Fashion & Beauty

Trend alert: Yellow

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One of the newest colours to continually crop up on the international catwalks, has been yellow. All shades from palest lemon, though to acid citrus, brightest sunshine and mustard. As lovers of bright colours, we are happy to embrace the… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

Spring/Summer 2012 colour

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As a colour forecaster I spend a lot of time making up ridiculous names for colours and deliberating over subtle shade differences. Why call it blue, when it could be cornflower or duck egg, or green when it could be… Read More
Things We Love

The Half Pint Mini Garden

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What a cute little present this would make for someone who doesn’t have a garden. The Half Pint Mini Garden is a cleverly wrapped herb growing kit packaged like a milk carton. It includes a ceramic container, peat pellets and… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

NYFW: the odd couple

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I have no internet at home (don’t get me started on Virgin Media’s incompetantcy) so bear with me over the next few days as I blog from friends houses and my ipad! I draw the line at internet cafes, as… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

NYFW: Streetstyle

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The increasing popularity of streetstyle blogs has seen the outfits worn by the attendees of catwalks shows become almost as important as the collections themselves. The fashion editors in particular have risen to the challenge and rock up with a… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

NYFW: Jill Stuart

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New York fashion week started on Friday and for us fashion sorts that means the next three weeks will be spent trawling catwalk images every day, in a desperate attempt to keep up with ‘who’s done what’. If you don’t… Read More
Things We Love

The Grenson womens collection

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At last our wishes have been granted, as traditional men’s shoemaker Grenson have created a womenswear range. Every time I see a pair of the beautiful men’s tan brogues I long to be able to wear them, but sadly having… Read More
Out & About

Ray-Stitch

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Islington is one of those London neighbourhoods clinging onto it’s individuality for dear life. Once full of small independent, specialist, local shops, the rising house prices and shop rents have seen these slowly disappear over the years to make room… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

Keeping it simple!

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Amanda and I spent a very enjoyable afternoon this week, with two of our favourite bloggers Disneyrollergirl and Thatsnotmyage. After we had discussed in depth why some PR’s and press offices still don’t understand blogs and their role in the… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

At last: J Crew in the UK

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Along with Club Monaco, J Crew is on our ‘must visit’ list of stores when visiting the US. Both brands offer affordable, good quality, wearable clothes. They are fashion forward without being scary, usually in lovely colour palettes and suitable… Read More
Home & Garden

Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple

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Having spent the weekend eating delicious meals made by my sister in law, I have come to the conclusion I have to up my game on the cooking front. Having become lazy and uninterested, largely due to having a vegetarian… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

Goodbye Vanessa Gold

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Regular WR readers will know by now I am a huge fan of trashy TV. There is nothing like an episode of TOWIE or Eastenders to totally take my mind off the events of the day, usually because I’m laughing… Read More
Out & About

The Help

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There really is nothing like a holiday for finally getting round to reading that pile of books that has been growing taller by the side of you bed. Is it just me, or does anyone else keep on buying books,… Read More
Health & Happiness

Silver: A state of Mind

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How do you feel about growing older and the colour of your hair? American Photographer Vicki Topaz explores society’s views of and aging and feminism through her photographic study of one of the obvious signs of growing older – grey… Read More