SUMMER EVERYWHERE
The bank holiday was a complete wash out, with grey skies and lingering April showers, so I am very happy to see the emerging of Summer outfits from all around the world with The Sartorialist. Even if I am still wrapped up in double layered cardigans and waiting for the earth to warm up so [...]
COLOUR PATTERN PRINT
The sky has returned to a its grey threatening ways, so I just thought I’d share a WOW something with you, to keep your spirits up x All images Steven Meisel Vogue Italia December-2007 via Paranaiv.
WHITE ICING AND FEATHER PLUMES
Here comes wedding season and this year lots many of my friends are getting married, so today I am sharing Ruche’s new Bridal inspiration look book. I know they are going to love it as much as I do x
FLOWERS ALL OVER
Loving the abundance of silk flowers used here to accessorise jackets, cardigans and super smooth beautiful legs. Images seen at www.paranaiv.no Photographer: Alexi Lubomirski for Vogue Germany-December, 2011
CHERRY ON THE TOP
I have friends that create things, lovely things. So I am really excited to see my friend Katherine’s new hat line Madrugar taking off. These are just a few pictures of her beautiful designs, keep up to date with buying info and new looks on Katherine’s new Facebook Page. Looks like they had a great day at the shoot [...]
TWO LOOKS
From the Chanel Fall 2012 RTW collection. Photos Monica Feudi at Vogue Collections coverage.
TOAST THE NEW SEASON
With simple colours, natural textures and soft layers.So excited for Spring, the sun is shining and we have been awake since 5am, but when the sun is spreading it’s smile across the sky, I am only grateful to get to see more of it. Love these new pieces from the Toast Early S/S collection. Soft [...]
RED AND BLONDE
Lovely pictures from the Noa Noa Spring collection for 2012. It is nearly always the beautiful luscious locks of the Noa Noa models that first catch my eye, then the delicate layers of the clothing collection. All images Noa Noa.
PUT A TURQUOISE AND PINK SPRING IN YOUR STEP
What a beautiful sunny Sunday, while the Husband prepares for a 14 mile run, I am eating my muesli and playing fetch with the cats, awake since 5.56 I thought I would share some of the lovely pages from the latest Ruche Look Book, just incase anyone else is up bright and early this morning [...]
TWEED, CAMEL, MINTY GREEN AND A HINT OF PINK
Love these outfits from Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s No. 21 collection, the light layers on top and heavier tweed fabrics for trousers, skirts and coats. Lace and tweed mixed with, camel coloured wool and pale silks. All images No.21 at Style.com
PINK VALENTINE
Happy Valentines to you! Being overwhelmed by all the matchboxes and a new job, I am trying to post in between, so today I have made a little (over the top) dream date, with favourite pins from my Pretty in Pink Pinterest Board, the table, balloons, the cake, the treats and THE dress! xxx All [...]
BANGIN’ BETTIES
I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far? I am at the end of a very chilly day hiding under a blanket, just popping out for a for a friends birthday, not sure how long I will last out there, soooo cold. I know we have the least of it here and I [...]
FAVOURITE DAYS FROM JANUARY
A few pages from this January’s record the day journal. Winter salads, fashion, decor and more. I have nearly finished gathering together all the pieces for the February challenge, and taken a couple of pictures, just need to set up a Flickr group then I will be ready to share x Images old and current [...]
PHOTO MAGIC
Hello! Hows your week going? Sorry I haven’t been around, but I have been locked in my workroom for two days, getting a head start on February project that you may wish to play along with? More about that later! For now I’ll be sharing the other things I’ve been doing, but using these beautiful photos [...]
CRAZY ABOUT CAVALLI
Scrapping this months Red magazine, I found a beautiful blue dress from Roberto Cavalli’s Resort 2012 collection. Digging deeper at Style.com I found the rest of the collection and had to share some colour with you this morning x All images Style.com
SIX THINGS BODEN SS 2012
Okay put down the Fairy bread! I am so happy that the Spring Summer collections are finally launching, not really being one that can be bothered to battle the sale rails and personally looking to totally forget last seasons drab high street offerings, I am more than glad to embrace spring early, get cold wrists [...]
WEDNESDAY SPARKLE
One more day until it is officially Winter, mild until yesterday’s gale force winds and cold rain showers, so I think our luck just ran out. But something sparkly always cheers me up and today that cheer comes from this sequinned necklace by Toast.
ALL THE TRIMMINGS
Winters main event, digging out your favourite warm coat or shopping for a new one, for those of us on a more modest budget that doesn’t stretch to Marni, DUCK GREEN COAT, TWO-COLOUR WOOL CAPE, CROPPED SLEEVE CARDIGAN COAT all Massimo Dutti.KNITTED CAPE, STUDIO COAT WITH BELT, COMBINED COAT all Zara. And all the trimmings, my selection [...]
WINTER COAT WISH LIST AND PATTERN LOVE
I love short or three quarter length sleeved coats, just right for flashing a bit of wrist on a sunny winter day or for pairing with long gloves if it’s chilly, and these from the Marni Fall 2011 RTW collection are beautiful. Beyond my budget, but Zara always do a good alternative. Below, I can’t get [...]
SHOP KEEPING DREAMS
Hello, how was your weekend? We seemed to pack a ton of things in to the last two days, not a minute was wasted, the toaster and microwave have been ousted, the worktops are now clearer even though we have bought a juicer and the husband is so excited to be pulverising ginger root, apples, [...]
SUNDAY FUNDAY
Baking bread (not me the Husband) shredding paper, enjoying the sunshine, out for dinner. Images vintage, old and current collected from Red, Vogue, Elle, Elle Decoration, Country Living UK, World of Interiors, Country homes and interiors, Coast, Living Etc magazines, and Plumo, toast, Noa Noa, Hoss Intropia catalogues plus some sunday papers etc x
PALE AND INTERESTING
If I could choose one person to colour my world, it would be the amazing German artist Anneliese Mueller of Lieschen Mueller, her dolls and creations are so beautiful, and make me a teeny bit sad for my own linen dolls which are still just a pile of unstuffed linen limbs in a basket. I [...]
A GLITTERING SLIP OF A THING
I have had a sparkly pink day, despite being out in a blustery, grey and wet town. So when I saw this sequinned, beaded gauze and silk flapper dress from Jigsaw, I knew whoever owned it must need a palace of a dressing room to go with it. This Ottelia Orchid wallpaper from Designers Guild [...]
ULTRA VIOLET
The sun has finally shut up shop, by the looks of things, so here is a blast of Violet and lavender for you to keep your spirits up, from amazing Kent based fashion photographer Kirsty Mitchell, found via Empty Kingdom. All images Kirsty Mitchell.
