http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/ from www.independent.co.uk en-GB Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:52:17 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-au.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-au.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Shopping Bag greets you, and accompanying SB on this gloomsville day is a black and white checked Gianni Versace coat, labelled, double breasted, with black moulded plastic buttons. It's on the left, if that description wasn't... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:11:49 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-br.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-br.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Good day to you. Shopping Bag hopes you have not had an interminable week. But if you have - then I have an event that might brighten the weekend that is tantalisingly beckoning. It's a sale... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:59:11 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-no.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-no.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Good day to you. This morning at 7am, Shopping Bag found herself in her garden, wrapping a dead rat in newspaper. It wasn't how I'd envisioned starting the week. Therefore this blog is just one attempt... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:52:28 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-ru.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-ru.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Even with Shopping Bag's great modesty notwithstanding, this is a great tip. From this morning, until Sunday at 7pm there's a jumble sale that will justify that oft-used tag "unmissable". For a start, if I tell... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:12:09 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-it.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/11/shopping-bag-it.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Shopping Bag has opinions. You know this. But she is divided on the new hyped-til-it-can't-be-hyped-any-more-or-only-dogs-will-be-able-to-hear-the-fever-pitch Westfield Shopping Centre in west London. On one hand, the clamour to exalt the retail space is a bit more cheery... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:56:52 +0000 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/shopping-bag-gi.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/shopping-bag-gi.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Did you miss all the art last weekend? Did you? Did you miss Frieze, even though it was the most publicised art fair EVER? Did you miss the FREE Art Fair where Gavin Turk gave out... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:47:03 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/shopping-bag-ac.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/10/shopping-bag-ac.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg As godmother to not one but two children (yes, really: both sets of parents have not yet discerned Shopping Bag's truly ludicrous nature), I know that when you're buying a present for a newborn, it requires... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:27:10 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/draft-4.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/draft-4.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg You may have noticed, discerning as you undoubtedly are, that the term "pop up shop" has crept into our lexicon recently. It sounds extraordinarily avant garde and edgy, but at the same time manages to maintain... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:52:17 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/shopping-bag-ac.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/shopping-bag-ac.html Good day! A very good day in fact, because I'm going to introduce you to these vintage shoe clips. Look left - red bows. Look right - red bows on shoes; shoes transformed. Shopping Bag, for one, became a fan... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:41:00 +0100 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/draft-3.html http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/2008/09/draft-3.html By Clare Dwyer Hogg Ho hum, hello people. A Monday requires at least one bright thing within its 24 hours, so let me tell you about a shop called Caravan. Caravan is a shop of magical proportions; it's small, but... Shopping Bag Clare Dwyer Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:51:33 +0100