I hope you'll forgive me for going off-message from time to time, introducing candidly non-Ivy - indeed, non-clothing - subjects: books, movies, TV, even holidays.  This is simply my way of making Talk Ivy a friendlier, more conversational place to be for everyone.  There'll be modernism for those who fancy it, and I'll be inviting members like Alex and Jesmond to chip in on their subjects: from a slightly more 'individualistic' standpoint.  Russell Street will pop up like a jack-in-a-box and set us all to rights from time to time, and I bless him in advance for doing so...