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What to Wear to a Summer Wedding – Country House
Here is the second in the series of what to wear to a wedding. This time, with the trend for getting married at a venue rather than in church, here are outfits appropriate for a less formal country house location. If you missed the first in the series of what to wear to a formal church wedding you … [Read More...]
How to Wear Summer’s Little Black Dress
The Little Black Dress (LBD) never goes out of style. But it's usually a staple of the winter capsule wardrobe. This year it's big for summer too. Shown on the catwalks with sheer panels, cut outs and plunging neck lines the high street versions are more wearable for the "normal" … [Read More...]
The Best Luggage, Beach Bags & Totes
This is the first in another new series all about getting you ready for the holiday season. Since it looks likely that we won't be having great weather here for a while I've decided to focus on my upcoming holidays and think about everything I pack or use that will have me heading off feeling … [Read More...]
What’s Hot Now – Gatsby Style
Unless you have been living under a rock you can't have failed to know that the remake of The Great Gatsby comes to cinemas on May 17th. Our house has been taken over by it for some time as, luckily for her, it's one of my daughter's GCSE books. It promises to be a visual feast - watch the trailer … [Read More...]
Get the Look – Roman Holiday
I make no secret of the fact that I love all things Italian so a feature entitled Roman Holiday from Atterley Road was bound to grab my attention! A new find, Atterley Road recreates the experience of your favourite shopping street online - that perfect mix of all the brands and intimate … [Read More...]
What to Wear to a Summer Wedding – Formal Church
This is the first in a series of wedding blogs as I know so many women panic when that invitation drops through the letterbox. If no dress code is enclosed our immediate thought is "what do I wear?" usually followed swiftly by "how much is going to cost?" When I owned my boutiques dressing someone … [Read More...]
What to Wear – Linen Dress
One of my favourite summer capsule wardrobe items is the linen dress. Choose depending on what you want to wear it for. For holidays a simple linen dress is casual, comfortable and cool. For the office go for a stiffer flax that won't crease as much as a finer linen. Be prepared to accept that linen … [Read More...]
Pretty Summer Feet…
This week as the sun is showing itself and promising to stay for at least another week it's time to prepare for the unveiling of body parts not seen since last autumn. Nothing too drastic, the body part I am thinking of is feet. If you are anything like me they will be in need of some TLC before you … [Read More...]
How to Wear Summer Skirts
The skirt is rather an overlooked item in many wardrobes - including my own. I love them but in the winter I'd rather not bother with the hassle of tights and unlike dresses it's a case of putting together a whole outfit rather than just one piece. In the summer though with bare tanned legs (fake in … [Read More...]
What to Wear Now – Water Colour Prints
Are you a fan of prints? We've had everything recently from stripes to hot house flowers. Another print that has moved from the catwalk to the high street is what I'm calling "water colour" because that's just what it reminds me of - a water colour painting. It goes from muted mixes of peach … [Read More...]
How to Wear Summer Trend – White
It's no surprise that one of the catwalk trends for Spring/Summer is white. This year it was seen as tapered trousers and a huge ruff collared shirt at Gucci, fluid and embellished at Diane Von Furstenberg, full skirted at Marni and Alice Temperley and as a sheer shirt and shorts at Prabal … [Read More...]
Product Review – Brenda Anvari Skin Care
I was recently lucky enough to be asked to trial a skincare range. Created by Brenda Anvari whose early career was with Elizabeth Arden working all over Europe and later in New York looking after their 13 US salons, training new therapists and developing new treatments. Since then Brenda has run her … [Read More...]
Capsule wardrobe Basic for Spring – White Jeans
At last the first glimmers of sunshine and the gradual temperature rise! With it comes the opportunity to indulge in a spring look that I'm seeing everywhere; white jeans. They come in all price ranges from about £25 at Mango to up to £200 for the premium brands. I'd suggest if it's a look you … [Read More...]
Summer Trend The Jumpsuit – Yes or No?
I know they say that if you did a trend the first time round you probably shouldn't do it when it comes around again. But I'm feeling tempted by this one - the jumpsuit. The first time I wore one (in those days we called it a boiler suit) I was in my teens and I remember quite clearly it was black … [Read More...]
Two New Shoe Finds for your Capsule Wardrobe
Like many women I have a bit of a shoe "thing". Sadly though, I do struggle in high heels unless they are a wedge. So I am delighted to share with you two new shoe finds, both of whom will be joining us at the Capsule Wardrobes Summer event. But if you can't wait until then let me introduce you to … [Read More...]
The Perfect Summer Shoe
What says summer and holiday better than the wardrobe classic the espadrille? I know the weather has been very un-summer (or even spring) like but - and I'm going to whisper this - better weather is on the way this weekend. So buy now before the rush starts! I was recently lucky enough to have a … [Read More...]
What to Wear Now – Lace
It seems that all things night time are now acceptable for the daytime too. I recently wrote about how to do daytime sparkle now lace, often seen in the winter on our Little Black Dress, is making a bid for daywear too. If you want to add just a little you could opt for a lace top under a business … [Read More...]
