Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Summer already seems to be drifting into the recesses of distant memory. Which would all be “oh so depressing if it weren’t for all […]
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Beauty Inspiration: Chloe A/W 08
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Summer already seems to be drifting into the recesses of distant memory. Which would all be “oh so depressing if it weren’t for all […]
Read MoreStyle Icon: Penny Lane
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Last night, during what may easily have been my one hundredth ever viewing of “Almost Famous”, it occurred to me that Penny Lane seems […]
Read MoreInspiration: Make Like A Mermaid
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Perhaps it was my recent holiday that involved copious amounts of sea-swimming, mermaid style, but I think I may have found my late summer/early […]
Read MoreTartan: Trendy or Tacky?
Last Updated on 7th August 2008 As a real live Scottish person, I must admit to finding the perennial appearance of tartan on international catwalks a bit, well, tricky. Even […]
Read MoreKey Items for AW08: Bowler Hat
Ever since spying one of the new Topshop ‘on the buses’ ads, I am suddenly harbouring an irrepressible urge to buy a bowler hat. They’ve been creeping in for a […]
Read MoreWe Heart Bebaroque!
Last Updated on 4th August 2008 As something of a hosiery enthusiast, I am predictably exited by the abundance of pretty pretty tights on the A/W catwalks. Trouble is, whilst […]
Read MoreAll Eyes are on the Neck for Autumn
Last Updated on 14th September 2017 Perfect your swan like poise and ballerina posture because the neck, it would seem, is having something of a moment. A quick scan of […]
Read MoreDesigner Profile: Edward Sexton
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Read MoreChannelling Our Inner Skater Girl!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Entranced by this beautiful Goldfrapp video for “Caravan Girl”, we’ve fooled ourselves into thinking that an easy centre parting, checked shirt and denim cut-offs […]
Read MoreStyle Inspiration: Brideshead Revisited
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Being a somewhat besotted fan of Evelyn Waugh’s writing, not to mention my longing to live and dress with the Bright Young Things of […]
Read MoreTrends: The Heidi Braid
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 A perennial style classic, beloved of eternal girl-child icons the world over (think Kirsten Dunst, Mary-Kate and, well, Lolita) the ”Heidi braid” has me […]
Read MoreTrends: The Heidi Braid
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 A perennial style classic, beloved of eternal girl-child icons the world over (think Kirsten Dunst, Mary-Kate and, well, Lolita) the ”Heidi braid” has me […]
Read MoreTry Something Different: Smudged Style
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Although the perennial make-up look for summer is, of course, ‘fresh-faced’ beauty I’d like to venture a painterly alternative. Wild, I know, but as […]
Read MoreDesigner Profile: Steve J and Yoni P
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Read MoreThe White Dress. A Summer Staple.
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Seeing this photograph of Kirsten Dunst in this white dress made me think 3 things: 1. Thank goodness Kirsten is back running around town […]
Read MoreHigh Time For High-Waisted Shorts!
Last Updated on 9th July 2008 I am, and always have been, a dress girl through and through. The devotion to flippy skirts and girly dresses that carries me through […]
Read MoreThe Vintage Lace Dress
Last Updated on 9th July 2008 Having already written about, and fallen achingly and unashamedly in love with, the A/W lace trend way back in February, it is with a […]
Read MoreTrends: On the fringe
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 For some time now, I have been trying to curb a creeping desire to adorn myself in fringing. Not so ridiculous as it sounds, […]
Read MoreLove Your Style: Lykke Li
Last Updated on 17th August 2008 Not one to adopt “style icons” from the celebrity realm I have to confess to a guilty fascination with the sartorial choices of Swedish […]
Read MoreLust of the week: Topshop Floral Print Corset
Last Updated on 30th June 2008 I try and I try and I try to be good and save my pennies but Topshop is a bad place. A bad, bad […]
Read MorePeach vs Coral. You Decide?
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Many admiring words have been spoken, of late, of the countless joys that coral can cast over one’s life. Words that I entirely agree […]
Read MoreAnkle Socks. A Summer Staple!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Footwear, legwear and general leg exposure is always a bit of a tricky area when the sun bestows it’s gentle rays on pins as […]
Read MoreTrends: Reluctant Debutante
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 An aura of deconstructed grandeur seems to be encircling the world of fashion at the moment. From the A/W08 collections of Balenciaga and Prada […]
Read MoreTrends: Addicted to Accessories!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 I have, I must admit, a bit of a jewelry addiction. I’m like a cat with a little bell around my neck – my […]
Read MoreReader Q&A: What is going to be the trend for sunglasses this season?
