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Peasant tops and Kimonos, as an alternative to t-shirts, vests and fine knits
The last couple of days have been slightly cooler, which has required a bit of a re-think on the clothes front, particularly when it comes to tops. I like to use these "in between" days to wear those...
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Something for the weekend....my favourite picks of the Boden Autumn Catalogue
Boden is always one of the first on the scene with their catalogue for the new season. When it first drops through the door I have a cursory flick through it and then, when the time is right, I...
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Freed of London - not only famous world wide for their ballet shoes but now...
What a beautiful sight - row upon row of pale pink satin ballet shoes. When I look at these I can smell them as much as I can see them and no doubt that's the same for many others too.There's an...
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Mixing a little Mulberry with a little Mango and Topshop and trying to break...
I have found July/August to be funny months when it comes to blogging. For a start, I have only been wearing two outfits - a Joules skirt (with deep pockets for tennis balls as I never know when I'm...
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Mum on the Run - Buying running gear (through gritted teeth)!
Recently it came to my attention that my running gear was in serious need of a re-vamp. It wasn't so much the style, as the hole which I had worn on the inside thigh of my running shorts. The seams had...
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Re-creating an outfit for a sunny(ish) day
Like stripes I find spots cheery little fellas, unless they are where you would rather they weren't, in which case they're a pain in the you know what. After my admission the other day that I had only...
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How to make a statement in a statement necklace - with a selection from Zara,...
The more I play around with clothes and accessories, the more I realise that certain things are pretty much guaranteed to elicit a response from people. I find this really interesting because it's...
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Karen Millen's transformation - so far the signs are good!
Probably like many of you, I had the new Karen Millen Autumn Winter 13 "lookbook" drop through my door today (photos interspersed below). More accurately it should be referred to as the Autumn Winter...
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An outfit for a night out with the girls (please note it was a Monday and we...
For the first time since the children broke up from school, I had a few hours in the house on my own today. During that time I did several things, one of them being my best impression of Carole...
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Camouflage prints - love them or loathe them? Let's take a look and see...
So, camouflage - what do you think? Love it or loathe it? Either way, we're going to see a lot of it in the stores over the next few months so I thought that I would take a whizz around the High Street...
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Holiday packing - the why's, how's and why on earth?
Tomorrow we go away to Guernsey, for our final break of the summer. It's a while since I have done a post on packing but I always like taking a look to see what other people pack for their holidays and...
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A moment of monochrome magic, or madness perhaps?!
OK, so here's my top tip for travelling and one that I really should adopt myself. Before arriving at the check-in desk, check that you have, in fact booked in two bags weighing 20kg each (as I had...
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Baum and Pferdgarten - it's worth taking a look at this Danish brand's look...
For those not familiar with it, MYTRND is a fabulous site which allows brands to upload their look books for people to look at, rate, compare and shop from. There's a huge range to include Marni,...
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Whilst the sun is still shining, let's look at some bright things courtesey...
Today we visited the beautiful Channel Island of Herm, where we headed to Shell Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world - well in my opinion at least! Given that it was warm enough for...
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Shorts and stripes - possibly for the last time this summer - but there are...
On reflection, I'm not sure that it was such a good idea to comment to the security lady at the airport that my chunky heeled, red wooden Topshop sandals would be good for stashing drugs in if you were...
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Pink coats, pink coats and more pink coats.....
Pink coats have been dancing on the fashion periphery for a while now. It started last winter with Jil Sander's oversized pink coat (see below) but it has taken until this winter for them to filter...
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Jaeger - Taking a look at some favourite pieces, which currently have 25% off...
It just so happens that in this week's Grazia, there's an offer for 25% off at Jaeger. With that in mind I thought that it would be a good idea to take a look and see what Jaeger has to tempt us with...
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Quilted sweatshirts - coming at us from all angles!
The Chanel 2.55 handbag is probably the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of quilted pieces, closely followed by your Grandma's dressing gown. A few winters back, quilted coats started to...
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From a Reiss summer dresses to heavy winter warmers, all in the space of two...
This is probably going to be the quickest post in the history of the blog because in less than ten minutes I need to head out with the eldest to see the One Direction (or Wrong Direction, take your...
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Cuddle up in something cosy with a fur gilet (handy if you don't have a cat...
I hate to say it but the nights are definitely drawing in and the heating in our house may have been flicked on once or twice - just to check that it's working of course. As I looked down at my M&S...
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