Just when you think that London’s retail scene can’t get any bigger, it goes and does a big old (secretly poisonous) pufferfish on us. So we’re grabbing a spoon – and a spear.

A little tartan inspiration to get you in the Burns Night mood!

Shop Window Photos: December 09

In life, as in love, it’s always those hard-to-get things that become the objects of our most ardent desires. We love a bit of mystery. And it doesn’t hurt to be French either. So say bonjour to Colette’s arrival in the UK – just remember – she ain’t easy.

Dia de los Muertos - Inspiration

Aside from tax inspections, break-ins and impressively convincing transsexuals called Mary, nothing beats a slice of oft-forgotten surprise to brighten one’s day. A dash of mystery to put a spring in the old step. A brush with the unknown to turn that frown upside-down.