Vintage summer dressing

There’s something about old school glamour from the 40s and 50s that just can’t be beaten, am I right? I’ve always had a fascination with decades gone by and (along with the 70s) the 40s and 50s are my favourite eras, most definitely influenced by the movies. From originals like To Catch a Thief to… View Post

If Charlotte York Shopped the High Street

Debenhams is doing some super cute dresses just now – here are three of my favourites. Very Charlotte from Sex and the City. Wear with this season’s pointed courts and a pair of cat’s eye sunglasses for instant Upper East Side glamour. Dresses, all available at Debenhams. View Post

London Fashion Week Day 2: Norton & Sons

Yesterday, I met the always charming Patrick Grant for breakfast before popping along to his shop on Savile Row, Norton & Sons to have a nosey around. It is beautifully decorated with old, dark furnishings, old leather sofas and plenty of stag heads and antlers; all very manly indeed. Round the back, there is lots… View Post

Beauty Busters: A Dark Romance With Gucci’s Goth

The Daydreamer’s current AW12 obsession is Frida Giannini’s glamorous goths. The army of goth models walked the runway in shades of berry and black, with texture coming in the form of tulle and raven-esque feathers. Make up (by Pat McGrath) was ghostly pale, with defined cheek bones and bleached eyebrows enhancing the focal point: the blood stained, berry lip.  I have the… View Post

Beauty Busters: Nails Inc Limited Edition

Harvey Nichols Edinburgh and Nails Inc have teamed up to create a limited edition polish to celebrate the luxury department store’s 10th birthday this month.  The polish is a basically a black base with coloured glitter through it (predominately red), creating a textured effect on the nail (a little hard to remove, but totally worth… View Post