As banal as it sounds, people watching is one of those small things that I really missed last year. Perhaps it’s a pastime that particularly lends itself to city living, but all I know is that there is such joy to be found in walking down the street or sitting on the tube and taking-in the personalities […]
As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing quite as comforting as settling down on the sofa for the evening, the room lit only by the glow of a candle. And the best time of year to indulge in such an activity is autumn. While we cling onto the last days of summer, autumn’s arrival is imminent. The […]
There are some shoe trends that become very popular, peak, then go away for a decade or more. Others only fade away for a few seasons before making a comeback as big as before—if not even bigger. We’e been predicting that a cowboy boot craze was coming since the start of the year, and it could well […]
A change of season is the perfect time for a wardrobe reset—and that doesn’t just mean buying lots of new things. The ideal autumn capsule wardrobe includes classics we revisit every year, such as buttery leather ankle boots, trench coats and knitwear, with small tweaks to make these classics feel updated. There are 11 items for […]
For some people the idea of a ‘stylish raincoat’ will sound like an oxymoron. After all, it’s an item of clothing that has been created to fulfil a functional, rather than fashionable, purpose. Yet, as I am faced with the prospect of a week’s glamping in summer 2021’s torrential downpours, I can’t help but cast my eye around […]
While a holiday for many of us still looks like a few days in Norfolk or Cornwall, several celebrities are starting to return to their yachts, heading to the likes of the Amalfi Coast and St Tropez. Envy inducing holiday pictures are back on our Instagram feeds in a big way. The locations may vary, but […]
The history of the Breton stretches back to the start of the 19th century, with fisherman wearing tops made out of wool to protect themselves from the elements. It wasn’t until 1913 that Coco Chanel introduced the iconic stripe into the mainstream fashion market with her marinière, or ‘fisherman’, tops. Cut to 2021 and the Breton has become a ubiquitous item in […]
I’ll admit a year-plus of quarantining left me pretty neglectful in terms of my nails. With nowhere to go and no one to see, why put in the effort to paint them and painstakingly wait for them to dry? Of course, that all changed once summer came around and my social calendar filled up. Now, […]
I definitely subscribe to the notion that shopping is a form of therapy; even window shopping puts me in a mediative-like state. Still, there are two items I find particularly stressful browsing for. Jeans being one of them (is it just me, or is it always an effort for you, too?). The other? Boots. As […]
When your job is to find emerging trends and show your fellow fashion enthusiasts the must-haves each brand has to offer at that particular moment, you’d assume I’d be an open-minded shopper. This is true to an extent, as very rarely will I disregard wearing a trend before trying it for myself. Admittedly, however, I […]