Wonderful news, WKW was featured in The Measure column in the Guardian Magazine today. You know, the bit that says what’s going up (i.e. cool) and what’s going down (Clapham). Turns out we’re Going Up. Unfortunately, it also says trousers tucked into socks is Going Down, which is pretty much what I wear every day (the socks are generally fluorescent ones too). So in the grand scheme of things, we’re neither up nor down on the week. C’est la vie. Here’s the missus outside her favourite sweet shop Suck and Chew, wearing an Irwin & Jordan dress and a power-up heart necklace from Year Zero. Big thank you to the Guardian guys.
i just read the measure and looked you up!!so glad they included you, don’t worry, your most definatly going up!!
xoxo
Loving your necklace and glad you look much better xxx
I should say look like you are feeling better….not look better as in you were pants before….I knew what I meant….have a rhubarb and custard on me xxx
Sorry, I hate the necklace. My daughter has outgrown these kind of accessories and she’s six.
In fact, katie’s overall style is worryingly “i’m a little girl, i’m so cute”. Does she work in an art shop that she feel she needs these clothes?
@Thenewcomer – you’re no fun.
There is nothing wrong with being cute, or a girl. Katie looks wonderful today – and every inch the sophisticated woman. Keep the good work up x
Is there a prize because I have solved the anagram?
I love those shoes
Newcomer – Lighten up!:)
Lurvee the necklace- i’d love to have it and my six year old daughter too.
What I have always liked about this site is that it has never proclaimed itself as a fashion site, but as Joe’s love letter to Katie, and along the way she’s happened to win plaudits for her style. The joy of fashion is that you can adopt different personas every day – personally I like Katie’s more muted colour palettes best, but that’s because it reflects what I like to wear. Incidentally, I was in a few of Katie’s German classes at Uni, and remember her as so intelligent and witty, and nothing little girly about her. So, to cut to the chase – Newcomer, shut it! How horrible to be negative about someone you don’t even know.
ha! I can see no-one denied the essential truth of my statement.
Love the dress but is it wrong that I want to steam the creases out of it…..anal of me but true….I hate crushed clothes!
How wonderful it must be to have been born so fabulous that everytime you rise you smell of cupcakes and sunshine and everytime you put on an outfit everybody bows at you fashion forward feet…and to never once catch a sly glance from someone who doesn’t like your particular style….but what a shame to be this perfect and have a six year old who doesn’t know how to be a girly child. I suggest that if you have nothing nice to say do not say anything at all…and before your “grown up” child gets an ASBO teach her the same. Quite enough said. Next outfit please Joe xxxxx
Here here Bunny !
What makes me laugh is that people like yourself newcomer who say they wouldn’t be seen dead in any of these clothes have to look on the blog to see what actually being worn. They do not have an intelligent enough mind to think there may be an alternative….If you don’t like the style then why are you looking ???
Sorry but had this shit all my life from silly people who 1. Do not understand style, creativity or design and 2. Require lessons in manners !!
Love this outfit – you look top!
Well what can I say? I wish I had the nerve, to old perhaps to heavy, but I love to look, and perhaps encourage my daughters to have a little “bit of Katie” in their dress..Joe love your comments also..
I looked you up from the Guardian website too. What a beautiful idea – and Katie’s outfits are absolutely inspiring. The only drawback is that after scrolling through all of these gorgeous ensembles, my own style looks more than usually shabby and ill-put-together…ah well. I shall buy some red shoes.
Thanks for all the comments today!
Time for bed I think (there’s carnival mayhem on the cards tomorrow,,,)
Jx
I don’t think Katie looks 6, she looks fab, I literally want her wardrobe! I remember the crap my parents clothed me in when I was young. I blooming love what Katie wore today, it’s feminine and stylish. This site is great because people’s opinions are varied, not sure about the swearing though but heyho each to their own. Cannae wait to see what Katie wears because it brightens up my sometimes dull student days. It gives me plenty of ideas (and has made me discover new and wonderful jewellery and designers etc) it is all fab!
Shez xo
I read about you in the guardian measure and I love your style! Especially the heart necklace, and those shoes. For omce it seems the measure has got something perfectly right x
I shouldn’t rise to the bait, but it’s a dull Sunday morning, so what the heck:
To Bunny whitehead: how absolutely marvellous to have such penetrating psychological insight as to be able to deduce all that about my style and personality from an offhand comment about not liking a particular necklace on a thirty-something woman. Your friends must find you so entertaining- rather like a free palm-reader.
You all sound like a group of religious fanatics who’ve had their favourite prophet insulted- tolerating dissent admirably. I mean- do your dads own the company which manufactured that atrocious necklace? or what? I must say the actual owner of the necklace and the photographer don’t seem half as insulted as you guys. Presumably because if they are willing to take photos of themselves and put it up on a public blog, they are prepared (and indeed eager) to take some not-wholly-favourable comments about the photos in question.
33 comments all saying “You look fab!’ must lose its appeal after a while…
@Newcomer Please feel free to say what you want – there’s no censorship here. But it does take a special sort of misanthrope to come to a blog and pass negative comment not on someone else’s style but on them as a person.
Jx
I just wasted my time reading “the newcomer’s” comments. How sad it is to come on and sprout unappreciated and unnecessary comments about a very sweet and lovely blog, that so many people genuinely enjoy and have taken inspiration from. I wonder what it is about like-minded people that offends you so deeply? Regardless, glad to see that will be your last comment.
And really, with the few comments you made about fashion, what a shock it is that style blogs aren’t your thing…
ahh, newcomer must be a fashion icon…….not!!! yes, it is ok to dislike something someone wears but is there any need to go out of your way to be rude?? i have had people all my adult life taking the mic, or saying hurtful comments and even people trying to touch me ( i have tats and stretched ears) oh, yes, people do do this!!!! (touch me that is) but at the end of the day if everyone looked the same, wot a boring world it would be!! i just wish people could just accept each others individuality!! any way after that rant id like to say you look fab today and id love that god dam necklace!!!! xx
Thenewcomer – what has got you so angry???? katie has her own style its fun and funky – no need to be nasty just cuz its not to your tase!
Trousers over shoes look kak
If any of you had bothered to check out newcomer’s own blog, you would have learned that he/she is a highly articulate and intelligent individual with many and varied opinions on all manner of things; not just clothes.
I do enjoy looking at this blog, but to be honest it does make me feel a bit inadequate that I don’t have a doting boyfiend or a vast wardrobe of clothes and designer watches, and struggle to pay the rent. But I try not to be too bitter. I’m genuinely not trying to be nasty, so I would appreciate it if no-one accused me of that. I make my clothes myself, style photography students’ shoots for free and treasure my one much coveted and saved-up-for Anya Hindmarch bag. I would love to start a recessionista-stylista blog but frankly I don’t have the time or the technical know-how.
Anyone?? A good idea I think!!