Spring is arriving early at the Charity Shop, the look was ‘bold’ the colours strong, a vivid yellow & a ‘deep’ purple, this was no ‘wallflower approach’ no ‘fading into the background’ the attitude was very much ‘I’m here, I’m now, it’s spring, let’s get on with it’. The dress is a gathered flower print Read More
Inspired by this nail shop ‘naïve’ sign I wanted to discover a ‘no nonsense approach‘ to nails, so when browsing in my local Primark, I came across their ‘Love your nails’ range, the polish was on offer for 80p so I couldn’t argue with that! I selected the colour ‘Caramel Kiss’ which is a nice ‘uniform’ Read More
Looking through my recent catalogue I espied a number of woolly head scarves that got my attention. Three of which I’ve selected here for your perusal, from ‘Snuggles’ neck warmer, which promises that ‘the freezing cold won’t upset you anymore’ & instructs ‘just slip over your head & fasten the lovely fashionable buttons’ well you Read More
It’s that time of year, chocolates, roses & hearts ‘everywhere’, a time of ‘joy’ & anxiety…from one extreme to another, your’re either for it or against it, up or down, happy or very disappointed, it’s hard to totally ignore…(though I believe you can, by of course taking my ‘no nonsense’ approach that it doesn’t mean Read More
So back at the charity shop this weekend Stephanie’s new look nearly blasted me away with that in ‘your face owl hat!’ I was like whoa…this is a strong look & yet again bang on trend! I mean not anyone can wear this look its just ‘so runway’ to me…(the hat is also very ‘weather Read More
Found this rather forlorn manicure set at a junk shop it was dusty, looking old & rather jaded…I was drawn to the fact it was by BHS in bygone times (one of my fav shops – it’s so sensible & well ‘no nonsense‘ ) the set intriguingly came with the title “Lyme Regis”. A charming Read More
So today is ‘Friday Brideday’ on TLC so I thought I would join in the fun… its the last Friday of month & I need a bit of a pick me up as I’ve been bed ridden with bronchitis all week so not ‘any fun’ at all…I present here a Bride from my archives…(yes I know Read More
A recent exhibition I visited was Guy Bourdin Image Maker at Somerset House it was my birthday so I thought why not? A favourite fashion photographer of mine for a long time he was relatively ‘unheard of’ just ‘known’ by those ‘in the know’ but when you look at his work you can clearly see Read More
I’ve started so I’ll finish… now its time for a ‘high tea’ instead of a ‘high latte’! So as I am a very keen needle woman my eyes were immediately drawn to this basket of mags recently, at yes you’ve guessed it at a local charity shop…. I mean where else is there to shop Read More
I may have found a new ‘friend’ for Stephanie…. on a recent excursion to some further a field Charity Shops I captured this mannequin featured in one of the shop windows. Her pink wig & fascinator drew me in…her black & white polka dot dress complimented the look nicely too, though where are the shoes? This detail Read More
This weekend there was a ‘special’ on Fashion One channel with (thank goodness) more up to date shows & features, so I had to tune in & catch up on all the latest trends….so instead of continuously showing A/W 14 shows, Belarus, Poland, ‘Blonds’ or Fashion Philosophy etc etc again & again, we were treated with Read More
A customisation of my ‘pin’ cushion gave me 2 options. Whether to ‘Stick a Pin on it’ (as usual) or ‘Pin it’? In my efforts to catch up with all the latest ‘online lingo’ I was curious about ‘Pin it’ & the site Pinterest (a brilliant wording I have to admit) so I mean ‘pin Read More
2015 – I mean to start as ‘I go on‘ with a fashion accessory ‘system’ spelling out not only my ‘fashion philosophy’ but also my general stance on the world at large & I’m ‘not messing about now‘! In the run up to Christmas I raided my local Primark when I saw these ‘Style Your Read More
Thought I’d give one of this season’s latest fashion trends ‘a go’, ripped jeans are back! (Oh no! I hear you wail – thought that was well over in the 80’s…remember Kylie & Sam Fox in them? – no, we don’t need to go there..) Well I suppose the current generation needs to ‘experience’ this Read More
So firstly Greetings to all! Hope you like the Christmas baubles! Very fetching I feel, they are in fact ‘retro’ due to the image of a card from a 1970’s pack I found in a Charity shop a while back. So I have an update (as promised) regarding Stephanie – she has changed outfits for Read More
So I made two excursions to the Charity Shop this week & captured two different looks on Stephanie. In the first look there is minimal change from the last time except the formal wear hat has been swapped for a ‘Frank Spencer’ ‘French’ style beret. This adds a ‘mysterious‘ feel to Stephanie, is she on Read More
