December 26, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

What are you Wearing? Wedding Number Two….

Yesterday was wedding number two for September, an old friend from college.   Rose (in my hair) - Oasis a few years ago Dress and clutch - Vintage Belt - Vivienne of Holloway Shoes - Faith I chose to wear a slightly forties style outfit, and my first attempt at doing something vaguely more interesting

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Dear Diary

Confessions of a Fashion Week First Timer

In case you didn’t already know, this was my first season with a Press Pass at London Fashion Week. Lack of organisation, lack of confidence and a lack of belief that I would get approved for a pass in the first place meant that in the end I decided to attend just the Saturday with

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Dear Diary

Stop Press: Lulu Guinness Feeds Cake to Fashion Bloggers

Yesterday afternoon I dragged myself into rain sodden London for a rather pleasant afternoon tea at the Met Bar with 7 other Fashion Bloggers. Lulu Guinness is embracing this new exciting world of social media and blogging in a way that makes me wish all designers were as switched on and would treat me to

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Fashion & Beauty

What are you Wearing? Wedding Number One….

Wedding number one of the two I am attending in September was an old school friend who I’ve known for 20 years. The wedding itself was on the Friday whilst the Reception took the form of a beer festival and barbeque in a village hall on the Saturday. The invitation instructed “dress to impress” so

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Style vs Fashion – Twitter speaks

This year, for the first time, I have Press Accreditation at London Fashion Week. It’s very likely that I will simply check out the exhibition, and, part of the reason for this, is that I’ve been too filled with fear to approach anyone for tickets to Catwalk shows. I wondered about the reason for my

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Fashion & Beauty

Make Do and Mend….

This month the nation remembers 70 years since the start of World War II, with all the subsequent privations that impressed on the British public. The Make Do and Mend ethos that prevailed during the war still has a lot to teach us now. Credit crunch or no credit crunch being wasteful and careless with

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Fashion & Beauty

Luscious Lingerie – What Katie Did

After my massive wardrobe clear out one thing I feel I am seriously lacking is some proper, grown up, lingerie. I think the last time I bought any lace fripperies that could be described using that word was sometime around the turn of the century (actually it was probably more recent than that, but I’ve

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Dear Diary

A Trip to the Beach

This weekend I abandoned my computer completely. I don’t think it missed me, it was probably glad of the rest. The next few weeks are shaping up to be busy as September appears to be the new August where Weddings are concerned and I get to watch 2 very close friends tie the knot. It’s

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Fashion & Beauty

Retro Chick Style Icon – Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel was cute as Trillian in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, but I first fell properly in love with her in Yes Man. She’s just so damn cute and kooky without all that unnecessary boho frippery that so often passes for kookiness. I think I actually want to BE her. Boy mets girl.

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