pizza, watched Law Abiding Citizen and drank soda out of a cup that could also serve as a baby bath.
Now, just in case you are in any doubt, Law Abiding Citizen [...]

World AIDS Day

AIDS is a very serious matter.
Nell Frizzell