Emmanuelle Alt via TheSartorialist Inspired by a post Garance did last week, I thought I too would do a little post on wardrobe staples. Usually I have a tendency to get carried away with the type of clothes and accessories that I can fantasise about – entirely fun and frothy, but not always practical. I also have a bad habit of… View Post
Dreaming spires and clever toffs
Last weekend, I took a trip to Oxford. Coming from a family of brilliant Oxford academics, it’s been somewhat difficult for Father to come to terms with the fact that I now live in ‘the other place’ (aka. Cambridge), where the Clever Boyfriend is taking his PhD. In order to keep the peace (but really to visit my one of… View Post
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Oh, you pretty things!
During Fashion Week I attended Oh You Pretty Things at Liberty of London. The exhibition showcases works by the likes of Alice Hawkins, Dan Jackson, Josh Olins, Angelo Pannetta and Jacob Sutton – all members of the new breed of fashion photographers. While fashion photography can often (legitimately) be dismissed as a commercial vehicle merely designed to sell a product, I… View Post
Glossy treats
After arriving home at close to midnight last week after an arduous day of parliament, I was ready to collapse – until I saw that my copy of Vogue had arrived. Ordinarily I would have been able to resist this long enough to actually go to sleep as I should have done, but with Ms Moss on the cover dripping… View Post
Red velvet
Alice in Wonderland mania is everywhere at the moment.* Feeling inspired by the Queen of Hearts and her outrageous obsession with all things rouge, I decided that today, my cakes should be red (as one does…). Not only do these cupcakes – which are a sort of cross between a chocolate and vanilla – look decadent (don’t they just need… View Post
Shoegasm!
When I arrived home to find Mr Postman had brought me a parcel, I could barely contain my excitement long enough to actually open the box. Now, I always get excited by nice mail, but this was extra special: this was Chanel mail (anyone who knows me know I have an absurd Chanel addiction…). I was praying to the… View Post
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Macarons and Supermodels
Lily Cole (right) in US Vogue After returning from a business trip to Manchester (which was made significantly more pleasant by my hilarious colleagues, dinner in Chinatown and a Louis Vuitton overnight bag filled with the travel essentials), I had a few minutes to spare before my train back home. I make it a point whenever I’m passing St Pancras… View Post
Brooch love
It occured to me the other day, while rummaging through my jewellery drawer (I actually need an entire drawer, in addition to the 4 boxes I have to house the larger, more fragile peices) just how many brooches I own. Even though I already have more than I can count, I am drawn to them like little treasures and have… View Post
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A foggy day in London town
It views like this that make me stop and realise how much I love living here. At work, I don’t wear a watch – I simply look out my window and check the time on Big Ben’s clock. And when I get to leave work before the sun sets, I love crossing Westminster Bridge, turning left to stand beneath the… View Post
