Sheer Tights – I never thought I’d see the day.
As someone who had to wear opaque black tights all through school (in winter), I grew to love the basic silhouette a good black opaque tight could deliver. As I got older I wore them into my 20s. With short skirts and shirts, then into my 30s under long shorts and more recently under dresses […]
Vintage gold mine
There’s a vintage store on Oxford Street in Paddington that I visit every week or so and it’s fast becoming my favourite retailer. My intention this year is to be more mindful in my fashion purchasing and only buy vintage or sale pieces and so I get a real high when I’m able to sniff […]
My morning with Madeleine Park
As luck would have it, I won a prize at a school dinner last year and that prize was, would you believe it, a consultation with a wardrobe editor! Yup that’s right someone who does what I do. Crazy but also really lucky and timely I think. I had four hours with Madeleine Park who […]
Sheer, floaty skirts. I don’t do pretty, but I do these.
Having had the luxury of some extra time recently, I took great pleasure in watching the various fashion shows as these paraded around the world. Not all of them of course but the ones presented by brands I love. And whilst I don’t watch these shows to identify trends per se, I look at them […]
Miu Miu FW25 was mesmerising
I think my favourite Miu Miu collection of all time was SS24, see this picture below of Troye Savan walking the runway. The perfect mix of sporty and preppy, this runway show was HEAVEN to me. It ticked all of my sartorial boxes. Blues with navy. Tick. Checks and stripe. Tick. Collared shirts and polos. […]
Style crush – Lucinda Chambers
Long term UK Voguettes will know Lucinda, she was the Fashion Director for 25 years, (Chambers worked for Vogue for 36 years in total) and has also worked for brands like Prada and Marni. She has since co-founded a shoppable curated site called Collagerie with fellow ex-Voguer Serena Hood and launched a fashion label Colville […]
How to wear – SCARVES
No, fear not, this isn’t another one of those banal youtube tutorials showing you 8 natty ways to tie your scarf around your neck. But rather a few saucy ideas for head and neck jazzing if you’re looking for a little more pizzazz (bet you haven’t seen that word in a fashion related article for […]
The case for shoulder pads
Methinks our mums had it right in the 80s. I distinctly remember watching my mum get dressed and seeing her shoulders being transformed right in front of my eyes as she slipped on a silk shirt with built-in shoulder pads. And years later came the complete masterstroke of the removable velcro shoulder pads that could […]
The “3 Zones” strategy – the best wardrobe organisation plan
This is a very simple wardrobe organisation philosophy that essentially allows you to ensure you have access to the right seasonal clothing at any time. For instance, right now it’s Summer here in Australia (February) however, we are soon going to roll into Autumn. The morning temps are already feeling a little on the chilly […]