Last Updated on 21st March 2021 I have a question. What is going to be the trend for sunglasses this summer and early Fall? – Michael (June 2nd, 2008) Sunglasses […]
Read MoreSmall Town Style
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 I have always wanted to take a road trip through middle America. Due to a disappointing lack of funds, I will have to settle […]
Read MoreTrends: Head Scarves
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Read MoreA Modernist Take On Fashion
Last Updated on 23rd October 2008 The disparate backgrounds of Modernist designers Andrew Jones and Abdul Koroma make for a compelling team. Working together to make beautiful, modern and curious […]
Read MoreColour me summer!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 If countless magazines are to be believed, it seems it may be time for me to wean myself off my standard issue colour palette […]
Read MoreGlove Love!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 As part of my inherent love for any modern take on ladylike style, the kind of details that recall a time when gentlemen tipped […]
Read MoreThe Edge of Style!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 As ubiquitous as the images from “The Edge of Love” (the upcoming film about poet Dylan Thomas starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller) have […]
Read MoreStyle buttoned up: The Denim Skirt
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Recently added to my all-consuming and ever-growing skirt collection/ addiction (depending on your point of view….) is a high waisted, button through pale denim […]
Read MoreDress Like a Queen!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Its impossible to open a newspaper (or terrible gossip magazine….) at the moment without having to endure a thorough examination of the sartorial decisions […]
Read MoreSummer Buys: Old Man Cardigans
Last Updated on 14th September 2017 I am not ashamed to admit that my favourite item of clothing is an ink-stained, moth-eaten, beige grandfather cardigan that I am fairly certain […]
Read MoreLoafing Around: The Return Of The Loafer
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Whenever there is a stampede of vertiginous footwear like those of the current skyscraper climate, you can be sure there is a thoroughly horizontal […]
Read MoreHannah Marshall Breathes New Life In To The Little Black Dress
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 I abandoned the eternal search for the Little Black Dress years ago, getting a little bored with an item of clothing that never seems […]
Read MoreTim Walker: Fashion spun from dreams
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 It is my humble opinion that we use contemporary fashion magazines as modern day storybooks for grown up little girls; an instrument of escapism, […]
Read MoreSummer Beauty: Painted Eyes
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Forget the ubiquitous ‘paint splattered’ prints that are apparently the only thing that will do this summer. There is no fun in wearing somebody […]
Read MoreDoll Face: Viktor and Rolf Retrospective
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Little girls dressing up their dolls is supreme training for a lifetime of dressing up themselves; some things never change and little girls will […]
Read MoreTrends: Peek-a-boo!
Last Updated on 17th December 2019 Visible bra straps? Frowned upon, yes, but grossly overlooked, I say. As with so many fashion “rules”, there is so much more fun to […]
Read MoreTrends: Folky Girls
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 As the dawn of summer festivals prepares to rise , my yearning to be swaying in a sunlit meadow whilst a girl sings onstage […]
Read MorePale Summer…
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 It’s that time of year again. Glamazonian models stare down from countless magazine stands, every article contains the word ‘golden’ and the faint smell […]
Read MoreSummer Jacket Time: Blazers
Last Updated on 6th May 2008 With the first rays of real sunlight creeping in my dusty window comes the faint but enchanting prospect that summer might be just around […]
Read MoreSpring Style: Top Knots
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Unable to take the plunge and actually chop my hair, I have found a less permanent way to have a spring fling with my […]
Read MoreI Dream of Dresses: Dream and Awake
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 I like my dresses with a story. Finding them, mainly, in charity shops means that I have to make them up. They become the […]
Read MoreFor a good cause: Margherita Missoni charity bracelet
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Having seen countless photos of Margherita Missoni gallavanting around town of late, it’s nice to read a little more about her. Even better, it’s […]
Read MoreTrends: Checkmate
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Not usually one to partake in any item of clothing that might come under the banner of “androgynous”, I tend to ignore any call […]
Read MorePretty Ponies: Playing with Pastels
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 In an attempt to temporarily escape the stress and reponsibilities of adult life, I am turning to a most beloved childhood toy. Not for […]
Read MoreLike a Virgin: Vintage Madonna
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 All of this recent Madonna exposure makes me a little sad. Too many pumped muscles, too much shiny purple and too much shiny hair. […]
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