I returned from a glorious summer holiday in Cape Town on New Years Eve, just in time to join the rest of the UK for a cold, grey and glum January, waking up on the first day of 2018 with the obligatory hangover. The prospect of several months of frosty and grim weather stretching ahead of me. It was my …
Sparkle and Shine
Add a little sparkle to your Christmas with a sequin sweatshirt or jumper, the smarter alternative to the enormously awful tradition of the Christmas jumper (yes, just call me the grumpy grinch). I cannot think of anything worse than going to a Christmas party sporting a penguin or a snowman (or a fat bearded man with a bulbous nose …
Green Shirt Blues
I recently rediscovered a black pussy bow blouse that I bought at Miss Selfridge several years ago, BC (before children). Perhaps it was in storage whilst I engaged in the battle of the bust and waistline, but I can fit into it again and it is fast becoming my favourite item for most evenings out. With the festive season in …
Sorry I’m Late I Didn’t Want To Come Slogan T-shirt
Earlier in the year I purchased some letter transfers to add to a T-shirt. The slogan was: SORRY I’M LATE I DIDN’T WANT TO COME. I am not sure whether I’d best describe my lateness as poor time-keeping or the fact that I always think I can squeeze more into the time I have than is actually possible. Or is …
The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
By the time I was eighteen months old, the only colour shoes I wanted to wear was red. There was no other choice. By the time I was eighteen years old, not much had changed. I saved a good portion of my Saturday retail assistant earnings to buy a pair of red suede shoes from my favourite trendy shoe shop. …
Get on the Snake
Before I went on holiday in August, I decided that I needed a pair of snake skin mid calf boots. Preferably in a blend of monochrome tones. Could I find any? Not distinctly anything that ticked the (very particular) boxes. As soon as I came back from our European camping adventures, I resumed my search for these elusive snake boots, …
Lidl launches Esmara by Heidi Klum range during London Fashion Week
After poking some fun that Lidl has joined the bandwagon of retailers recruiting celebrities to design a clothing range a couple of weeks ago, I did find myself dashing to Lidl at 8am this morning. To buy snacks for the kids for their after school clubs this afternoon, of course. Honestly. The launch of Esmara by Heidi Klum had nothing …
Polka Dot Day
It’s been a few weeks since my last post because I have been camping my way around Europe for the summer. All good intentions of writing a few blog posts went out of the (tent) window as most areas we were in had no decent mobile signal or any wifi. A sign perhaps to put the technology to rest and …
Coat of Many Colours
I fondly (maybe only now) recall a floral jacket I used to wear in the early nineties. It was a pink and blue floral blazer. With great big shoulder pads. I remember it well because I wore it often and I wore it proudly. There was nothing subtle about it. It was an in your face bright pink flowered piece …
Dress You Up
I have recently been asked to look for a dress for a wedding in South Africa in January, on a wine estate near Cape Town. This means that its likely to be blindingly hot, with temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately this request has come a couple of weeks into the summer sales, so suddenly this task is …
