My youngest teen took this, under much sufferance, of course. Anyway, this was Saturday night’s look. Drinks outside (bit bracing tbh) followed by dinner and then we retreated inside once the torrential rain got the better of us! Thank god for my @marfastance coat! How were your weekends? Happy Monday all x
This months column is on the tricky subject of summer shoes. Looking at various different terrains and events. I’m in the Life and Arts section of the @financialtimes today and online. Any shoe questions? Send them my way x
Loving my new @standstudio.official bag. It’s plump, squishy and fits a book( essential), wallet, sunglasses and keys happily. I’ve added a chain alongside the rolled edge self strap. What I particularly like is that it fits ‘just so’ under my elbow and is a comforting arm rest should I need it. This outfit was a somewhat ill advised choice for a garden pot planting session a couple of weeks back. Everyone else was in jeans or trousers and a dark tee shirt. Why on earth I decided that a cream wrap skirt was the right thing is beyond me! I managed somehow not to smear it with soil. It reminded me of Margot and the mud episode from ‘The Good Life’ Even stylists get it wrong sometimes x
Shirt weather! I have lots of shirts. I’ve always loved them. They sit alongside tailored pieces just as happily as they do with a pair of knackered jeans. I wore this for a day of mapping and colour last week. I’d had a particularly bad nights sleep ( a common occurrence -thanks peri menopause) so I reached for one of my best colours, fuchsia pink. Your most flattering colours will help lift your complexion when you’re feeling tired. Shirts should be easy - keep to structured cottons, taffetas, denims if you’re a straighter figure and select silks, viscose and drapey fabrics if you’re curvier. The half tuck gives some semblance of a waist. Get a shirt on today and tell me how you wear it! x
I still look like this when I wake up. It’s my birthday today! The last year of my forties…I’ve taken the day off and gorged on 🎂 for breakfast. Going for a long walk via @petershamnurseries (possibly my favourite spot in the whole world) and then lunch out. Hope the sun appears at some point! X
Weekend garb. Marni ( well, most of her) and I off for a stroll. I reach for this @margarethowellltd knitted tee a lot in the summer. More interesting than a bog standard jersey and just as cool. I added an old vintage silk bomber and some khakis. Relaxed and comfy. Happy Sunday! X
I thought twice about posting this. I would have liked it all to look neat and tidy. There’s a mess in the background, a rail of clothes to the side, my glasses are sitting a little too high, my hair is more Hermione Granger than I’d like and it appears that I have a hairy chest… Then I thought, but life is chaos, it’s messy, it’s busy and it’s never, ever perfect! So here I am. This dark brown suit is being worn a lot. I’m head to toe in high street here. The suit is @arketofficial - I really rate their tailoring and the hopsack is great for travelling to clients’ homes as it doesn’t crease. The taffeta shirt is candy pink and makes me feel happier. Silver shoes from @insidejigsaw optional but it’s usually a trainer for tearing around London. I wore this yesterday for a client wardrobe session. You really can’t go wrong with a suit x
Some shots of my gorgeous client, Sarah, from her recent shopping session. Sarah wanted dresses and suits for work and upcoming summer weddings ( lucky her, I’ve only got one wedding this year - I’m hoping more of my young cousins start tying the knot!) We had so much fun with colour and texture. Some of the pieces we had tweaked - taking up the length on the cobalt blue @maxmara dress to make it sit at the right point and shortening some of the sleeves. Those little changes make a huge difference. It’s always worth considering how tailoring a piece can transform it. Which is your favourite look?
