How to wear texture in winter: It’s all about the mismatch
Winter is the time when I reach Peak Wardrobe Happiness. All those lovely fabrics to layer up: cashmere, tweed, velvet, wool, corduroy.
Winter is the time when I reach Peak Wardrobe Happiness. All those lovely fabrics to layer up: cashmere, tweed, velvet, wool, corduroy.
Call it a return to the classics but I’m seeing a lot of checked wool jackets and coats around town. Often worn with a waft of insouciant French Chic – think Coco Chanel: the Duke o...
Let’s talk about Casual Glamour. Chanel always said ‘it’s better to be underdressed’ – and I concur.
What we used to call thermal underwear, we now call HEATTECH. Like the term Hoover used as a generic phrase to describe all vacuum cleaners in the 1970s, today HEATTECH has become synonymous with garm...
After years of working in the corporate fashion world, Natasha Kelly decided to go back to her roots. Having studied fashion design at Bournemouth (now Arts University Bournemouth), she ...
Early Doors the brilliant BBC sitcom based in a fictional Manchester pub, The Grapes, is one of my favourite comedy series ever. The show’s title refers to the fact that a group of regula...
Once an incongruous pairing, socks and sandals are having a moment in the sunshine. I became a convert during lockdown, when I couldn’t be bothered to change my Socks and ‘Stocks fo...
Crumple-fest or super chic? Whatever you think of linen, it’s the perfect fabric for the changing climate.
Three is the magic number. Even better when a trio of trusty wardrobe staples go together like gnocci with cheese and pepper.
When it comes to wearing trainers, as far as I’m concerned, it is always a question of sport. I’ve never bought into overpriced designer kicks and paying five hundred quid for sneak...