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Archive: May 2014

ALL WHITE BEDDING

ALL WHITE BEDDING

I used to prefer white duvets and pillowcases with brightly-coloured, contrast bed sheets (I have azure blue, turquoise and …

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LIVE TO RIDE

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LIVE TO RIDE

PETIT BATEAU PRINTED T-SHIRTS

PETIT BATEAU PRINTED T-SHIRTS

This summer, Petit Bateau ’s iconic T-shirt will be available with vintage, graphic and sailor prints from the French fashio…

CHANTAL THOMASS

CHANTAL THOMASS

Last summer I met my favourite lingerie designer, Chantal Thomass, at an event at Fenwick's when the French seamstress…

APRIL INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

APRIL INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In April I spent a weekend in Ilkley and the Yorkshire Dales, went back to Paris where I fell in love with Monet's water…

VICHY DERMABLEND

VICHY DERMABLEND

French pharmacies are a wonderful thing.  The pharmacists actually know what they're talking about so you can get great …

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VACAY

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VACAY

¡buenos días from Tenerife!

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!

I am sliding from the mid-twenties to the late-twenties tickbox... Gah. Tomorrow I'm going to Tenerife, because, ever s…

GREY MATTER

GREY MATTER

One of my favourite things about working in the fashion industry is discovering up-and-coming brands. There are so many tal…

SUMMER VINYL

SUMMER VINYL

L.K. Bennett 's summer heels have arrived.  Every season, the British luxury high street brand brings out a hero pair of…

CLEMENCE POESY

CLEMENCE POESY

One of my favourite photoshoots with French actress and constant style list-topper Clemence Poesy is the February 2012 issue…

Le Dome du Marais

Le Dome du Marais

I stumbled across Le Dôme du Marais in the north Marais district one afternoon in December and was drawn in by the restaur…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LIPSTICK KISSES

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LIPSTICK KISSES

GINGHAM SHIRT DRESS

GINGHAM SHIRT DRESS

Following on from the post about gingham taking over the Balmain catwalk , this checked shirt dress  from  Boden  is the per…

TOPSHOP NAILS

TOPSHOP NAILS

I picked up the pale nude Ethereal nail varnish along with blood red Lacquered and neon pink High Voltage from Topshop …

KATE SPADE SAMPLE SALE

KATE SPADE SAMPLE SALE

I've been going to several sample sales every year since I moved to London nine years ago and the Kate Spade one this w…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BRIGITTE BARDOT

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BRIGITTE BARDOT

SWEET VALLEY HIGH

SWEET VALLEY HIGH

The Guardian recently ran a great school sports-inspired photoshoot with a hazy, vintage 70s feel, featuring neoprene, spor…

NAVY BLUE ADDICT

NAVY BLUE ADDICT

I have more blue dresses than you can shake a stick at.  My colleague in Paris first alerted me to it when browsing sale it…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NORFOLK

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NORFOLK

Another long weekend.  Huzzah.  I'll be cycling around the Norfolk countryside and doing my first sportive of the y…