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Archive: 2014

Ciel de Paris

Ciel de Paris

Last New Year's Eve I was in Paris with my boyfriend, brother and sister-in-law and we went for a long, late lunch at C…

SEALS IN NORFOLK

SEALS IN NORFOLK

My Dad moved to Norwich when I was about ten, so the city has become somewhat of a second home.  When I visit I like to tak…

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

I recently went to Sadler's Wells to watch celebrated choreographer Arthur Pita's The Little Match Girl, the dance…

BOBBLE HAT

BOBBLE HAT

December is all about silly headwear - Christmas office parties fill every restaurant and bar with Santa hats or Reindeer a…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: CHANEL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: CHANEL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Chanel, Christmas presents and a bike = my kinda editorial, from Vogue Paris, January 2012

CHRISTMAS IN PARIS

CHRISTMAS IN PARIS

I hosted mon père in my little Montorgueil flat in Paris over Christmas last year and on 25 December we wandered around t…

Christmas in Paris

Christmas in Paris

Last Christmas I was in Paris and invited my Dad over to stay in my apartment for a few days - for Christmas Day we went an…

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

Twelve Christmas gift ideas - six for him and six for her - for last minute shoppers. Balmain Extatic Eau de Parfum …

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NUTCRACKER GIRL

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NUTCRACKER GIRL

love this Christmas editorial in Vogue Girl Korea, inspired by the Nutcracker.  I went to the English National Ballet'…

SCANDI CHRISTMAS

SCANDI CHRISTMAS

Here's a nice festive dose of Christmas interiors inspiration with a minimalist, Scandi feel.  Bright white, clear glas…

MARCO ALDANY

MARCO ALDANY

I got a bit of a telling off on my last trip to the hair salon.  Quite rightly too.  I cut about five inches off last autum…

PETIT BATEAU X CEDRIC CHARLIER

PETIT BATEAU X CEDRIC CHARLIER

French fashion house  Petit Bateau  is no stranger to limited edition collaborations.  The Carven collab (as  seen on Alexa…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: SNOWY FIR TREE

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: SNOWY FIR TREE

NOVEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

NOVEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In November we went to Budapest for a long weekend, some friend's wedding at the beautiful North Cadbury Court in Somer…

MAGIC & SPARKLE

MAGIC & SPARKLE

I love the competitive Christmas TV advertisements which have become a festive tradition over the past few years.  The big…

CLARKS SHOES

CLARKS SHOES

Like most girls, I have a thing for shoes.  I’ve had over 70/80 pairs for years and the first pair I remember were from Cla…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: RED GLAMOUR

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: RED GLAMOUR

BOULESTIN RESTAURANT

BOULESTIN RESTAURANT

There's a fantastic French restaurant in St James's called Boulestin , which opened last year - if you haven't …

VINTAGE STRIPES

VINTAGE STRIPES

I've had this vintage black and pink stripe jumper in the back of my wardrobe for yeeears and rediscovered it during my…

OH CHRISTMAS TREE, OH CHRISTMAS TREE

OH CHRISTMAS TREE, OH CHRISTMAS TREE

... Have you got yours up yet?  We were in Budapest  this weekend and I've been in Paris for two days this week so I ha…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PARTY SEASON

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PARTY SEASON

have you ever SEEN such amazing dancing shoes?

OCTOBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

OCTOBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In October I went to Paris twice and Troyes, Yorkshire to see my school buddies, the Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park f…

MASH RESTAURANT

MASH RESTAURANT

I went to the launch night for Danish restaurant  MASH back when it opened in 2012 and had a great evening eating canapés,…

Friday's ffffound: Black and White Polka Dots

Friday's ffffound: Black and White Polka Dots

American model Gigi Hadid wearing a  beautiful  Dolce & Gabbana   polka dot lace dress in W Magazine

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

For the second day of LFW waaay back in September, I wore a blue ruched satin Marc by Marc Jacobs dress I had to have in …

PROVENCE

PROVENCE

For the long weekend over Bastille Day back in July, we visited a charming little Roman town in Provence called Vaison-la-R…

ANA BEATRIZ BARROS

ANA BEATRIZ BARROS

Brazilian babe Ana Beatriz Barros (always high up on my list of girl crushes, but strangely not featured on here yet) is th…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: ILLUSTRATION

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: ILLUSTRATION

wish I could sketch like this

BENGAL TIGER LONDON

BENGAL TIGER LONDON

I'm not the biggest fan of Indian cuisine and I don't have a favourite curry house, however one of the best Indian …

JONATHAN SAUNDERS FOR DEBENHAMS

JONATHAN SAUNDERS FOR DEBENHAMS

I'm currently enjoying one of the key colours of the season: plum, wine, burgundy, claret - whatever you call it: it…

JIMMY CHOO STARS

JIMMY CHOO STARS

Last week I was sent the new fragrance from Jimmy Choo, Stars , and have worn it every day since.  Always a good sign.  The…

BODEN JEWELLED PUMPS

BODEN JEWELLED PUMPS

These glitzy, almond toe flat pumps from Boden are, in my opinion, their best product this season.  They've been incre…

M&S AW14

M&S AW14

Earlier this year I attended Marks and Spencer 's Autumn/ Winter 2014 press event and ended up staying until Chief Exec…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BLUE LAGOON

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BLUE LAGOON

need to go back to Iceland

BARBARA HULANICKI BACK AT BIBA

BARBARA HULANICKI BACK AT BIBA

It was announced this week that Barbara Hulanicki is returning to Biba , the iconic label she created in the 1960s, which …

HARVEY NICHOLS HAMPER

HARVEY NICHOLS HAMPER

Hey guys, it's November: that means we can officially get excited about Christmas!  Partly responsible for my Christmas…

Christmas Ballet

Christmas Ballet

Going to the ballet at Christmas is one of my favourite traditions.  It's one of my favourite things to do all year ro…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: FLUFFY PINK

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: FLUFFY PINK

GARRY WINOGRAND RETROSPECTIVE IN PARIS

GARRY WINOGRAND RETROSPECTIVE IN PARIS

Garry Winogrand was an American photographer (1928-1984) who documented modern life on the city streets in his native New Y…

SEPTEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

SEPTEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In September I attended a few London Fashion Week shows, did the circuit on the AW14/ Christmas press days, watched the Tou…

ROSIE IN VOGUE MEXICO

ROSIE IN VOGUE MEXICO

British supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is looking super-glam in the November 2014 issue of Vogue Mexico, shot by Ja…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: ALPHABET

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: ALPHABET