'Coming into Writing'

A friend came round to dinner last week and on browsing the bookshelves, removed for further inspection Helene Cixous’ ‘Coming into Writing’. It was on the reading list for an MA in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths that I started but never finished because I moved to Kathmandu.

On paging through it again I started to think about writing, about Cixous’ creative imagination and her inventive, playful use of language that ventures beyond the traditional limits of academic discourse and into the realm of poetry. My dissertation was more an attempt at sounding vaguely academic and philosophical in plain English. The papers I’ve been researching in an attempt to understand what makes good cashmere are dry and scientific, full of conditions, experiments, tables and results. How do I consolidate all of this into a blog that is informative and entertaining?

I live in remote town at the foot of the Himalayas from where, over the internet, I run a small cashmere label called Ocabini with my sister and business partner who lives in London. I spend ages on the internet, looking at fashion, finding inspiration for the next season’s collection. So I thought this blog would be about cashmere and fashion, as well as art, music, literature, life.

Speaking of fashion, I've found what I want for Christmas, this Alexander McQueen jacket, a steal at £6,595 and (un)fortunately sold out. It is a work of art.

Red is the New Black. Here are some lovely red things:

Left to right, top to bottom: Alexander McQueen bag, Oscar de la Renta necklace, Converse classic hi-tops, Christian Louboutin shoes, Ocabini cashmere poncho, Alexander McQueen scarf, DVF Warhol scarf, Anne Demeulemeester boots, Bvlgari sunglasses.