Wearing: Coach trench coat // Current Elliott jeans // Paul & Joe top // Ferragamo flats // Marc Jacobs bag // Tom Ford sunglasses c/ VisionDirect // Chanel brooch Last week, I found myself in The Netherlands for a whirlwind 26 hour trip. Although I was in The Hague for a TED event for work, I managed to squeeze in a little sightseeing around the talks, and booked myself on the last flight back… View Post
Pictured: Kate Spade heels // Charlotte Olympia ‘kitty’ flats // Porcelain dish // earrings // West Elm gold wishbone // Kiehl’s lip balm. These days, I’m a firm believer in investing in gorgeous wardrobe classics that I’ll (hopefully) wear and love for years and years vs filling my closet as many cheap sartorial thrills as I can manage. While experience tells me that… View Post
Like most of the working population, I’m sleep deprived most of the time (these days, a weekend sleep-in is my ultimate luxury). Although I wage a daily battle with my snooze button each morning, most nights I’m working through my to-do list into the small hours vs getting an early night. But while I’m guilty of sacrificing a little sleep in… View Post
Pictured: Deborah Lippmann nail polish in ‘Blue Orchid‘ // Alex Monroe ring Honestly, this week flew by in a complete blur and I didn’t do anything aside from work, so I’m looking forward to the long weekend and having a few days off with my family in London before an even busier week ahead. Next Thursday I’m off to The… View Post
Confession: I despise the concept of fast-fashion. Of course I’ll indulge in fun, inexpensive updates to my wardrobe each season just like everyone else (and I must do an ASOS at least a few times a month), but generally I prefer to see my wardrobe as a collection of treasures which I curate, edit and build upon each season and love for years… View Post
It’s been a while since my last life update, so I thought I’d share the latest. As many of you will know, I have worked full time in politics the whole time I’ve had this blog (over 6 years – how time flies); first as a government policy advisor on domestic affairs, then as a parliamentary advisor to a Cabinet Minister… View Post
I don’t know about you, but this week absolutely flew by in a blur. I was in Brussels for work (I’m there often, but it’s always just a series of political meetings; one day I really must carve out enough time to actually explore the city whilst I’m there), and am still feeling rather fragile after hitting some ice and taking… View Post
I’m recently back from Australia (where the sun shone every single day), so I know I can hardly complain, but spring could not come soon enough around here! Honestly, I’m running out of ways to dress for winter, so rather than striving for originality when I dress each day, I have admitted defeat and have instead been investing in the… View Post
Poor February gets a bad rap as the bleakest month of the year. But between my birthday last week (which, characteristically, I forgot to plan anything for aside from dinner with friends in town) and the promise of Spring, it’s not all bad. Last weekend we had a marvellous evening at the annual Valentine’s Day supper at Kings College, and then… View Post
