Category: Honest Fashion
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Jumpsuits & Rompers
The weather is a bit August at the moment. All thunderstorms and rain, then sunny skies and hot days. These hot days and balmy nights lead me to wear dress-down comfortable clothes, something thrown on, not too thought out. My absolute favourite thing this week has been a shortie jumpsuit, a playsuit or…
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Helly Hansen – Scandi Sports Kit
You may remember I wrote about Helly Hansen last year and their Cool Kit I talked about their use of bright colours and the way we now look at sports kit to do so much. After wearing my kit for a year I now had more requirements, I want a sports kit which is multipurpose,…
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Peaches & Cream
This August I’m channeling Cool Summer Style, light denim, cool linen and cotton, and smooth silk. I’m continuing my summer obsession of cool blues, nudes and stark whites. Think Peaches and Cream on the terrace a short suit or a trouser suit for a special occasion, topped off with a touch of Gold and edgy…
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Summer Sandal Sale Splurge
All summer long I’ve wanted to splurge on those now ubiquitous summer lace up flats, you know the ones, they started on the catwalk last year and now most high street stores have a version, lovely delicate pointy toed lace ups. Seems I’ve not had a lot of time to shop this summer, coming from…
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Shhh! It’s Silent Assembly
Love them or loath them underwired bras have their uses, some ladies need a little push here, a bit of structure there or sometimes full on scaffolding. Now while underwire bra’s have their obvious uses, they are not always the most comfortable of undergarments. I for one can’t wait some days to ping off that…
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Black, White & Denim
Black, White & Denim by deborahsimpsonboston featuring black high waisted shorts Hello Monday! I’m loving the heatwave at the moment, but what to wear when it’s hot and sticky? I’ll be posting later in the week what to wear if you work in an office or the city but today I’m drawing inspiration from what I’ve…
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Jade Jagger & July
Oh July, How I love thee, Hot summer days, balmy afternoons and walks on the beach. Bliss! Mr B and I go for a stroll most days on the beach with Blue, sometime in the late afternoon so it’s not too hot for pups. This July I’m aiming to focus on more exercise including yoga,…
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A Day in the Life – Fashion Blogger
As part of my Digital Photography Course, the final project was titled, A Day in the Life. As a fashion blogger, I take a huge amount of snaps on my camera (not necessarily well!). My aims at the beginning of the course were to 1/ compose and shoot still lifestyle, product & fashion photography and 2/…
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Istituto Marangoni – Graduate Fashion Show
Earlier this month Istituto Marangoni – The International School of fashion and design presented the collections of their International students from their Paris, Milano, Shanghai and London schools. I was invited along to Istituto Marangoni London Graduate show that took place at the Italian Embassy in London in Grosvenor Square. We were welcomed by the…
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Pastel Blue – Capsule Weekend Away Wardrobe
It’s Mr B’s birthday tomorrow so I’m whisking him away to a beautiful swish hotel in the country, just outside of Bath, namely Ston Easton Park. The hotel is incredibly grand with sumptuous rooms and fine dining, fabulous…….but what to wear? I thought blue, smart, casual, a little regal maybe? I’m loving pastel blue and a…
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Blush & Blue – Capsule Weekend Away Wardrobe
Blush & Blue by deborahsimpsonboston featuring a pink jacket Vero Moda pink jacket yoox.com Topshop jacket £50 – topshop.com White pants peacocks.co.uk Skinny jeans peacocks.co.uk Jas M B leather handbag yoox.com Genuine leather handbag £250 – wolfandbadger.com I recently spent a couple of days away. With the current inclement weather I opted for casual layers in a small range…
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Aventures Numeriques from Modern Love
Adventures Numeriques is a year long exhibition looking at the heart of the process of creating. The exhibition showcases the work and world of Modern Love focusing on their SS15 collection from concept through to finished collection. Looking in depth at the relationship between the traditional craft of fashion and textiles and the adoption of…
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JAMIE WEI: HUANG #LFW – Catwalk Show
Inspiration for AW15 was taken from Jamie Wei Huang’s strong beliefs on seeking inner –self through design, a young woman and her libidinous life inspired by film – Nymphomaniac. …….Need I say anymore? If I mention leather, metal trimmings and cat o’nine tails you begin to get the picture? However the collection also displays the feminine…
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London Fashion Week AW15
Lift off! London Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2015. Check into Instagram and Twitter during LFW for the latest on the shows. @deborahsimpsonboston @simpsonbostonpr
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Blush & Blue – Spring Denim from next
Happy February! Congratulations! You got through the January blues, cold weather, new gym membership and a detox. I cant promise better weather in February, I suspect that the weather may take a turn for the worse. However I can promise a fashion packed February. Later in the month we have London Fashion Week for a…