What Are You Wearing? Warm in Wool
byBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. It’s definitely winter then. Autumn leaves are gone and we’ve got snow flurrys, icy pavements and freezing temperatures. Cotton frocks just aren’t really…
Fashion & Beauty
Festive Fair Isle Feet
byChristmas is a time for novelty tights. Oh yes it is, sorry! I’m a big fan of seamed stockings for most of the year,…
Vintage Girls Party Season Survival Kit
byI expect your doormat is aflutter with gilt-edged invitations? No? But surely your mantelpiece is groaning from the weight of all those heavy embossed…
The Countdown to Christmas
byEvery year I write one of these posts about advent calendars for grown ups in hope. And every year I buy myself an advent…
Do You Have the Time?
byNow I’ve typed that title I am quietly rocking along to Green Day in my own head. But this post isn’t actually about Green…
Friday Frock Love: The Pretty Dress Company
byLast week I got chance to go to a few press days to have a look at next years collections. Often press days are…
What Are You Wearing – 1930s Androgyny
byTodays outfit isn’t todays outfit at all. It’s actually the outfit I wore on Wednesday when I went to London for a couple of…
"Real Women" – Is Fashion Warping Our Sense of Reality?
bySomething of a minor storm in a Champagne coupe has been brewing over the last few weeks. Marks & Spencer have apparently ditched their…
Happy Halloween!
byMwahahaha! It’s the best holiday in the calendar, even if you don’t get a day off work. Halloween is an excuse for parties staying…