Those Last Days of Summer & Two Dresses to Suit
The Last Days of Summer Dress It’s with a rather wistful air that I write this post. I mean I don’t want to sound like a sub-standard Jane Austen or the opening page of a Mills & Boon novel, but it’s definitely there. Can you feel it? That air of...
The 5 Minute Review – The Ivy Brighton & The Ivy Chelsea Garden
Ivy League – The Ivy Brighton and The Ivy Chelsea Garden Going to the newly-opened Ivy in the Lanes this week in Brighton was a last-minute decision prompted by the fact that the Hubster and I had no children for the evening. So we grabbed the bull by the...
A Kinda Magic – A Little Slice of Heaven at Fair Oak Farm in Mayfield
Oh Country Girl I can’t really decide if I’m a city girl or a country girl at heart. I mean, both have their obvious charms and I love the two in equal measure. But is there anything more relaxing than staying somewhere peaceful, relatively remote and away...
Call Me Red…..Why the right kind of red dress sends out the right kind of signals
In the Red The image of a red dress or any red garment for that matter, has always held a powerful unspoken allure especially in the worlds of cinema, fashion and the arts. “The Red Shoes”, “The Lady in Red”, the image of the small and sinister...
Style Encapsulated Part 2 – The Importance of a Little Black Dress…
Dress | Sezane. Yellow net bag | Rock & Rose. Bag inside | Mango. Shoes | Zara. Jewellery | Stella & Dot. (ALL CURRENT) Back To Black Ah the Little Black Dress – such a sartorial staple. Or so we women have always been told. And...
Style Encapsulated…An Easy Capsule Wardrobe for Work
Top | River Island (sold out but find similar here ). Skirt | ASOS (old but find similar here ) . Shoes | Kurt Geiger . Bracelets | Stella & Dot . Necklace | Missoma . Bag in background | Mango Let’s Work… Hello everyone! So I decided...
Objects to Desire & Inspire – Transitional Styling for A British Summer
The Spring that Never Was… Is it just me or has this Spring/Winter hybrid season thing we’ve been experiencing been going on forever oh and EVER? A mere four degrees Celsius with icy rain a day before the month of May and all hell breaks loose especially...
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien….. Paris with older & Pre-Teen Kids…
Paris – Willkomen, Bienvenue, Welcome… The City of Lights isn’t known for its welcoming attitudes towards the younger kind. Chain smoking residents, tutting, unsmiling professionals, no offers of help lifting prams on public transport and the...
A Dress For All Seasons…Especially Spring!
Spring Forward – There’s Something About RIXO – Part Two Was there ever a dress that conjured up Spring than the ‘Chrissy Cherry Blossom’ from RIXO London? Its clashing floral and monochrome starry prints sing with the promise of warmer...
There’s Something About Rixo…
Dress | Rixo London Shoes | Terry De Havilland at Asos (2 years old) The Holy Grail of Frocks – Dreamy Dresses from Rixo London I thought I’d given prints and clashing patterns a rest to be honest. After an experimentation with florals late last year and...