Tag: bostonandboston
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Sunday Supplement #39
Hello! How are you all for a Sunday? I had a couple of days off this week with Mr. B, no holiday, no time abroad or even an overnight hotel stay. Instead, we opted for a staycation, that’s right a week at home in the Boston Abode, time to reset, recharge and do all the jobs…
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Honest Christmas Guide for Her
Here it is the definitive gift guide for her. Gentlemen take note you can’t really go wrong with any of these beautiful buys. For Her 1. 3 L’Imperatrice, Dolce & Gabbana, Amazon 2. Amazon Fire Tablet, 7” Magenta 3. Heaven by Deborah Mitchell, Bee Kit. 4. Monogrammed Necklace, Thomas Sabo 5. Sanctuary Spa, Votive Candles…
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Honest Christmas Gift Guide for Him
Whoa! It’s December. We have bought and dressed the tree. Lit the fire and candles and we are beginning to feel more than a little festive over at the Boston Abode. I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at gifts, actually press days started in July. So I can’t deny I started looking early. That…
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LFW Sunday Supplement #35
September is the best month of the year for me. It’s still a little warm from the Summer, we have Vogues bumper September Issue to feed on and we have Autumn/Winter wear to dive into, coats, boots, hats. Best of all London host’s one of my favourite events, London fashion Week. September is also my…
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Off The Shoulder
Hey I’ve been away. Busy work week followed by a holiday in France (More about that later). This last week I have been nodding to the much talked about ‘Off the Shoulder’ trend. I packed for my holiday carefully chosen off the shoulder tops, shirts, and dresses, ranging from Marks and Spencer’s much hailed White…
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London Weekend Wardrobe – LCM
Bright lights, big city, this past weekend for two days of London Collections Men, menswear in all shapes and forms; showroom exhibitions, presentations, and catwalk shows. With one night in the beautiful My Hotel Bloomsbury, I needed to pack a variety of muti-functional hard working outfits that would look good and travel well. I decided to…
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The Statement Necklace – Style Diary #08
My work wardrobe although varied has some no-nonsense staples. For this season frayed jeans (soft, comfortable denim) clog sandals of various colours and heights, shirts, striped, frilled, plain white and a good smartish jacket. This last week I’ve found a new staple that I now seem to be wearing every day, behold the statement necklace. I’ve…
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Sunday Supplement #29
The strangest thing has happened to me in the last couple of months. I’ve had a bit of an unplanned career change. I’ve somehow and unintentionally gone from Fashion PR to Charity Shop Champion. I started volunteering for my local British Red Cross Charity Shop in Shoreham by Sea back in August of last year.…
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Sunday Supplement #28
Here we are in March and it finally feels like the beginning of Spring……finally? On the South coast, we have been enjoying Spring Tides, when the sea goes far out and there’s a whole lot more beach to enjoy. Spring Tides so called not because of Spring (though the best ones do happen just now) are…
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Dolce & Gabbana #PFW AW16
Something tells me I am going to be wearing Pink Sparkles next Winter, first Preen brought pink glitz to the stage in a big way now the masters of Italian dresses Meisters Dolce & Gabbana bring you their signature dresses and shoes in pink sparkle. I love this look in pink, Italian tea dresses and Mary…
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Preen by Thornton Bragazzi – LFW AW16
So I’m having a thing with pink at the moment. Not in your face fuchsia or hot pink but a kind of pink take on neutrals. Dusty pink reminds me of the 1970’s so let’s call it Pig’s breath (I’m joking) how about bubble gum? No, it’s the New Pink. New Pink was all over the…
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Sunday Supplement #26
Sunday for me is such a good food day. Sunday is the day to relax and take pleasure in leisurely preparing and eating your dinner. Sunday feels like a day when you don’t need to be just refuelling, you can take time to plan and cook and make the most wonderful things to eat and…
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Valentines – What Women Want
I love romance but Valentines Day can be tricky. It’s all got a little bit commercial. Is it about the biggest bunch of red roses? Is it about the Michelin-starred meal? The 5-star hotel or the super bling night out? Meh, more romance, less material fluff….You know? Here’s my none too costly picks for a…
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What’s in your bag? Giveaway
Since the age of four, or five. I’ve always had a fascination with the contents of women’s bags. Aunts were known to hide handbags rather than have some pesky little four-year-old me rummage through the bag to unearth its magical, sometimes private contents. I thought this would a fab idea for a giveaway and since my online…
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Sunday Supplement #23
Well it’s certainly the middle of Winter. My folks have snow in Durham. I do love a Winter Sunday, lighting the fires, lighting candles, listening to BBC Radio 6 music is a must. The hubby is cooking bangers and mash later so we are going to be spending some serious time on the sofa with…