Tag: Boston&Boston
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What’s in a name?
Ever since Sarah Jessica Parker wore the iconic ‘Carrie’ necklace in Sex in the City women around the world have longed for neck jewellery bearing their own name (that and Laboutins, Jimmy Choo’s and a Cosmopolitan!), Why? because it’s personal, from monogrammed luggage, cufflinks to jewellery everyone wants a gift that’s been made especially for…
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Two men and a Tree – Poison Ivy and the Sycamore
We are lucky enough to have the most enormous sycamore tree at the bottom of the garden. Its huge and beautiful and stands proud guarding the border of the garden. I love sycamore trees, remember playing with the winged seed pods like helicopters in the wind when I was a child. It has one of…
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Weekend Weather – Wear Winter Warmers
Oh, Did you see this mornings weather report? Rain Friday, rain Saturday, BIG storm on Sunday…..How depressing I thought. Then I remembered my new Winter Coat. So far this Winter I’ve worn my Vintage Grey fur Flea market find (£50 Department, Hove) which everyone loves, and while I love it for fashion engagements, nights out…
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Vente-Privee Party, Florence
One of the more interesting business trips I take with my husband every year is a trip to Florence for the Menswear show Pitti Uomo. The show runs twice a year January and June. In the summer its baking hot in Florence and you need more than a gelato to keep cool. In January Florence…
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Bloglovin
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10597213/?claim=sdv6jnk6mrv”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Did you know that you can now follow Diary of an Honest Woman on Bloglovin? Bloglovin brings together all the blogs that you follow on one site. You can also now get the app to follow your fav blogs on the move. I’ve been using Bloglovin for a couple…
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Florence Menswear Show – Pitti Uomo
Pitti Uomo is the menswear show in terms of trends, it’s certainly the place to go, look, be inspired. Having said that it’s not just a PR excercise….buyers attend in abundance and they do buy and plan for the coming season. This January was no exception, journalists, PR’s, buyers and sellers attended in their hundreds.…
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Out with the old in with the new
Ah its all over and some of us may have had a little too much happy Christmas? No? The run up to Christmas felt like a whirlwind to us, new house and a Christmas deadline was set to decorate the bedroom, bathroom, living room dining room and kitchen, no mean feat when your trying to…
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Top 5 Last Minute Gifts for Her
So tis the week before Christmas and you still don’t have a gift for that special lady in your life! Well worry no more! Boston&Boston have scoured the land for the unusual, the unique, the bespoke. Our gifts for women will inspire and delight….you can’t go far wrong with this special gift selection…. Here’s my…
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Top 5 Christmas Gifts for Men
What to buy for the man who has everything? Its often said that men are notoriously difficult to buy gifts for but to be honest I’ve never thought that. Unless your men folk are ridiculously choosy (My husband is thinking about it!) most men are happy with their gift, socks even! However if you dig…
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Holidays are coming…..
Its that time of year again…..Temperature is a lot colder, shops are decked with tinsel and the christmas ads have arrived!! John Lewis unveiled its ad last weekend, suitably sweet cartoon with sentement and a celebrity singer…does the trick I welled up with tears! (note to self no more crying at the television!) and theres…
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What a Difference a Week Makes
I thought I’d never leave my single girls flat. How I loved it, almost ten years in the bosom of Brighton & Hove. Victorian Mansion flat, high ceilings, sea views….why would I ever leave? Then came along Mr B and a need for more rooms, our collection of stuff and things grew and grew, we…
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London Fashion Week – Day One – Sunshine or Rain?
It’s arrived! Day 1 of London Fashion week. Fresh from long haul flights from #NYFW designers, editors and models get ready for 5 days of fashion mayhem across the capital. Anyone who has experienced #LFW will know its not all Haute Couture and Fine Dining….For many of us its rushing across London in high heels…
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Modern Love – Autumn Winter 2013
Now that the weather has changed I’ve started to think about Autumn Fashion…….Not what we will see on the catwalk over the next couple of weeks but what’s actually available in store for Autumn Winter 2013 As we go into Autumn we generally look towards a darker palette. This season instead of large amounts of…
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Parisian Chair Chic – II
What did you get up to this weekend? Sport, social, work??? European working hours are the longest in the world, so at the weekend it makes sense to kick back and enjoy some time with friends….Why then do we all like a bit of weekend DIY? With home improvement on our minds this weekend…
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Sam Ubhi Snakeskin Tassel Clutch
Pinch, punch first of the Month! White Rabbits, White Rabbits, White Rabbits! Its September and officially no longer summer….although it feels suspiciously like summer…. Obviously not quite the weather for boots and overcoats….how to update the wardrobe then? Ah accessories! This weekend I’ve picked out a Sam Ubhi Clutch, its snakeskin and has leather tassels……..double…