Eternal optimism

You guys, my closet is overrun with summer dresses right now.  I cannot stop buying them.  Perhaps I am an eternal optimist?  I mean, honestly, in Scotland we have had approximately two sundress appropriate days this year…  and on one of those days I was here, in Chambéry, where it was a good ten degrees warmer than home and I…
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THE NEW SHAPE OF DENIM – HIGH STREET ROAD TEST PART IV

I started feeling like it would be somewhat remiss not to road test a pair of almost regular jeans.  I am still slotting them into the ‘new shape of denim’ category because they are not skinny but, truth be told, perhaps they are not exactly groundbreaking in the ‘new’ department.  This pair is, however, new to me. So here’s the…
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New kicks

Seems I spend half my life on the run these day.  Other half I am asleep.  If I am lucky.  And please don’t get me wrong – I have been blessed with a baby that loves to sleep but life is pretty* busy (*slight understatement) and my days are literally full from the moment I wake up to the moment…
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A completely versatile knit for £32

You know that last minute panic shop you do on Asos the night before you go on a trip?  The one where you checkout with an absurdly large basket on next day delivery?  The one that you hope will deliver at least one thing that will just make your holiday wardrobe?  No?  Just me? Well, turns out that one thing was…
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THE NEW SHAPE OF DENIM – HIGH STREET ROAD TEST PART III

Bigger really is better.  No. 3 in my high street denim edit comes in the form of these Free People flares – I mean if you’re gonna do flares you might as well really do flares you know? I actually wound up with these in a size 26 which I honestly did not think would be even close to fitting…
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