Fickle Finger of Fashion

I haven’t seen any members of the Michael Jackson Fan Club out and about in the City with their protective masks on but I did hear a couple of reports of sightings yesterday in London. When I happened to go into Boots yesterday they were quite conspicuously not selling protective masks, but then that may just be because they don’t have a stock of them. I’m happy to write our current situation off as being predominantly panic but then part of me thinks that wearing a protective mask on the Tube is probably a good idea on any day of the week…

Moving onto fashion of a more conventional sort the current economic climate is forcing many stores to find imaginative ways of clearing their warehouses so for those of you who, like me, prefer their ideal couture to be at equally attractive prices you might be interested in a couple of things going on for the next few days. First Reiss are having a “Warehouse & Sample Sale” near Bond Street (details below) and secondly Ghost are having their warehouse sale up in Westbourne Grove (details below). I might give the Reiss one a go but my wardrobe’s still creaking from when Gieves & Hawkes and Purdey had their clearouts a while back so may have to bow to practicality and keep the wallet firmly in pocket!

Reiss – Warehouse & Sample Sale
The Music Room in South Moulton Lane, W1K 5AB
Thurs & Fri 8.30am to 8.00pm, Sat 9.00am to 7.00pm
Sun 10.00am to 4.00pm (10-11am for browsing only)

Ghost – Warehouse Sale
20th Century Theatre, 291 Westbourne Grove, W11 2QA.
Thurs to Sat 11.00am to 7.00pm, Sun 11.00am to 5.00pm

James Purdey & Sons
http://www.purdey.com/

Gieves & Hawkes
http://www.gievesandhawkes.com/