Perfect in its bloom
What to buy for your Spring wardrobe? In 1935 from May 18th to 23rd, London store D H Evans (once...
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Small and beautifully formed
My love of all things retail extends (when no one is looking) to toy shops and illustrated books about shopping....
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Watching the bags go by
How nice to find paper bags exciting press coverage. Michael Bierut has designed a packaging overhaul for Saks Fifth Avenue....
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Poor lambkin
Mid-April and the weather is still making its mind up. This time of year feels quintessentially English to me. The...
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Through a glass
Who needs an art gallery when you have shopping streets to wander down on a crisp spring day? As some...
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Carried away
I have a thing for paper carrier bags. Classic, plain and brown, unadorned, small and crisp from the local takeaway....
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Browsing a rare and free delight
Sometimes the internet delivers on its promise and you find a joyous, rare and free delight. I can’t remember where...
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How to judge a book by its cover
Allowing yourself the freedom to own something simply because you like the way it looks should be a simple matter....
