London | Borough Market

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 4:42 pm on Sunday, December 18, 2005

Really..what is a ‘foodie’? It seems it’s a term that gets bandied about on UK television cooking shows by z-list celebrity chefs however, although it is a very pretentious, I guess you could describe Borough Market as ‘foodie’ heaven. …read more…

Beijing | Zhang Textiles

Filed under: China, Places to Shop — Katja at 6:31 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2005

Fancy a Ming dynasty mandarin dress to adorn a spare wall in your house? Bargain price of 35,000 Chinese RMB? Er..that equates to around £2500 or $USD4000 but, hey, they are stunningly beautiful! …read more…

London | Herbs from Heaven, Spices from Hell

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 5:54 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2005

Now as a general rule, I don’t like cats. I think they are aloof, ungrateful and on occasion malicious little creatures. However, the tagline on the catnip available at this lovely stall in Borough Market made me wish I had one at home to test it out on. …read more…

London | Koh Samui

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 8:29 pm on Friday, December 16, 2005

Koh Samui is the epitome of the ‘posh frock’. Gorgeous floaty creations from several designers like Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs and Dries Van Noten. …read more…

London | Cyberdog

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 7:11 pm on Friday, December 16, 2005

Sensory assault. I think that’s what Cyberdog is shooting for in its range of clothes, bags, body armour…um…pseudo-cybernetic headpieces… …read more…

London | Scorpion Shoes

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 6:46 pm on Friday, December 16, 2005

Like lots of shoe stores in Camden, Scorpion has the array of foot high, steel toed, purpled flared platform boots in the window but this is definitely not the reason you’d visit…unless you’re really into that! …read more…

New York | Kid Robot

Filed under: USA, Places to Shop — Katja at 8:17 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2005

There has to be something a little derranged in your genetic make up to really get into Kid Robot. …read more…

Tokyo | Soft

Filed under: Places to Drink, Japan — Katja at 8:07 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2005

Soft might be the size of a postage stamp but it’s part of a wicked underground DJ circuit! …read more…

Paris | Rayure

Filed under: France, Places to Shop — Katja at 7:44 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2005

Rayure has some of the classiest and sexiest shirts in Paris. Located in the extremely fabulous Marais …read more…

London | Tabio

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 6:43 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2005

Socks? No way! It’s all about footwear…haute coutre! Tabio has a fantastic range of legwarmers, socks, tights most of which are sourced from Japan. …read more…

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