Category Archives: Fashionable pursuits
London Fashion Week via Instagram
The excitement of a flurry of invites dropping through my letterbox. Packing a mountain of shoes, accessories and sparkly things. Off to the beautiful Savoy for the first show. A finale or forest green silks and tweedy lantern skirts at … Continue reading
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London Fashion Week: Orla Kiely AW12
Hello lovelies! I’m currently in the throes of London Fashion Week (one of my favourite times of the year), so forgive me if I seem a little aloof for the next few days. I promise it’s not you, it’s me! … Continue reading
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Christian Louboutin’s Illustrated Artistry
Fact: I’m a shoe girl. From the moment I slipped on my first pair of ballet shoes (and felt like a sugar plum fairy) to the first pair of Marc Jacobs shoes I saved and saved and saved for, I’ve … Continue reading
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London Fashion Week: Giles Spring/Summer ’12
It’s that time of year again: Fashion Week is rolling into all the fashion capitals and I am so excited to say I’ll again be taking a few days leave from the day job to go to London Fashion Week.* … Continue reading
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Wardrobe Detox
Given my annual January tradition to organise areas of my life that have become rather cluttered during the previous year, countless hours the past few weekends have been spent ankle deep in piles of clothes, shoes and accessories as I … Continue reading
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Paris: The Vintage Chanel and Hermes Emporium, Les Trois Marches
Regular readers will know that I rarely blog about individual stores I visit on my travels, so when I do it means it’s a very special place indeed. When I was in Paris a couple of months ago, I met … Continue reading
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Meow! My Charlotte Olympia Kitty Heels
Regular Twitter followers will know I have a thing for small fluffy animals: baby animal videos on YouTube, other people’s dogs which I stop to talk to in the street (in that annoying baby voice people seem to reserve for … Continue reading
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Paris: The Chanel Christmas Windows at Printemps
This year, Chanel have taken over the entire storefront of Printemps, that grand dame of the Parisian department stores on Boulevard Haussmann, for Christmas. And given my adoration for all things Chanel, it was a given that a visit to … Continue reading
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31 Rue Cambon
I must confess, I’m struggling to function today after getting home from a weekend in Paris at 2:30 this morning (thanks to a delayed Eurostar). For now, I’m happily swathed in cashmere and consolling myself with the blissful memories of a weekend … Continue reading
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Those Glittery Miu Mius
Hello! I’m fresh off the plane and back from a wonderful trip to New York. As I’m still under the spell of jetlag, I thought I would simply leave you with favourite my new glittery Miu Miu booties (which need … Continue reading
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From Diptyque to Chanel: A Perfect Day in London
On Tuesday, I took a day off from the day job, put on my new Mulberry booties and went off to London for a day crammed with appointments. To celebrate their 50th anniversary, Diptyque (one of my favourite brands, full stop) have … Continue reading
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London Fashion Week: Christopher Kane A/W ’11
While some shows hook me in almost before the first model has even stepped onto the runway, others linger at the back of my mind for weeks and months, almost without me realising. Christopher Kane’s Autumn/Winter ’11 show (last Fashion Week … Continue reading
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Pearls, Pastels & The Secret Garden
One of my favourite things about this summer in Cambridge has been my regular midweek dates with my dear friend S – whom I have known since I was school, and who always seems to end up in the same … Continue reading
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Building the Perfect Wardrobe: The Ten Wardrobe Essentials
While I have unstoppable tendencies to pile on too many jewels and accessories (all at once), and can be found most lunchtimes fantasising over the most beautifully frothy and impractical clothes on Net-a-Porter from my desk, none of these extravagant … Continue reading
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