Ideas for Styling Stripes and Spots
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6d ago
  Dear friends. Are you Team Stripes, Team Spots, or Team Both? I vote for all three.  I like the opportunity to wear stripes and spots together, but one of the pieces needs to be small (a scarf or bag) for a small scale person like me (short).  In today's post I'm showing how striped t-shirts, a summer staple, are also brilliant to layer up in cold weather ..read more
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Tantalising Tartan
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1w ago
  Dear friends. I've got a bit Scotland and Tartan crazy in the last few months. After falling in love with Scotland during our mega cycle ride, I started researching tartan  (plaid, as it's known in some countries).  I was thrilled to find this stunning Kettlewell tartan dress, dating from 2018, on Vinted.  ..read more
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Finding Joy in January {2025}
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2w ago
#JanuaryinReview #WBOYC  Dear friends. January is behind us! The days are slowly getting longer.  I try to find good things to do in January, and I treat myself with kindness, not giving anything up.  Here's my account of the first month of 2025. I start on Dec 31 as it wasn't covered last month.  ..read more
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Mocha Mousse 2 Ways
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2w ago
    Dear friends. Today I'm examining the Pantone Colour of the Year, Mocha Mousse. Pantone describes it as:  "A warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort." It often takes a good while for the Colour of the Year to make an impact in retail, and it doesn't always happen. But Mocha Mousse, in its various nuances, does seem to be hitting the spot.  If you search for it on Asos, you'll get a lot of results for shades ranging from chocolate, tan and taupe.&nb ..read more
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A Great Start to a Bookish New Year
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3w ago
  Dear friends. A new year stretches ahead with the promise of outstanding fiction. January has got off to a superb start. I read most of the books below a few months ago. They're all published this month. It was great to see two wonderful female authors from the Virago stable being republished with gorgeous new covers, Molly Keane and Patricia Highsmith.  ..read more
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Fitness and Fashion Update
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3w ago
  Dear friends. Quite a lot to tell you today, as I haven't written a style post as such since the start of the year (and that was a look back at the learnings of 2024). I'm sharing a few of my latest buys and my philosophy for shopping in 2025, plus my goals for fitness ..read more
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Oliver! London: Flawed but Fun
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1M ago
  Dear friends.  Having read a glowing review of the revival last year in Chichester of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver!, I rushed to book when it transferred to London. Judging by the packed Monday performance we saw, and the fact it's booked until September,  it seems a hot ticket ..read more
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City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim
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1M ago
  Dear friends. I'm a keen balletomane and adore books about ballet, both fiction and non-fiction. My specialist subject for Mastermind would be Vaslav Nijinsky  (my collection, below!).  Consequently I was thrilled to dive into the wonderful new book, City of Night Birds, by Juhea Kim. It's the spectacular and epic fictional account of one woman's determination to dominate the world of ballet. Today is my stop on the blog tour.  ..read more
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5 Style Learnings
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1M ago
  Dear friends. Looking back on 2024, I realise I've learnt a few lessons and thought these might resonate with you.  Lesson One: I Love Retro!  2024 was the year I went big on  a 60s-inspired retro look. Having recognised at last that my style personality has some gamine in it, this made perfect sense. I'd always thought it would be too difficult to find suitable pieces in the right colours. Not to mention, would this style make me look dated, in a bad way? My first acquisition, the lime dress with crochet overlay, was picked up in a local charity shop. I then discovered V ..read more
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Golden Girls
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1M ago
 #StyleNotAge Challenge  Dear friends. Emma has chosen a great topic for this month's Style Not Age challenge:  Golden Girls. With New Year's Eve round the corner it's a timely choice.  I won't actually be doing anything on NYE, apart from staying in and watching new arrival on Netflix,  Birdsong.  But I love gold and it was a great opportunity to style my 60s gold brocade dress a different way ..read more
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