--- title: "Meet the Bloggers: Katherine Hanniford" description: "Stay ahead, stay chic. Trusted guides on beauty, wellness, fashion, and everything that defines today's empowered woman." url: "https://allwomenstalk.com/meet-the-bloggers-katherine-hanniford/" category: "lifestyle" last_updated: "2026-06-07" --- # Meet the Bloggers: Katherine Hanniford Kat is one of our most recent recruits here on Shiny Shiny, although she's been waxing lyrical as her alter-ego, [TheBagLady](https://goo.gl/YdbuEg), for ages. You'll know her for her obsession with _fanboys_, _Bill Gates_ and _Morrissey_ (that'd be an interesting dinner party line-up). We know her for being one of many Aussies in the office, although the only one who tries to pretend she's actually British. Get a glimpse into how she really thinks over the jump, and try and spot how many times Curb Your Enthusiasm gets mentioned. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. Name:‭ ‬Katherine Hannaford Shiny Job:‭ ‬Editor of The Bag Lady,‭ ‬Writer for Shiny Shiny,‭ ‬WiiWii,‭ ‬and Tech Digest Hometown:‭ ‬London Five favourite web‭ ‬2.0‭ ‬sites‭ (‬besides shiny ones‭)‬:‭ ‬YouTube,‭ ‬Flickr,‭ ‬Vox,‭ ‬Del.icio.us,‭ ‬Wikipedia Last‭ ‬3‭ ‬gigs you went to:‭ ‬Morrissey,‭ ‬Flaming Lips,‭ ‬Peeping Tom Last‭ ‬3‭ ‬books you bought:‭ ‘‬Glamorama‭’ ‬by Bret Easton Ellis,‭ ‬‘The Rum Diaries‭’ ‬by Hunter S.‭ ‬Thompson,‭ ‬and a Curb Your Enthusiasm book. Last‭ ‬3‭ ‬albums you bought:‭ ‬I don’t buy,‭ ‬I download‭! ‬So last downloaded ones are The Shins‭’ ‘‬Wincing The Night Away‭’ (‬bought several days prior to release,‭ ‬LOVE BitTorrent,‭ ‬hee‭!)‬,‭ ‬George Michael’s‭ ‘‬Twentyfive‭’‬,‭ ‬and‭ Siouxsie and the Banshees' 'Kaleidoscope'. Last‭ ‬3‭ ‬DVDs you bought:‭ ‬Virgin had a sale on,‭ ‬so I bought all my old favourites‭ – ‘‬Full Metal Jacket‭’‬,‭ ‘‬The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou‭’‬,‭ ‬and the last series of Curb Your Enthusiasm In the film of your life you'd be played by:‭ ‬Dita Von Teese or Maggie Gyllenhaal. What song would you pick for the soundtrack to your life:‭ ‘‬Faster‭’ ‬by‭ ‬Manic Street Preachers,‭ ‬or something uber corny like‭ ‘‬Wake Me Up Before You Go Go‭’‬,‭ ‬by Wham‭! Which female AND male‭ '‬sleb would you do the dirty with‭?‬ Male it’d be a choice between Mike Patton‭ (‬former lead singer for Faith No More,‭ ‬and a whole host of other bands such as Peeping Tom and Mr.‭ ‬Bungle‭) ‬and Morrissey.‭ ‬Female it’d be Dita Von Teese or Scarlett Johansson. Favourite beach:‭ ‬This gorgeous remote beach near Rethymno,‭ ‬Crete. What have you got in your pocket:‭ ‬I’m wearing a skirt,‭ ‬so no pockets,‭ ‬but in my coat pocket I have an Oyster travel card,‭ ‬and my iPod. What colour toothbrush do you have:‭ ‬electric toothbrush,‭ ‬it’s blue and white. What song would you want played at your funeral:‭ ‬Something uplifting and‭ ‬80s,‭ ‬like‭ ’‬99‭ ‬Luft Balloons‭’ ‬by Nena.‭ ‬The German version,‭ ‬not the English one.‭ ‬Otherwise probably something like‭ ‘‬Do You Realise',‭ ‬by the Flaming Lips. Tell us one secret about you that people wouldn't expect:‭ ‬I’m a natural blonde,‭ ‬eek‭! If you were a car,‭ ‬what would you be:‭ ‬a submarine,‭ ‬the one out of‭ ‘‬The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou‭’‬. What is your favourite item of clothing:‭ ‬Does a handbag count‭? ‬My turquoise Luella‭ ‘‬Gisele‭’ ‬doctor bag. What colour pants do you wear‭ (‬Stolen from Smash Hits circa‭ ‬1991‭)‬:‭ ‬Currently a pink pair of undies,‭ ‬but normally it’s purple or blue. What was your first alcohol experience like‭ (‬stolen from Pop Bitch‭)‬:‭ ‬Hilarious,‭ ‬I tried rapping along to the Beastie Boys in-front of everyone,‭ ‬snogged some random,‭ ‬rather fugly guy which I totally regretted the next day,‭ ‬and embarrassed myself later in the night at my friend’s house. If you were a videogame character who would you be:‭ ‬Probably‭ ‬Kaede Smith in Killer‭ ‬7.‭ ‬Of course,‭ ‬she is just one of many multiple personalities owned by a‭ ‬60‭ -year-old crippled man.‭ ‬So,‭ ‬my final answer would be Yoshi‭! ## Related Posts - [street fashion blogs](https://fashion.allwomenstalk.com/best-street-fashion-blogs/) - [Weekend Blog Roundup](https://allwomenstalk.com/weekend-blog-roundup-lipstick-powder-n-paint-6/) - [News Web Blog Weekly round up](https://allwomenstalk.com/news-web-blog-weekly-round-up-ebelle5-handbags-purses/) - [News Web Blog Weekly round up](https://allwomenstalk.com/news-web-blog-weekly-round-up-ebelle5-handbags-purses-2/) - [Meet the Bloggers: Cate Sevilla](https://allwomenstalk.com/meet-the-bloggers-cate-sevilla/) - [News Web Blog Weekly round up](https://allwomenstalk.com/news-web-blog-weekly-round-up/) - [Dating Dames and Blog Tipping ...](https://allwomenstalk.com/dating-dames-and-blog-tipping/) - [Friday Fashion Blog Favs ...](https://allwomenstalk.com/friday-fashion-blog-favs-the-it-lists-fashion-finds-3/) - [amber mcnaught](https://allwomenstalk.com/meet-the-bloggers-amber-mcnaught/) - [blog about gardening](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/brilliant-city-gardening-blogs/) - [Fun New Blog: off the Rack](https://allwomenstalk.com/fun-new-blog-off-the-rack/) - [Interview with Kate Nobelius of Billion Dollar Bab...](https://allwomenstalk.com/interview-with-kate-nobelius-of-billion-dollar-babes/) ## Site Information - [Main page](https://allwomenstalk.com) - [Contact us](https://allwomenstalk.com/contact.html) - [HTML article](https://allwomenstalk.com/meet-the-bloggers-katherine-hanniford/)