5 Pairs Of Statement Earrings You Need Right Now

I'm a sucker for a pair of outfit-making statement earrings.  Especially statement studs, as I invariably end up taking big heavy earrings out half way through the day or evening as my ears hurt, so prefer large studs, or lightweight tassel or drop earrings.  Here are five pairs of brilliant, bright J.Crew earrings I'm heading over to Regent Street to peruse later today: multi-coloured pear, rectangle and oval shaped-stones and clusters of mixed colourful crystals and pearls.  Obsessed!

green & pink oval-shaped stone drop earrings

Engagement Party

Two weekends ago, Julien and I finally got round to celebrating our engagement with 40 of our nearest and dearest at one of our favourite places in Fitzrovia: Villandry on Great Portland Street.

Piedmont, Italy

Last summer, my brother and I surprised our Dad by booking flights to Italy and a villa in Piedmont for a relaxing long weekend to celebrate his 60th birthday.  It was my nephew's first holiday and we chose a villa in a charming, quiet little town called Trisobbio with the intention of doing little else than reading and chilling by the pool, pottering and going for lunch in nearby towns, and cooking dinners at the villa at night.

Don Giovanni

A few weeks ago, I attended a performance of Kasper Holten’s rather unusual revival of Don Giovanni at one of my favourite places in London: the Royal Opera House.