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Accessories: Liberty Tana Lawn Knot watches

March 26, 2011 Accessories

Liberty Tana Lawn Knot watches £55 here I could NOT believe my eyes when I saw these watches in Liberty when I went in for one of my customary poke-around, mental shopping list sessions the other week. (Honestly there’s pretty much NOTHING I don’t want in that store. It’s like a bazaar of everything you […]

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Retail: MyWardrobe.com’s 100 things you NEED to know this Season

March 26, 2011 British shops

I’m rather loving mywardrobe.com’s jaunty little book: 100 Things you NEED to know this season! And that’s not just because I contributed no 31: Geek Chic. The whole thing is a perfect primer for the new season, and proves that, even for this hardcore digital addict, sometimes it is rather nice just to have something […]

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Retail: Favourite Florists. London’s Scarlet & Violet

March 25, 2011 British shops

I got back from the shoot yesterday evening to find a little note slipped into my door frame. It directed me to my cellar, and there I found a large brown paper carrier bag containing the most ravishing flowers, as a thank you from a company for a piece I’d run recently on LLG.

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My Wardrobe: Whistles coat (& a discount code!)

November 26, 2010 British shops

I find winter coats very, very tricky. Having a disproportionately large bosom, along with a tiny back means it is almost impossible to find a coat small enough across the shoulders and yet with enough fabric to stretch over my chest. Experience tells me I need narrow revers, a single breasted cut, and buttons placed […]

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Shopping: Kate Spade pop up shop opens in London’s Covent Garden

October 12, 2010 Accessories

There are so many pop up shops springing up like mushrooms around London that it’s hard to keep track. Often they are just a cursory fit out of an empty store between lets and leave you feeling a little mugged. Not so with US fashion label Kate Spade’s first foray into the UK market. Their […]

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Roland Mouret to open first London store

September 9, 2010 British shops

We’ve all been waiting to see what the ultimate fruits would be of 19RM, Roland Mouret’s partnership with kingmaker Simon Fuller. It was worth the wait, as Mouret announced this morning that he is to open his first flagship store, here in London, in Spring 2011. Given that Simon Fuller has deep pockets and a […]

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Boutique by Jaeger: my edit of AW10

September 6, 2010 British shops

Boutique by Jaeger: Flock Spot Blouse £85 Boutique by Jaeger: Star Print Silk Dress £199 Of Jaeger’s current offer, I’m particularly drawn to Boutique by Jaeger, which launched last season. Inspired by the Young Jaeger line which Jean Muir designed in the late 1950s, it’s packed full of the kind of I-want-this-now hero pieces which […]

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What’s British fashion label Jaeger up to?

September 5, 2010 British shops

I’m a died in the wool Jaeger lover. From my mother ‘s fabulous trendy 60’s shifts in which I paraded around from the dressing up box throughout my childhood, to the vintage camel hair skirt I inherited from my great-aunt which I wore in my twenties, no brand has resonated more with my sentimental fashion […]

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Shoes: Chelsea Cobbler wedges

August 13, 2010 Accessories

I was going to have a calm evening photographing dresses and shoes for the blog that I had found in the attic. That plan was stymied when I discovered two infant skeletons in my bedroom rummaging in my shoe collection. They looked so sweet and funny that their mother and I just sat on the […]

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Hero dress: Whistles silk dress

July 28, 2010 British shops

Three weeks ago I was frantically searching for a smart day dress. Well, I was, if searching means waving my arms around a lot and looking worried. It’s almost impossible for me to buy off the peg given my list of requirements, so I hadn’t even started looking. After all: I require a dress to […]