Something about teenaged cool lends itself to being misappropriated by the middle classes. Bear with us and we'll explain, although we can't guarantee a complete lack of pomposity. Ten years ago, when we and our readers were hanging around in parks desperately trying to look fashionable, hoodies weren't common.… read more…

Can it truly be? We've never before had conclusive proof of how things flit in and out of fashion. Previously we assumed it had something to do with the disturbed nightmares of certain deranged ladies carrying handbags that could wipe out third world debt. It turns out that we… read more…

Surely we can't have been the only ones who watched Fashionistas with a pen and paper, desperately hoping they'd give us a link to a website where we could buy the heartbreakingly pretty clothes? We're not, as evidenced by the fact that it's London Alternative Fashion week, and people… read more…

All eyes might have been on Mariah Carey and her London visit (yawn - enough already), but last night there was another sight to behold in our beloved capital - models in kinky underwear. The scantily clad beauties weren't parading about the cold streets (nippy in all the wrong ways),… read more…

Once upon a time, high street chain H&M wasn't too bad. Sure, it wasn't re-writing fashion history, but you could pick up some half decent bits and bobs. Now, it's full of emo tat and over-priced celebrity brands (since when does Madonna shop in H&M?), but could this all be… read more…

For some, vintage clothes are dated, unfashionable relics complete with their former owner's dubious stains and sweaty pong. To such grumpy nay-sayers, we say off with you. Glitterditch loves vintage clothes. They are often much better tailored than today's mass-produced loads, have more personality, style and elegance and will truly… read more…

We were shocked when we heard someone yesterday say that Burlesque was just titillation for men. Nothing more than stripping. It was implied that women were silly for falling for the media angle that it was tasteful. We were undoing all of the good work that went into getting… read more…