A Girl, A Style

Back to School (for Grownups)

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Clockwise from top: Apple laptop (I just this week replaced my last iPad and MacBook Pro after 5 years of faithful service) // Anthropologie stapler (sold out, but identical version available here) // Kate Spade coaster c/- Magpie Decor // Kate Spade pencil case (also comes in a notebook version) // Rifle Paper Co. notebook + to-do list + notecards // Parker pen // Kate Spade 2015-16 agenda // Teapot c/- Magpie Decor. Alright, let’s be frank: I’m hardly going anywhere near a school gate… View Post

The Perfect Pair

Cambridge, Style

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The weather in Cambridge is being frankly bi-polar at the moment (glorious one day, drizzly and grey the next), so I’m trying to make the most of every bit of sunshine before summer disappears. My in-laws are visiting from Australia for a month, so we’ve been spending our weekends and evenings after work playing tourist in the city. The other Friday, I… View Post

7 Things for the Weekend

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Hello lovelies! Although most of you follow my everyday adventures over on Instagram, I thought I’d start a new regular series on here where I can share the things I’m reading, buying and enjoying each week. I never want this blog to be just about fashion, so this is hopefully a new way to share some things that don’t warrant an… View Post

How To Ace Summer

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We are half-way through August, which means there is just over a month left until the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the best season of the year, so don’t let it pass you by without extracting every last drop of fun from these long, sunny days. Here’s my guide to how to win at summer (even… View Post

In the Rose Garden

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The English know better than anyone to never waste a glorious day. So the other day, in the midst of an English heatwave, I escaped the office to meet my best friend and tiny godson for a lunchtime date. Not wanting to miss the blazing sunshine (or an opportunity for an outing of my new Self Portrait dress), we headed to the… View Post

Heat Wave

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As a girl raised in Australia, I love the heat of summer. Until I moved to England, my wardrobe consisted entirely of dresses, shorts, and breezy blouses (and I only owned one coat that I think I wore a total of three times a year). Because wardrobe habits die hard, I still rather optimistically over-shop for summer in the hopes that we’ll… View Post

Grove Street Pearls

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Hi lovelies! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend? The Clever Boyfriend Fiance and I are just back from a trip to New York, where we spent two glorious weeks kicking off the start of summer in the best way: wandering all over the city together, having picnics in Central Park every second day, catching up with dear friends and,… View Post

Just Like Sunday

Cambridge, Style

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This weekend was exactly what I needed. I’ve finally recovered from the election (I haven’t  stayed up literally all night like that since I was at University and had six essays all due in my final week before graduation) and a frenetic few months in Parliament and have finally been able to relax for the first time in ages. The Clever Fiancé… View Post

Vote Coco (not really…)

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I hope you won’t mind, but I thought I’d return from my unofficial blogging hiatus with something a little different to my normal programming. Despite the usually hyper-feminine tone of this blog, many of you will know that by day I actually have a serious job as a political advisor in Westminster. I’ve been working in politics since 2002, when I… View Post