Velvet crush

So yeah, I finally got on that train…  the velvet trend which reminds me a little too much of my first Saturday job in the Kylie department of Mackays (now M&Co. – truly showing my age) and drowning in rails of glitter and crush velvet and sometimes even glittery crush velvet…  true story.  But it’s ‘in’ again and it feels…
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Party dress mileage

Because party dresses at sunset are always a good idea…  My eyes had hearts in them the moment they saw this Reiss number and now she’s on sale too.  Like any good woman, she’s perfect just as she is but if you want to switch it up, which I have for more Scottish (aka inclement) occasions, you can add leather legs…
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That time we went to Warsaw for an hour…

You know I like to cram in as much a possible whenever I travel…  but Warsaw for an hour surely takes the prize.  Recently I had the slightly wild opportunity to drive 600km from Poland to Lithuania with Anastasia (more on that later) and so we took advantage of our starting point, Warsaw, and visited the old town just for an…
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Spiderweb lace with Phase Eight

Truth be told I believe this is tapework lace but it’s Halloween so let’s roll with spiderweb ok?  With Italy behind me (insert teeny tiny sobs) I am in full AW16 mode.  I mean honestly, it’s like we arrived home and Scotland had changed colour into that incredible golden ochre that only lasts two glorious weeks and the temperatures had…
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Italy travel guide – Portofino day trip

Portofino was a last minute wild card.  Well you can’t really call it a wild card, it’s not exactly a hidden gem that we took a chance on… it is however a gem and when the weatherman promised sunshine here over anywhere else, we decided to follow.  And let’s just say, there’s a reason Liz Taylor spent four honeymoons in this…
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