ROOFTOP PICNIC

What a weird summer we've been having.  Last week, despite the grey clouds and intermittent drizzle, we escaped our mug…

ARUNREAS, PHNOM PENH

After four days in Ho Chi Minh City , we took a quick 45 minute flight east to Phnom Penh and checked into the charming lux…

FRIDAY'S FFFFFOUND: BALMAIN

Pierre Balmain, 1957

BENEFIT GOODIES

I'm currently trying out some new  Benefit goodies, including one of their new brow products.  As someone who's al…

DROUANT BY ANTOINE WESTERMANN

When I lived in Paris I often walked past Drouant , the historic restaurant by Michelin-starred chef Antoine Westermann nea…

NAVY BLUE LACE

Ladylike lace is ticking all the boxes for me lately, especially pretty dresses which require little work - just add heels…

SWAN LAKE IN-THE-ROUND

Last month I saw the English National Ballet's  Swan Lake in-the-round  at the Royal Albert Hall, which was one of the …

NEW YORK SNOW

In January I went to New York for a business trip and extended it for a few days so I could have the weekend there.  I had…