Taking a summer dress into winter

Shopping in my thirties has been very different to that in my twenties. As the number of years lived grows higher, the hemlines get lower, and jeans are no longer a second skin but are more relaxed with a high waist instead of a mid or low rise. I favour a streamlined, structured, figure-skimming silhouette… View Post

Feel good, look good

I never thought I’d be one for leather trousers but I also never thought I’d wear my underwear as outerwear… So here I am, surprising myself – and possibly you – with more fashion newness. And although I don’t feel I look my best in these trousers (£7 in the H&M sale) they do feel… View Post

The 2020 puffer coat

Here we are, firmly into a new year – a new decade – that is 2020. It sounds futuristic, but the irony is that the future hasn’t been a priority for us and we now find ourselves in a state of turmoil around the world. This space isn’t for preaching or for politics so I… View Post

Outside the sartorial comfort zone

Even though I found my personal style in my early 30s (quality tailoring, pretty dresses, jeans, fine knitwear and a lot of neutral colours primarily made up of black) I still think it’s good to try something new now and then. Occasionally, I’ll try a look that’s outside my comfort zone, something that feels a… View Post

An evening with Max Mara

I can remember when I first fell for the charms of Italian fashion house Max Mara. It was 2010 – god, almost 10 years ago – and, at 28, my style was beginning to take on a more tailored, grown up aesthetic. At the time, I had not long finished work experience at Harper’s Bazaar… View Post