Fashun

Find out how crushed bugs, bat poo, Tutankhamun and the sun god Ra make up the history of eyeliner. 

Penelope, Mikey and Sarah go Bowie-esque in a chat about eyeliner, the technical side of waterlines, lashlines, wet eyes and on what occasions does Mikey wear it?

Knock offs, copycats, 'homages', Louie Vweeton handbags... whatever you call them, Penelope's got the skinny on the rampant IP theft within the fashion industry. Is it a scourge or is it inevitable? Even necessary? 

Just what constitutes the 'it' in 'it girl'? Charisma? Aesthetics? Intelligence? Pennie talks to Mike about the concept of 'the muse', and how they've worn their way through history. (With special reference to the recently departed Anita Pallenberg. R.I.P.)

Penelope Noir explores the role of the 'older woman's' place in the world of fashion, with particular reference to 'accidental' fashion blogger Lyn Slater. Is it integration or just fetishising the 'other'? (So many inverted commas.)