This week in lockdown… I have given Mr That’s Not My Age a half-decent haircut (with a pair of Boots’ cheapest Salon Performance scissors) and whisper it am now contemplating a DIY t...
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If you like The Detectorists, you’ll love The Dig. A dreamy film based on the true story of the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon burial ship at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk; on the brink of the Secon...
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Just when I was beginning to wonder if I’ll ever wear smart shoes again, along comes a limited edition collection of loafers well worth swapping my stompy boots and Birki’s f...
It’s natural to want to feel cocooned and cosy at this time of year. But on perma-lockdown in the middle of a global pandemic I’m all over clothes that give me a great big hu...
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We all need a laugh right now and the new Fran Lebowitz series Pretend It’s a City by Martin Scorsese, on Netflix, is a delight. The writer and raconteur is hilarious on what she loves an...
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My grandma felt the waste of ‘all this pretty paper’ and when unwrapping Christmas and birthday presents she would smooth it out and fold it up to reuse, while the rest of the family laughed. But ...
I’ve spent this year either shuffling around in Birkenstocks or stomping about in hiking boots, it’s time for a touch of elegance. When it comes to partywear without the perf...
