Did I say “roses season”? Silly me. Of course I meant rosé season! London has been experiencing a serious heatwave so the streets are full of floral frocks and our livers saturated with the pink drink of dreams. There are also shirtless/swimwear clad Brits splayed all over every single surface one could conceivably sunbathe on. Poolside at Shoreditch House, scrubby grass by Soho Square, side of the road… When the sun comes out over excitement sets in and any semblance of self restraint goes straight out the window. When I came up with the title for this post I’d genuinely forgotten that my pre ..read more

What: Superdry gingham dress, denim jacket & sunglasses with 3.1 Phillip Lip mules and Aspinal of London bag Where: The Blue Boat pub, Hammersmith Is it just me or has gingham been bang on trend for about ten consecutive summers now? Not that I’m complaining. Whether in the form of a slouchy shirt, sculptural silhouetted blouse or sweet sundress, gingham is just plain great. Speaking of sundresses, how adorable is this little number from Superdry?! And where better to wear it than for a dog walk (with plenty of pub stops, obvs) along the river? I’ve lived in Hammersmith since I was 18 year ..read more

Spring has sprung! Or more accurately, we had a few days of heatwave followed by a lot of heavy rain and/or thermal underwear level coldness then back to heat, a cycle which will continue on repeat… much like every other April to May transition in the history of British weather. But whether it’s shirts off scorching or February freezing, the time has come to segway into Spring attire. Having spent what feels like a million months bundled up in knitwear – not to mention the fact that it snowed just a matter of weeks ago – I decided to start off small and simple. Better to ease into clothes desi ..read more

First and foremost, how the HELL is it Christmas already!?! I know that’s a painfully cliched thing to say. Not to mention something you’ve already had pointless conversations about with every friend/family member/colleague/uber driver/human that you’ve encountered over the past few weeks. But seriously, wasn’t it August just the other day!? Not complaining though. For one thing, I’m pretty happy to see the back of 2017 and very excited for the year to come. More importantly, the arrival of peak festive season makes dressing up in the sparkliest, glammest, most OTT ensembles totally acceptable ..read more

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Happy Monday mes amies! It sure as hell has been rather a long time since I last posted… Yeah, sorry about that. There are actually pretty legit reasons for the radio silence and a lot of exciting new things to come but those are subjects for another time. For now, let’s talk about this outfit. Given that Halloweek is still underway (yup, as fas as I’m concerned it lasts a solid seven days) you could be forgiven for thinking that this ensemble is a sixties themed costume. The miniskirt, the poloneck, the neat little white booties… If they don’t scream “swinging London” then I just don’t know w ..read more

What: pink Kenzo skirt & Commes Des Garçons T-Shirt (via Farfetch) Where: Out and about in London As Coco Chanel famously said; “fashion fades, only style remains”. It’s a quote so well known and parroted it’s become cliche. The fact that it’s been plastered everywhere on everything from coasters and makeup bags to coffee table tomes and more other random objects than I could even begin to list. Regardless, the statement remains relevant, true and widely applicable today. Even to this outfit, no matter how much Mademoiselle Chanel would loathe it. Trends change and our personal style, tast ..read more

Did I say “roses season”? Silly me. Of course I meant rosé season! London has been experiencing a serious heatwave so the streets are full of floral frocks and our livers saturated with the pink drink of dreams. There are also shirtless/swimwear clad Brits splayed all over every single surface one could conceivably sunbathe on. Poolside at Shoreditch House, scrubby grass by Soho Square, side of the road… When the sun comes out over excitement sets in and any semblance of self restraint goes straight out the window. When I came up with the title for this post I’d genuinely forgotten that my pre ..read more

Can you actually believe that I managed not to give this Look Du Jour a nautical themed name?! As many of you probably already know all too well, I have a long standing obsession with all things nautical. An obsession that has resulted in my owning at least twenty-six sailor striped tees and sporting an anchor tattoo on my right buttock, true story. Let’s not even go into the ingrained need to uniform level colour co-ordinate at all times, even when jet lagged, hungover or bed bound with flu. Anyway, the reason I went for “Orchid Orange” instead of another nautical related name on this occasio ..read more