Dressing for autumn

What isn’t there to love about bright autumn days? Dressing for clear, sunny weather in October is wonderful: pretty dresses with gorgeous boots and coats are ideal for temperatures that start and end cold but warm up in the middle of the day. I was so lucky to find this vintage Aquascutum coat in my… View Post

The fashionable hiking boot

White hiking boots wouldn’t ordinarily be on my sartorial wish-list, but you know when you see something and it just makes sense? That’s how I felt when I laid eyes on these boots at the Jones Bootmaker press event in September. I thought how perfect they’d be with blue jeans, black jeans, white jeans, you… View Post

Putting a spring in my step

Confession time: it was absolutely freezing when we took these shots! For the sake of transparency, there was entirely nothing that felt like spring during this shoot – a freezing north wind was biting, and even Kris was frozen in his heavy duty puffer jacket and hat. Here I was in just a silk dress… View Post

The thrifted wool coat

I’m just going to say it: I don’t like thrifting. I know, it’s bad isn’t it? In this woke era we’re living in, I shouldn’t really be telling you this. I should be encouraging thrifting – and I do! I just don’t like it, for a few reasons, and since we’re all friends here in… View Post

This season’s chunky ankle boot

I’m kind of obsessed with chunky ankle boots again this autumn. Like its summer counter-part the white trainer, this season’s ankle boot is as practical as it is stylish and, with two young kids and a year of no parties, that’s my kinda shoe these days. These boots are by Jones Bootmaker and I’ve been wearing… View Post