November 23, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

What are you Wearing? 40s Style Slacks

I’m pretty much a skirt kind of girl. Always have been. But when the weather gets chilly you can’t do black opaques every day so trousers are a necessity. I have a few pairs that I don’t really like wearing very much, I just don’t find them flattering. Then I found this vintage pair in

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What Are You Wearing? Black on Black

Firstly, apologies for the lack of any proper posts recently. I’ve been tired, busy, and any number of other excuses as September has involved a lot of gallivanting round the country and long days sat in cars away from my laptop and Wi Fi. The Winner of the Lulu Guinness Giveaway will be announced next

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Ethical Design Spotlight – SPUN

Septembers design spotlight reminds us of the important fact that design isn’t all about flashy details and dramatic silhouettes, sometimes it’s about getting the basics right first. Sara Seumae started SPUN after she was unable to find quality, stylish, organic clothing that wouldn’t break the budget. Those basic pieces just weren’t there in an affordable

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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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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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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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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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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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Back to School

I know, I know, if you’re in the UK the suns only been out a week, but it’s actually September. I think we all know what that means…. It means even if you’ve had a full time for 20 years you get that “Back to School” feeling, the urge to fill your metaphorical pencil case

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