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 […]
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 […]