Pretty perfect autumn weekend – crisp and sunny. Catching up with family and friends, coffees in the sun, slouchy knits and walks in the park. 2 days of recharging and relaxing. And then there was the return of Homeland… I gotta admit I am so ready to embrace boots, dark lips and my old leather jacket. (But still not tights,…
Once upon a time, many moons ago circa 1999, when pennies were possibly even scarcer than now and shopping purchases outwith TopShop’s good ol’ 2 vests for £6 were almost unheard of, I had a dream. Biba was re-launching and with it their campaign which featured a blouse. It had crochet lace full length balloon sleeves with tight long buttoned…
It’s my first Chloe. I was going to ask you if I should keep it but I have made my mind up. ‘It’s not very practical is it though? A coat with short sleeves?’ I can hear my mum’s voice on the other end of the phone (and she hasn’t even rung yet but I’m certain she will feel the…
No sooner have I concluded I am top of my on trend game, jumping on the ‘pencils skirts are back train’, than I am knocked off. Let’s thanks Grazia’s bumper fashion issue for revealing that trilbys are out and baseball caps are in. I will chance becoming even less cool with the following utterance – Le sigh. But let’s not…
On the last day of our holiday, lying by the pool in the 40 degree heat, I said to the husband, ‘Remind me to defrost the haggis when we get home’. We had a good ‘ol chuckle at how ridiculously Scottish that made us sound but I had a suspicion that this soup was going to be just the thing…
