The stars have aligned – both big kids have decided that working in their bedrooms is the way forward and the baby has also decided it is her nap time which means a few minutes to speed type this blog before I hear ….’Muuuuuuummmmmmy!’ from the top of the stairs and the baby wakes up. Fashion loves a hybrid and this week it’s …
Spring Layers
I get asked a lot how best to do layering for the spring so this week I thought I would have a look at the casual jackets that will see you through the spring and summer. Next week, it’ll be the turn of smarter options. The leather jacket If you don’t have one already, then go out and get yourself …
Menswear Monthly: Spotlight on Casual Jackets
The last couple of weeks have certainly given us the taste of spring so now it’s time to start thinking about shedding those winter layers. For weekends and casual dressing you need to make sure you have a good light weight jacket in your life to take the place of your winter coat – from Harringtons, to bombers and utility …
Dressing the part: The February Workwear Edit
January is over, the sales are gone (mostly) so now you can get down to the serious business of shopping for the season ahead. And I really mean that because spending some time and money on your workwear wardrobe, is essentially investing in yourself and your career. Much as it would be lovely to know that all that matters is our experience and how we …
The Jacket of all Jackets
Whether you work in a corporate environment with a traditional dress code, tread the fine line of business casual, or are just after something to throw on and smarten up your denim, then here is the unlikely sounding answer…a tweed jacket. They come in a whole host of different guises but the texture and often colour mix makes them perfect …
Spring layers: jackets to take you through the season
I don’t want to see my parka anymore – it is high time we moved on from winter coats and thought about lighter layers to see us through the spring. I am a real believer that what we put on top of our outfit is often more important than what’s underneath. The right jacket makes us look more polished, put …
Clever layering: all you need to get you through the autumn
The other day I must have put on and taken off my sweater at least twenty times within the space of an afternoon. Because we are now entering that tricky time of year when your t-shirt just won’t suffice and you need something else to layer over the top. So here are the key styles to see you through until …
Chanel on a budget
Ok there are occasionally upsides to being vertically challenged, namely the odd amazing VAT-less find in the kids’ section – like this Zara Kids Tweed Jacket with Frayed Detail. For £19.99 I am pretty pleased because it does the job of my old black Zara jacket but for the spring and summer. Zara is most definitely the high street home …
Coat Envy – the best way to update your spring wardrobe
I think I put the cart before the horse so to speak, with my January post on trenches given that it is probably only now that you are likely to be thinking about casting aside your puffa and thinking about a more ‘spring-like’ option. That said, trenches are still most definitely the thing as evidenced by the enormous amount of …
The Chanel Effect
I have a black boucle jacket from Zara that has without a doubt been one of the best sale purchases I have ever made. In fact, scrap that because it has been one of the best purchases I have made full stop. I have worn this little beauty in so many ways – with jeans, with pleather trousers, over dresses …
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