When that familiar ‘thud’ sounded on my doormat I knew by the very ‘weight of it’s sound’ one of my trusty catalogues had arrived…it was time to make myself comfortable with a cup of tea & a tasty biscuit to discover the ‘delights’ inside..so excitedly I plundered on through this hefty ream of ‘useful items’ Read More
So it’s a ‘frilling’ start to the New Year and a real ‘cheer me up’ for the end of January, why? Well one of the key trends of S/S 16 is frills – a fashion prediction I made back in June 2015 with ‘My Hands Are Golden’ post see here https://philippanestie.com/my-hands-are-golden/ Yes I wondered as I Read More
With the weather getting much colder this week it’s time to firmly wrap up in those ‘winter warmers’ yes it’s time to be as ‘snug as a bug’ in those cosy winter comforts. Whether it’s your trusty woolly hat and scarf, ‘snuggly snood’, or furry hat, it’s time to don your ‘Winter best’ and take Read More
It was a ‘blue mood’ at the start of the year down at the charity shop, Stephanie was regaled in a violet blue ‘disc’ hat, a chunky pearl necklace, a black chiffon dress and scarf, and a single gold bangle. It was a simple yet sombre stance, muted colours successfully added a tonal range and Read More
Yep, this is how I feel after over a year’s non-stop blogging…I feel like I’m all ‘blogged out’ at the moment & I need some serious rest and rejuvenation…for which the New Year is an ideal time to take stock/make a ‘pitstop’ reflect, edit, & possibly delete?? Make fresh plans, it’s ‘out with the old and in with the Read More
Marianne steps into the ‘dark side‘ with a look that harks all the way back to the Victorian era. The colour is black, the details are lace, ‘jet beads’ & ruffles & the style is dramatic with an added look of ‘mystery’…there will be no ‘mourning’ here for a lost era & time…as this look Read More
So it looks like it will be ‘Say No! To The Dress’ from now on…recently I was wondering what was happening with ’Friday Brideday’ on TLC channel? There were no ‘new’ episodes coming up, so I did a search online & checked the TLC website. I managed to find their Bridal page but there was Read More
As a great fan of the mannequin, nothing has disturbed me more than the rise of the mannequin without a face…these ‘robots’ that have arrived on mass in the high street over the past decade have given me the ‘he bee, gee bees’…every high street shop has them so there is no escape..& earlier this year Read More
Now that the weather has definitely turned to a chill it’s time to get out those warm & cosy jumpers, cardigans, hats & scarfs…& if you don’t have them it’s time to start looking pronto! There is no time to waste & if you are a knitter then you’d better get ‘double knitting’ double fast!! Read More
Big pants! Yep, it had to happen sometime Big Knickers/Pants are in! I first noticed this trend a while back…but I thought it might be ‘fashion’s passing phase’ but no! This is not the case! With all the top designers featuring this look in their new collections not as underwear but most shockingly as Read More
So it’s back to the 80’s with Marianne & of course she’s bang on trend (yet again..) according to Hello Fashion Magazine’s recent report. Oh yes! Top designers are taking keynotes from this decade & reinventing (or maybe rehashing them might be more accurate..) to include in their new collections. From clashing colours to baggy jumpers, Read More
Due to enforced bed rest with my continuing flu, I thought back to my childhood in the days when any respectable lady or indeed child (as I was) wore a bed jacket. Yes! A jacket especially for bed! To not have one, was to be totally underdressed…! So I started a search in eBay to Read More
So down at the Charity shop today – I sure was in for a big surprise! It certainly looked like Halloween had arrived in style according to Stephanie’s attire, even the door creaked slowly open, as I entered with dozen’s of cobweb’s landing on my head…& I was transported into this ‘midnight like’ but during Read More
Following on from my last post, I present here my favourite aspect of the LV series’s 3 exhibition the mannequins! Which I had fun ‘mirrorising’ in my appropriately named mirror app..:-) it was something I couldn’t resist really… they were the ‘perfect’ subject…The room in which they were displayed itself was ‘blinding’ oh yes pure Read More
Never hearing before of a Louis Vuitton exhibition the announcement of an exhibit detailing the making of a collection peaked my interest. I was curious of its content & how Louis Vuitton represented itself, plus it was free entry so what was not to like? Online booking & a timed entry I arrived excitedly with my Read More
On the second ‘leg’ of my journey (don’t think there will be a third..) around the Island I present here my findings in the form of ‘sketches’ via my ‘very latest’ app, I mean why ‘bother drawing’ them when I can app ‘snap’ them into a sketch form with just a click? (or am I Read More
