Basics – the principles of layering

Somehow the start of the year is always about the basics for me.  Stripes, chunky knits, denim, all the usual suspects on constant rotation and layered up because it’s still cooooold.  Boden and Gap are my go-to’s for no brainer January style and now Gap has arrived on Zalando (one of my fav online stores with free delivery – surely…
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Get up & go – pink power smoothie

Hey it’s Wednesday – up and at ‘em!  Or not?  Why are mornings so darn hard?  Well I have a few ideas… and how to combat them! First things first – the foundation of sleep.  I might have mentioned my resolution to stop working at 8pm?  Well, aside from one major ‘up till 3am before a 7am flight fail’ lapse,…
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Why over the knee is better

1.  Because they’re sexy, even with your biggest, chunkiest, man jumper. 2.  Because that’s almost two whole legs’ length of extra warmth. 3.  Because they make your legs look longer. 4.  Because they’re not just for the boys eyes, your girlfriends want them too. 5.  Because they’re the perfect solution for avoiding tights all year round and tights are the…
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In pursuit of the white stuff

Forever in pursuit of the white stuff – snow or sand, both fill me with a sense of calm and happiness.  You know I love my Scottish beaches but when £300 return flights to Barbados popped up on my radar, the lure of hot, white sand in December was strong… and we were there. So today, a last minute holiday…
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Joie de vivre

Something about that cobalt…  I found this jacket in Hamburg last week and, what with the exchange rate being so favourable, it would have been a little rude not to bring him home with me (for he surely is a boy – I hate to be stereotypical, but he is SO blue). And so, in the midst of brandishing cocktails…
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