It’s most definitely time for the annual vintage inspired swimwear post. I can’t think what it is about the weather that’s made me think of swimwear *fans self with a hotel room service menu* Swimwear is one of those things that, unless you swim regularly, it always seems such a shame to spend a lot
The weather for this weekends Chap Olympiad 2013 in Bedford Square gardens simply couldn’t have been more glorious. Of course, this brings with it its own sartorial dilemmas, and I will say that lugging picnic baskets, umbrellas, chairs and tables across the country on the train and the tube was a terrible hot mess, and
Loafers have been a preppy favourite for a long time. Although considered an American classic, the design actually orginated in Norway. In the early 1930s a shoemaker named Nils Gregoriusson Tveranger created the Aurland shoe, based on moccasins worn by the Iroquois in North America where he studied for a while. There is a story that they
Vintage novelty prints just scream summer. Think tiny sailing boats, strawberries or street scenes instead of your more common florals, spots and stripes. Unfortunately the vintage version is also highly sought after, so when you find them, they’re not often cheap. Fortunately, their popularity also means the High Street starts to copy. A couple of
It feels like forever since I saw the sun. The weekend just gone was totally glorious and I relished every second of it. After Glyndebourne we treated ourselves to an extra night at the seaside in Brighton, and on Saturday morning I followed my own best tips for keeping cool, put on my best crease
A while ago I asked on Facebook about peoples ideal shoes. The reason I asked was that I’d been asked by an amazing french company called Dessine-Moi un Soulier to design a pair of shoes for them. Everyone on Facebook told me they wanted sensible shoes, with straps in brown and black. But that made
This weekends weather was definitely an improvement on last weekends! I know it’s terribly British to harp on about the weather, but it’s so unpredictable it does start to control your life somewhat. With the arrival of the sunshine, I finally got chance to wear another item in my wardrobe that’s been hanging around waiting for
Today I thought I’d share another selection of my vintage brooches. After all, I’ve only been threatening it since I shared my animal brooches back in April. I am saving “the weird ones” for last as I want to make sure I’ve photographed them all as a few were missing, so today you can see
I seem to be all about the hair at the moment, don’t I? The other thing I’m now a total expert at is hiding my roots. When I had red hair they showed, but not so badly, but somehow my mousey blonde seems to grow through black on platinum blonde. Also, I am lazy. I