Wearing colour can boost the mood
Sometimes you just want to ditch the lockdown leisurewear and dress up. The lovely pink cord jacket hasn’t seen much action this year – but now the days are shorter and darker, I’ve ...
Sometimes you just want to ditch the lockdown leisurewear and dress up. The lovely pink cord jacket hasn’t seen much action this year – but now the days are shorter and darker, I’ve ...
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Little did I know in early 2019, when I wrote about chic hiking boots and bracing walks, what 2020 had in store. Now entering Lockdown 2.
You may recognise this pair of sparkling eyes framed by vintage-inspired glasses….a close-up of fashion designer Karen Arthur is currently splashed across UK billboards (including the one...
There was a time when my signature top was a grey marl t-shirt but I’ve moved on. Grown up and outwards.
In the 1960s, model Jan de Villeneuve regularly appeared on the cover of Vogue and was photographed by all the greats, including, David Bailey and Norman Parkinson. An architecture and design graduate...
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Anyone living in the UK for the last four years has had enough of one hybrid word, in particular… Anyway, let’s not dwell on that when we have Covid, sweat and tiers to contend with. Anoth...
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When broadcaster Libby Purves accused the BBC of ‘lookism’ towards older women (even on the radio) and claimed that while the organisation tolerated older male broadcasters, ‘ the mi...
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This year more than ever, I’ve been thinking about what I wear, what I really need, what’s going to happen to the fashion industry… Lockdown has given us all a chance to reflect. Whi...