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Style & Retail / 08 Aug 2013 / 5 comments

Support Independent Liverpool? Prove it…

Of course you support indie outfits. You’re a woman-stroke-man with your priorities resolutely in order. So, what if we told you there was a way to enjoy the best of this independent-spirited city, and save….

Style & Retail / 01 Jan 2013

Jessops: The anatomy of a virus

We’ve been around for two and a bit years now. Plenty of time, you’d think, to get it right. To hone the perfect algorithm for hit-hungry stats and zeitgeist-totin’ content. We pour every waking hour….

Style & Retail / 01 Jan 2013

Level UP: The Next Level

Is it just us or is there a great stigma attached to comic books? People can’t seem to separate the content from the form, it’s like hating movies just because you watched one once and….

/ 01 Jan 2013 / 1 comment

Pump it up: Dawsons gets supersized

What is the sound of a music store moving across the city? With Dawsons, we imagine it’ll be the sound of a thousand guitars, a nice percussive backbeat and some spine tingling synth washes. Maybe….

Style & Retail / 01 Jan 2013 / 6 comments

A Fashion Craze That Has To Stop Right Now

Elbow. They’ve got a lot to answer for. It’s not enough that that song is used for every mildly stirring sporting occasion, now they’ve made a move on the handbag charts too. Look at the….

Style & Retail / 12 Dec 2012 / 4 comments

Senses Working Overtime: Lush Spa

We’re seriously impressed with the new Lush Spa on Whitechapel. Yes, this city’s got a surfeit of spas, but none quite like this. The Spa harnesses the bizarre effects of synaesthesia – Mark Constantine, Lush….

Style & Retail / 12 Dec 2012

The Pop-up Apprentice

We love the work of Made Here, the local crafts champion - but there’s more to them than fancy-pants baubles. They’re working with Lodge Lane’s Tiber Project Chairty on a young apprentice-style challenge, involving two….

Style & Retail / 11 Nov 2012

Keep Warm And Carry On

Fetch out your old parka from the cupboard and donate it to charity this Winter. You’ll help vulnerable women keep the cold out - and get a nice warm feeling yourself.

Style & Retail / 08 Aug 2012

Radar: Super Summer Fair at Bluecoat

Freshen your home with a harvest of the finest handmade arts and crafts this weekend - head down to the Bluecoat and pick up a bargain or two.

Style & Retail / 07 Jul 2012

These Boots Were Made For…Customisation.

Tired of trolling out in last year’s loafers? Oh we *SO* are. Never fear, the Nook and Willow shoe Gods are here…

Style & Retail / 07 Jul 2012 / 11 comments

Home Quarter Closes: Stockton’s Re-opens

Liverpool’s biggest home interiors store, the Home Quarter, closes down. Tough times for high street furnishing stores…

Style & Retail / 01 Jan 2012 / 1 comment

Vintage Online: Red Hat No Knickers

A new virtual vintage shopping mall has opened, and we’re delighted to cut the virtual vintage ribbon with lace detailing…

Style & Retail / 01 Jan 2012 / 19 comments

Harvey Nicks for Liverpool ONE

Another major new name for Liverpool, as Harvey Nicks is heading to town.