The Topshop Unique, Paul Smith and Roksanda shows provided a unique, contrasting range of styles, textures and colours at London Fashion Week. From daring prints, abstract designs and sequinned styles to flirty florals, delicate silks and a natural, muted colour palette, this particular selection of collections promised inspiration and exclusivity, and most certainly delivered. Topshop...Read More
Emilia Wickstead New Zealand born, British based designer Emilia Wickstead spent her formative years in Milan and New York, working with the likes of Giorgio Armani, Proenza Schouler and Narciso Rodriguez. Her eponymous label was originally a made-to-measure atelier but has since expanded to include ready-to-wear collections which she first debuted in 2012. Wickstead‘s clothes...Read More
With a passing interest in history, particularly ancient history, when I took a BA in English Literature I felt I was consigning that interest to a vague hobby, pushing it to the background of my life. However, I found my slight craving for history more than satisfied during my course; fictional work can be a more insightful...Read More
Sensitive skin can be one of life’s real bugbears, from oily and spotty to dry and patchy it’s a saga that never seems to end. But if sensitive skin is a tiresome enough affliction to live with on a daily basis, it’s a complete and utter nightmare when it comes to being in the sun....Read More
If you are partial to a mug of the strong black stuff and can’t quite get to work until the it does, then you might not like what I’m about to say. A new report by the Climate Institute of Australia has surfaced and they have made some shocking claims that could leave coffee lovers with a...Read More
Women’s bodies have always been a battleground in one way or another. Married women regained their possession of their own bodies during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th and in the 1960s we gained the right to choose if we didn’t want to bring a new life into the world....Read More
The 19th of August marked the legendary Coco Chanel’s birthday, a woman who embodied elegance. Which got me thinking, what makes someone elegant? And what does it actually mean? The Oxford English Dictionary defines elegance as “the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner”. It describes something that is somewhat intangible and elusive. Importantly, elegance...Read More
As soon as June hits we officially enter what is known in bridal terms as Wedding Season. The UK goes into a frenzy of wedding overload that lasts right through until September. It’s all bridal shows and cake tastings, endless glasses of bubbly and trying on dresses. There’s picking the perfect posies, choosing which of...Read More
For many women the thought of labelling Ronda Rousey as ‘curvy’ seems a little absurd, but in a fashion world ruled by the size zero elite, there’s no other category that she quite fits in to. Her killer performance in the UFC Octagon sees her fight in the 135lb weight class, so for us here...Read More
It’s nearly time to pack away our favourite sun hats and the “oh, I only wore this once’” bikini to the back of our wardrobes. To wave goodbye to refillable Pimm’s jugs at our favourite summer haunts and say farewell to whiling away those long summer nights on spontaneous bike rides. All too soon we’ll...Read More
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