Check mate.

Look very closely and you'll see the faintest of pale pink lines running through this M&S shirt. Detail, always the detail. And on a...

Free Stylin' It.

Boy it feels good to step back through the doors of my local charity shops. Nothing but nothing beats browsing, pondering, holding...

Lounging in luxe.

A reminder-to-self that jazzing things up is always the way to go. Mixing my newly purchased vintage (Rodeo for C&A) ski jacket with this...

Study the classics.

My recent visit to the M&S Company Archive, Leeds (see my previous post) has left a lasting impression on me, a sense of pride for a...

News just in…. I love jeans.

Where do you stand? Are you a jeans addict, never out of them, know your size, know the rules, whip up the zip without a second thought?...

The high street archivists.

Let’s play guess the retailer. Here’s a few clues: A company able to trace it's origins to 1884. A company with an archive collection...

Happy Monday.

I'm styling up department store royalty today, I almost feel a curtsey is in order. This Alexon full-swing coat is a treasure of a find,...

Dress devotion.

STOP PRESS. This Marks and Spencer Limited Edition beauty could quite possibly be my dress of the season. A bold statement, but my...

J'adore le beret.

Another day, another beret. I spotted this beauty on the hat seller's stall at my local French market, the deep dark navy shade and...

Coooor.

Corduroy is having a moment, all thanks to AW17 catwalk collections from Prada, Marc Jacobs and Isabel Marant and filtering down to the...

Natural beauty.

#WoolWeek, supported by Campaign For Wool and many high street retailers, is a reminder of the beauty and versatility of wool. A quick...

Primary lessons.

The colour wheel - kindly refer to your primary school notes - was a childhood revelation to me, particularly the mixing of colours which...

Saint of saints.

Hail! St Michael, patron saint of Marks and Spencer. Although over 30 years old this dress has such a 'now' feel about it and is pure...

Grey greatness.

Let's kick off with a menswear ALERT shall we. This wonderful charcoal grey, woollen bomber jacket from sock designers Burlington is,...

Oh Winnie.

Forget any rhyming myths, the fact is that blue and green SHOULD be seen without a colour in-between - well perhaps with a slither of...

A tribal tonic.

For an instant pick-me-up look no further than a strong tribal geometric print. It does all the work for me: uniformed; sharp;...

C is for Casual.

Calling all Casuals of the 1980s: hands up if you wore your H Samuel 9ct gold belcher chain dangling over the edge of your top? Come on,...

My sweet heart.

An original Chelsea Girl. Not me - for that read: original Cheshire girl - but this beautifully preserved 37 year old geometric print,...

The Empress rulers.

I'm opening my wardrobe doors to fashion royalty as I style up my beloved Vivienne Westwood Anglomania neon orange draped cardigan with...

Hot, damn.

The colour combo of hot pink and hot orange is a block colour partnership that I love to explore, the addition of the khaki jacket just...

Top shops.

Bold, block colours are the order of the day and I'm teaming my Marks and Spencer Autograph leather skirt with this mid-blue Topshop...

Le cow girl.

This week I'm styling up this brand new Marks and Spencer Autograph A-line leather midi skirt, aiming to put my preloved-meets-new spin...

Keeping up with the Jones girl.

Meet Caitlin Charles-Jones, award winning Royal College of Art knitwear graduate, tipped by Vogue as one-to-watch and a Fellow of the...

Power full.

Sometimes you just gotta power it out and although this H&M shirt dress is from 21st Century-ville it sure does have a nod to the...

So shirty.

If I was to close my eyes and create a garment it would be thus: collar; 3/4 sleeve that I can undo and roll up; concealed side pockets;...

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