I tried to photograph the fabric that Tommy has given to Mr G to sell through The Look . It’s hard to capture the exact colours of fabric screen printed 30 years ago - they’re so rich and pleasing to the eye because they don’t look like the colours of today.

I’m really taken with the fabric - the crepe is ever-so-slightly stiff where it’s printed, the detail (particularly the boots) is wonderful and overall the piece could be a flag for the early-Seventies, pop-infatuated store.

I hope it finds a loving home.

I know I’m really fortunate to have a good job, easy commute, challenging workload, but sometimes I really miss time to myself.  Two days off last week have me chance to catch up so I:

• Cooked my favorite roast chicken recipe (with a mustard crust) for Jen and Thea
• Won a vintage RL cardigan on ebay, and lost a vintage RL jacket which I really didn’t need anyway. The ebay cosmos righting itself again, thank goodness
• Watched Tales of the City on DVD - Vaginal Davis and Country Joe cameos. A all-time favorite.
• Replaced our old broken clothes airer with a brand new one. I have jammed my finger in that plastic thing for the last time - little things should make you happy I think
• Walked Rita on the common, watching the trees lose more and more leaves each day
• We saw Superduck and Sooz at Michael Clark’s Barbican performance, then Mr G and I jumped a cab for champagne cocktails in Soho
• Spent most of Saturday in bed with tea, crumpets and the papers, enjoying Mick Brown’s interview with Paula Rego and looking like a halloween costume thanks to the cocktails…
• Meeting Junior and Linnet and their dog Jack for lunch. I can’t wait to see Linnet’s hair - she’s gone from blonde to brunette overnight - impulse decision!!

Tomorrow is Monday and it begins again…

… and panties.

Adriana Lima in Elle Magazine via knight cat.

I just scored a pair of correspondent brogued loafers, with a fringey thing at the front. I need some help from Mr G to expand my shoe vocabulary. They look a little like golf shoes.  I want ankle socks with which to wear them, to be paired with cut-off denims in the summer. Not long now. I had my first walk in a t-shirt last week….