Category: Fashion

[purchase/gift/affiliate/ad] This week is being impossible! I am just doing this one post today and then taking the rest of the day off to deal with all the things that have been piling up – admin mainly. So, a couple of fashion purchases and one gifted to tell you about. First up, if you don’t…

[purchase/affiliate/ad] Hmm – I’m confirming own suspicions that fashion blogging is not my calling (honestly, it’s so awkward to ‘pose’ and I almost never don’t feel silly) BUT on the other hand, we don’t see enough 50+ looks and particularly not on shorties like me. So, I picked up this slipover (and, apparently, slipovers are…

[affiliate] I’m still not through my animal print phase – my friend Sass had a leopard print jacket that she wore over a flowery dress when we met up for drinks (about a year ago!) and I have never forgotten how amazing she looked. But, I am not happy in structured jackets because I like…

[purchase/affiliate] I don’t know why I’ve left it so late to post about these bra tops that I have been living in all summer – the thought of going back to a proper bra … well, I can’t think about it. The good thing about my tardiness is that some of the bra tops are…

[purchase] Ages ago – I mean at least two or three months ago – when the global impact of the virus was just beginning to emerge, I ordered a Lost Stock Box. At the time, it was a new charity, founded purely to support garment workers in Bangladesh. Stores were cancelling their orders left, right…

[affiliate/ad] So you can probably tell I’m all beautied out this week – just occasionally I feel a bit overloaded so I’ve been distracting myself by looking at dresses. I’m going to Paris in a couple of weeks to see Max who I haven’t seen since Christmas (he lives in Sweden with whom we have…

[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] Honestly, I’m so weak when it comes to the Fitflop sale but in my defence I put a pair in the bin yesterday because I’d worn them so much that the soles went slippy and they just weren’t wearable anymore. So, obviously, there was room for just one more pair. Anything black and quilted…

[purchase/affiliate] If this sweater appeared in Vogue, I’m fairly certain it would be as a ‘chuck over your bikini or wear with white shorts’ on holiday in some exclusive Sardinian resort – as it stands it’s being worn by someone who lives in south east London, is dodging the rain and is about to go…

[purchased/affiliate] I’m going straight in with this loose knit sweater I found at a completely empty Oliver Bonas this weekend. UK weather is nothing if not completely unpredictable so finding something you can just chuck in a bag that won’t be any the worse for it is quite a find. It’s mostly acrylic (10% wool)…

[purchased/affiliate] This brand is a very recent discovery for me – it’s not expensive and has some utterly joyful pieces that (for me, anyway) just fill that need for something pretty without my bank card weeping. I’ve worn my bracelet every day since I’ve had it. I bought the rainbow circle bracelet (in the main…

[unpaid/ad/affiliate] I’m flagging this sale up because I’m such a fan of the brand – and (used to) go every year to their ‘sample sale’ in South Molton Lane to stock up on presents. I have a (small) Smythson diary every year because I really don’t like on-line diary/appointment reminders and a Smythson address book…

[affiliate/bought/ad] One of the few clothing items I’ve bought during this period is a pair of Hush joggers which have turned into my day pyjamas. It’s my second pair of the same style because they’re exactly the right fit for my height (short) and curves. However, I’ll say ahead that they’ve sold out in that…

[unpaid/affiliate/ad] I thought more than twice about featuring these coverless duvets because they’re not at all beauty or fashion related but since I’m currently the main duvet changer in my house (other jobs are divided out, believe me) and it’s such an absolute pain in the butt to do, I’ve never come across such a…

[purchase/unpaid/affiliate] I waited and waited for this Wildfox sweater to come up in the sale because I really didn’t want to drop the best part of £250 on a little throw-on. Sure enough, after Christmas, it appeared at half price in the Harrods sale so I snapped it up and haven’t had a moment’s regret…

[unpaid/ad/affiliate] These new designs from Fitflop caught my attention last week and not a day has gone buy that they haven’t popped up in my head since. I bought their wedges a few weeks ago, hated them and so sent them back – they were loose across my foot and just looked like I was…