About me…
Hello! I'm Anushka, a costume and hat designer based in London, UK. I love knitting, vintage, film and food. This blog chronicles my adventures in making and my creative lifestyle.
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Category Archives: London
Gluttony chez Zedel
My boy-friend and I have been making the effort over the last few weeks to go out for dinner-and-a-movie dates, which has been really pleasant; and on Friday night, as I’d taken the evening off work, we finally made it … Continue reading
Posted in Food, London, Restaurant review
Tagged Brasserie Zedel, eating London, eating out, food, london, restaurant, restaurant review, Soho, Zedel
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Lobster Tales
It has been a crazy and incredibly busy few weeks at work lately, and I honestly feel like I never went on holiday. This is partly due to my inability to turn down work – a trait that I’m sure … Continue reading
Posted in Dressing Room, Food, London, Outfit, Restaurant review
Tagged Burger & Lobster, Dali, eating out, food, lobster, london, restaurant, review, seafood, Soho, surrealism
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Chagrin
Sigh. To my great chagrin, this week I have concluded that against my best efforts and highest hopes, there is no way that I will be able to look like Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face during my trip to Brittany. At least, not … Continue reading
Posted in London, Moi
Tagged costume, freelance, freelancer, freelancing, Gherkin, london, sewing, theatre, wardrobe, work
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Come see Wayward Children at The Friday Buzz!
Our next gig happens to be a FREE one! Francis & myself are very excited to be performing at The Friday Buzz on the 27th July at the Horatia Pub 98-100 Holloway Road N7 8JE. We are opening the night … Continue reading
Feral at Free Range
Today we popped upstairs at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane (above where the Sunday UpMarket is held) to look around Feral, the AUCB Fine Art/Photography/Illustration show as part of the Free Range art grad shows in London. It was … Continue reading
Skating and Walking
A few weeks ago I received a tantalising invitation from Akeela, asking me to be her +1 at the launch of ice skating at Somerset House! I was really stressed by my work at the time and decided after momentary … Continue reading
Fading light
It’s been a while since writing on here. As usual, far from an absence of making, my life has been far too dominated by it. I’m making an Edwardian lounge suit for a country gentleman; you can look at my … Continue reading
Indian Summer
I just wrote a beautiful post awash with pictures and general visual delights, but my Internet decided to crash and wipe the whole thing just as I tried to save it! Rant over. (Apologies). I am finally reaching the end … Continue reading
Posted in London, reflections, uncategorized
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1930s jumper
London is burning, burning down. But there’s no sense of it here, in my part of the suburbs, where my grand-parents’ garden is an idyllic paradise. Nor was there any ripple of unrest in Holland Park, where I was working … Continue reading
Posted in Dressing Room, Knitting, London, sweaters
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Tarting up
Photograph by Stephanie Wolff Ages ago I helped out Naomi of Vintage Secret at the September edition of ‘Tart’, the event which I believe is actually no longer running in the same format. It was held at 40 Winks, a … Continue reading
