So Easter Saturday at the Charity shop & I find Stephanie dressed smart & ‘strong’ using the boldness of a red blazer, accompanying black dress, with black, red & white ‘statement necklace‘ topped with a blue formal netted hat, so whose looking smart for Easter? Wearing the blue hat with the red & black outfit Read More
Was in W H Smith recently & spotted a new fashion mag for just £1! Produced by Hello magazine I thought I’ll have to check this out.. So settling down with a nice cup of tea & a Swiss roll I took a deep breath & ‘delved in’..& there was plenty inside that caught my Read More
Feeling the real need of a weekend ‘pick me up’ I was pleasantly surprised whilst browsing my local ‘cheap store’ where I found some potential ‘lift me up’ products so I pounced upon 2 ‘Trendy Wendy’ offers, (I’ve never heard of them but a great name! Whoever ‘Trendy Wendy’ is….) I grabbed the ‘handy’ turban which Read More
Friday the 13th just gone, Friday ‘Brideday’ unlucky for some? Or indeed maybe ‘lucky’?…Went to the Wedding dresses show at the Victoria & Albert Museum to ‘view and assess’ the offerings on show. I just had to go…what with my strange ‘bridal obsession’….I mean why I love looking at bridal wear is beyond me…when I Read More
So according to the latest cat walk reports for A/W 15/16 ‘geek chic’ makes a prominent appearance & I was mighty glad to hear this what with my ‘chic de chic’ glasses….looks like I’m ‘trending’ without even trying (which of course is always a bonus). Design brand Max Mara took inspiration for its collection from Read More
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
