A new approach to workwear

Workwear is often prisoner to a very corporate aesthetic, with sharp tailoring and a lot of black, navy, grey and white forming the basis of a working wardrobe. To many, it’s important to appear put-together, professional and business-ready for work – but that’s not to say workwear need be boring or predictable. I’m lucky to… View Post

Kitchen makeover on a budget

THE STORY What do you do when your kitchen starts falling apart, but you don’t have thousands of pounds free to replace it? Work with what you already have and get stuck in. Some background. Our kitchen was over 10 years old. It looked a bit dated, but that didn’t feel like a good enough… View Post

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