Good things come in threes and today’s post brings them in the form of ‘past, present and future.’ For Past, we dive into the current Vogue 100 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery featuring an incredible archive and narrative on the history of fashion and celebrity over the last century. It’s
In the market for a hump day spend? Totally unselfishly of course, I’ve been shopping to save you a little time. Here follows a petite snack of a post, light on wordage – heavy on images of delicious finds. Despite their affordability there are no throwaway spends here, these are
Normally at this time of year I’d be at New York fashion week, wrapped up in multiple layers and zipping around Manhattan trying to meet the frantic schedule of catwalk shows and presentations that would decide future fashion editorials for the magazine. It was an inspiring process, watching as the
It seems we all like a thoroughly good house snoop, I know I do. I’ve spent years location hunting for shoots and stepping over the thresholds of many a gorgeous house. On a good day I come away with an armful of ideas, on a bad day I learn what
They go up, they come down, sometimes they even hover somewhere in-between. Truth is hemlines are sent to try us and not the other way round. When they shimmy up the thigh to an almost indecent length, most of us head to the opaque tights drawer and wish that trend
An exciting post for The Stylish Stuff today – yes, it’s insider-tip time from one of the greats of make-up, Mary Greenwell. Her work has been an inspiration my entire career and continues to be so. The Vogue covers of Cindy, Christy, Kate et al adorned my walls for
It’s probably become apparent by now that I have quite an obsession with beautiful things. I find and seek inspiration all around me and thankfully, due to my job, I’ve been fortunate enough to nosey around some very interesting places, from shoot locations, other creative folks’ homes to incredible hotels
Make up trends come, they go, but of course there are looks that will always stay firm favourites in the repertoire of most women. Every season the designer catwalk shows offer fresh takes on these, whether it’s a new way to apply bronzer, a slick of coral lipstick applied
Meet your new ‘bad hair day’ coping mechanism. Nope, not a joke, I’m inviting you to get up close and personal with one of Spring’s biggest trends, the duster earring. It’s big, it’s bold and coming to a shoulder near you soon. It’s easier to cite the designers who
The new season advertising campaigns can mean only one thing – it’s time to put the credit card in a water filled receptacle and place it in the freezer. Sounds drastic? Well, this Spring it really is. With so many iconic advertising images staring out at us from the