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  • Spring Summer 2018 Fashion – Catwalk Collections at Charity Shop Prices

    Spring Summer 2018 Fashion – Catwalk Collections at Charity Shop Prices

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    At long last the sun is here, and it finally feels like Spring.  Excellent news!  I think I speak for the whole Nation when I say we were all beyond happy to feel the sun on our faces.  Then you look in your wardrobe to pull together a Spring outfit but all you see is…

  • Packing for a Spring Break

    Packing for a Spring Break

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    The first glimpse of spring for me is my neighbour’s Magnolia Tree, the most majestic of bold pink petals growing high into the sky.  The second is the sudden burst of cherry blossom in our garden.  Hundreds of tiny buds open to display an astonishing show of pink.  The Magnolia and The Blossom have two…

  • LFW Sunday Supplement #35

    LFW Sunday Supplement #35

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    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…

  • Off The Shoulder

    Off The Shoulder

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    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…

  • Met Gala 2016

    Met Gala 2016

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    I couldn’t pull myself out of bed this morning.  Not a hangover from the bank holiday but an amazing feed of beautiful people in the most overly sparkly frocks.  I was, of course, on Instagram glued to the morning after last night’s Met Gala.    The annual Met Gala held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in…

  • Style Diary #06 Weekend Wardrobe

    Style Diary #06 Weekend Wardrobe

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    So it seems that not so long ago I wrote about coordinating you weekend away wardrobe and keeping it simple. As I remember last time I picked my weekend attire by colours (nude and blue) as it happens.  This weekend I’m turning this theory on its head and going for double and triple clash prints. …

  • Long Weekend Wardrobe

    Long Weekend Wardrobe

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    Love clothes, hate packing?  Me too. I have a few rules that I try to stick to when packing for a long weekend away, here’s how I (try) to spend less time packing more time weekending! 1/ Choose your clothes around the number of days you have away.  This Easter I have three whole days…

  • Sunday Supplement #27

    Sunday Supplement #27

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    Where did Sunday go? I’ve been lazily trying to rearrange my studio, I say lazily because apart from the cleaning I’ve been trying to rearrange my books.  Trouble is, every time I move a book to sort it, keep, chuck, or maybe? The book takes on a story from my past, a memory or a…

  • Pam Hogg – AW16 – LFW

    Pam Hogg – AW16 – LFW

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    So I was going to talk about Pam Hogg’s London Fashion Week Catwalk show, however, I’ve been gazumped by her and her friends performance at The Brits. Last Friday the catwalk show for AW16 took place with Hoggs usual punky, edgy, style with possibly more PVC, More sheer and there altogether more all round on…

  • Paul Costelloe – AW16 – LFW

    Paul Costelloe – AW16 – LFW

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    Paul Costelloe knows how to put on a fashion show, this Grand Meister of fashion blew our expectations out of the water this season with a much stronger, powerful collection than previous seasons. Front row at Costelloe in the Meridien Hotel’s Oak Room with its wood panelled walls and crystal chandeliers made for a dramatic…

  • Style Diary #05 – Christmas Day Dress

    Style Diary #05 – Christmas Day Dress

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    I’ve mentioned womenswear brand Cecily before.  They specialise in designing and creating smart, tailored dresses for work and occasion wear. It wasn’t until I tried the dresses that I realised just how beautiful they are and perfect for a special occasion such as Christmas work lunch or your Christmas day dress. I ordered the Caroline dress…

  • Sunday Supplement #20 – Men’s Gifts

    Sunday Supplement #20 – Men’s Gifts

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    We all know how difficult men can be to buy for. I find it beyond tricky to buy for Mr B as he runs a menswear brand and has the accessories side of things pretty much covered. So I need to think beyond the obvious ties and socks. If you’re like me and still shopping online…

  • Style Diary #04 – Party Lace

    Style Diary #04 – Party Lace

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    This year I’ve gone for double lace as my party season look.  I’ve dabbled in lace before but never gone for matching skirt and blouse.    I knew as soon as I saw the quality of the lace that I would like this look, It’s very Italian, very grown up, a little Dolce & Gabanna…

  • Sunday Supplement #17

    Sunday Supplement #17

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    So by the time you read this I will be in Venice, City of water and love.  Oh, how I’ve longed to float around St Marks Square in Palazzo pants, an oversized sun hat and sunglasses, all silk and ethereal loveliness like Amal Clooney.  Except it’s the end of November and it’s cold and raining…

  • Skin Doctors

    Skin Doctors

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    Do you ever have days when you look in the mirror and all you see are wrinkles? My problem area is around my eyes, seems each time I look in the mirror another wrinkle appears. Praise be then to Skin Doctors, the brand that provides a face lift from a bottle.       I tried…