Last week I was waiting in line at an aggressively hip cafe in Seattle (they serve coffee in ridiculously small handmade ceramic mugs and the baristas wear those adorable messy…
A couple of weeks ago I received the text from my best friend Sarah that every woman dreads receiving once she’s settled down a bit: “BABE!!! Sarah’s getting married and…
When my friend Sarah first suggested I use John Lewis’s personal shopping service to find an outfit for my college friend’s wedding I snorted a little laugh through my nose.…
I can’t look at anyone’s handbag the same way again. My friend Emma has developed this theory – correctly, I might add – that you can judge almost everything about…
First of all, disclaimer: every year without fail I spend weeks reading, photographing and mentally bookmarking every celebrity look I see sent to festival sites. Full circle. Festivals fascinate me…
I was trying on a cashmere jumper in Selfridges last autumn when I realised what the problem was. It cost more than my first car – there was a guilt-inducing…
When it comes to festival style, everyone has their weak spot. For me it’s definitely wellies. I spend all day every day analysing risk/reward ratios, but put me in front…
I met up with coffee with Sarah*, a stylist that I’ve met through work events, outside of my office building last week. She was unloading two gigantic bags from Primark,…
Shopping has never been my forte. I’ve made a conscious effort not to buy for fashion’s sake. But in reality, I’m a big ol’stress shopper. Ask my bank account. Ask…
Let me explain why I spotted Olivia Colman in Tesco Metro and how it changed my perception of down-to-earth style forever. So it was around three years ago and I…