The Peplum

Hobbs London AW12 I can’t find the right peplum for my body. It’s extremely frustrating – the peplum is either so high that it makes me look like I have one enormous boob, or it’s so low that my hips arrive in the room before anything else does. Hobbs has come up with a simple yet… View Post

River Island AW12

About 12 years ago (when I was in my late teens), I loved River Island. A few years later, I went off them for a bit…. it was like I got too old for the brand, which had gone a bit “sexy” and perhaps a bit too flashy for my style. However, in the past couple of years, I’ve… View Post

Outfit Post: Pepperberry

You might remember that in July I went to see the style advisers at Pepperberry, who showed me how to find the perfect Pepperberry dress to suit my size and shape. Well, I can now reveal that the dress I chose was this flared, printed day dress. It comes with a navy belt, but I… View Post

Holiday Blues

I can’t believe it’s been yet ANOTHER two weeks since I last blogged. I’m sorry, Daydreamers! My excuse this time is my recent holiday break…. a night spent camping in the wilderness in Wales, a quick 2 night city break in Dublin, a week in the Oxfordshire countryside (which involved two parties – one 60th,… View Post

Check Mate

I can’t believe I haven’t blogged for almost two whole weeks! Life has been getting in the way somewhat…. Anyway, how much do you love this gorgeous black and white cape by Narciss? It’s from the new AW12/13 collection, which was inspired by the game of chess – lots of monochrome, very minimalistic and simply… View Post