Black blazer, blue jeans

I think it would be pretty safe to say that a black blazer teamed with blue jeans is every busy woman’s staple go-to outfit. Whatever the occasion, these basic (but hard working) wardrobe staples are the answer when you’re either short of time or inspiration. I’ve worn the look to dinner with heels (as I… View Post

A dress for all seasons and reasons

Suddenly, out of nowhere, it’s three degrees – and only now am I blogging this summer dress. The thing about this dress is, when Phase Eight sent it to me as a gift back in August, it was too big. There was something about the neckline that didn’t suit me, and the sleeves were a… View Post

Embracing the straight leg jean

Before I was pregnant (the second time) I wrote about being over skinny jeans. Of course, there’s always a place for a skinny jean. Inside a knee-high boot, under a dress, with a heel for cocktails… yes, the skinny jean is certainly a wardrobe staple. But in the last couple of years I’ve been intrigued… View Post

Fashion and their future

This post contains gifted clothing from Baukjen and affiliate links. As a parent, I have become acutely more aware of how much we, as society, are damaging our planet. I worry about the future of my children and wonder what the world that they live in will be like. I pray that things will stay… View Post

Summer’s end

I always feel a certain level of sadness at this time of year. It’s mid-August and summer is slipping through our hands, like sand from our summer holidays. The temperature has dropped (on some days), the wind seems cooler, the nights slightly darker. Our Scottish schools are back, a new term (in fact, a new… View Post