Archive: 2012
FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NYE
Following on from these vintage Christmas cards , I ffffound this cool Happy New Year card featuring Old Father Time. 20…
PHILADELPHIA
This time last year I was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the first time. My boyfriend spent a year at UPenn, so he showed…
PUFF DADDY
I'm been staying dry and keeping it real in my new quilted down jacket from Italian outerwear label Duvetica . My fir…
PRETTY BALLERINAS
The Boxing Day sales are here and some flat shoes are needed. I've chosen girly Pretty Ballerinas pumps in sparkly b…
CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK
Last Christmas I gave you my heart was in NYC for a week of festive fun ; we went ice skating in Central Park, went to M…
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
My Mama recently sent me this excellent photo of a Christmas Day in the nineties (I'm guessing... 1992?) from the family…
FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: CHRISTMAS
Every year, Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas goes into heavy rotation. If you don't have i…
NOVEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS
November saw a trip to Norwich , a weekend in Belfast , plenty of launches and events in London and a failed attempt at bei…
SEQUIN SEASON
The Christmas season is here and that means sequins should be worn everyday , even to the office. Today I'm wearing th…
HOUSE OF HARLOW 1960
Everyone loves a bit of Nicole Richie's laidback LA style, but I'm not a big fan of her House of Harlow 1960 label…
STYLISH CHRISTMAS JUMPERS
There's an excellent selection of stylish Christmas jumpers (now there's an oxymoron) and festive knitwear out there…
SPORTS BAGS
Along with approximately 100% of the country, I'm already starting to make promises to myself to kickstart my fitness re…
PREPARE TO SHINE
Understated nude meets glitzy glitter in Ravel 's Kingdom Court shoes . The black suede and glitter heels are pretty s…
CRAFT CENTRAL
I recently visited Craft Central , an organisation which has supported and nurtured British design talent for over 30 year…
DARING HAIR
After spending the day with Schwarzkopf trying out the new Ultra Brights hairdyes , I've been thinking about what colour…
BLEND COLLECTIVE
I've recently been introduced to a new award-winning British bath and body care brand called BLEND Collective , which sp…
BAGS OF STYLE
These McQ by Alexander McQueen shoppers are speaking to me. I like the neat, simple shape, the adjustable buckle strap an…
MOUSE FLATS
Marc Jacobs' ubiquitous mouse flats from his Marc by Marc Jacobs line are on my Christmas wishlist. There, I admitted…
MATCHES SS13 PRESS DAY
I fell in love with a number of things at the recent Matches Spring/ Summer 2013 press day. I think my favourite item …
MISSONI ZIGZAG LOAFERS
I recently attended a Q&A event at Soho House at which Angela Missoni discussed her family business, how her parents m…
LOUISE THOMPSON FOR GODDIVA
I recently attended the launch event for Louise Thompson 's (of Made in Chelsea fame) Goddiva collection. The MIC st…
MODERN TRADITIONAL BROGUES
I've loved striking menswear-inspired clothing and accessories ever since seeing Bugsy Malone when I was a kid and I'…
POWER TO GENERATION M
One of the best things about the blogosphere is the daily insight into people's style, tastes and lives (which magazine…
CHRISTMAS HOUSE PARTY
Last night we had our Christmas house party. One of my flatmates is American so goes back to the States midway through Dece…
GO SPITALFIELDS
A few days ago, I was invited to visit GO in Spitalfields , a new Italian lunch place specialising in stone baked made-to-or…
NET-A-PORTER PRESENTS
Danger Alert: NET-A-PORTER has rounded up its best-selling gifts of fashion classics every woman needs in her wardrobe...…
WINTER WARMERS FROM WHITTARDS
Whittard of Chelsea , the don of the coffee and tea world since 1886, sent me some Luxury Hot Chocolate to try, so I condu…
SISLEY HANDBAGS
Sisley was born in Paris in 1968, starting with a denim collection and growing to produce men's and women's clothi…
BLUE VELVET
It's too cold for pumps, loafers or any shoes with a thin sole through which you can feel the icy pavement. The winte…
A GRAHAM & GREEN CHRISTMAS
It's approaching the time of year to turn to your home into a (very tasteful) Santa's grotto with pretty Christmas d…
NOVEMBER RAIN
It's barely stopped raining this month, so I ordered my first pair of Hunter wellies thanks to new online shoe retaile…
THE REINDEER NORWICH
A few weekends ago I visited Norwich for a couple of days and discovered a great gastropub called The Reindeer . Owned by …
LEATHER FOREVER
Leather isn't going anywhere; it's all over the catwalk, the high street and in every self-respecting fashionista…
FOREVER CRAZY
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to see Forever Crazy , the new London show from Crazy Horse (w…
OCTOBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS
1. wearing AX Paris galaxy print dress 2. running in the rain 3. YSL lipsticks 4. Musto press day at Somerset…
PETER KAISER NEW YORK
I've just discovered Europe's oldest shoe company, Peter Kaiser , which has been creating women's shoes for ove…