Personal Style

The end of summer is a funny, conflicting time. As a hangover from my school and university days, I’m filled with both new season hope and new term dread. I’m plagued by nightmares of school exams yet eager for crisp…

Repeating outfits is a hotly debated topic. Is in uncool to outfit repeat? When is it acceptable? Can you wear the same outfit twice in one week? Some fashion publications consider it tacky or a fashion faux pas, whilst others…

When I went on a trip to Düsseldorf a couple of months ago, I decided anything more than one footwear option would be frivolous, so I opted for my comfy, reliable silver ankle boots. That same pair of comfy, reliable…

Writing something meaningful to accompany an outfit photo isn’t always an easy task. Often, I (my patient boyfriend) will take a photo of a particularly good outfit when we’re out and about with the intention of banking it for a…

Following on from my recent trend of making my titles about as concise as one of Russell Brand’s sentences, today we have ‘vintage clothes that totally look designer’. The idea for this post came after my Auntie sent me a…

It’s spring, chronologically speaking. Meteorologically speaking, it’s somewhere around mid October, with the exception of a few anomalous actual March days scattered here and there. So what in the name of Michael Fish are we supposed to wear? A midi…

If there’s one thing I love, it’s an outfit that requires absolutely no bodily preparation. I grow weary of outfits that require me a depilate, buff or moisturise in advance. (Side note: Before we dive head first into this post,…

We may have reached peak revival. The fashion world is currently under the spell of four different decades: the 70s, 80s, 90s and present. (The early 00s are starting to elbow their way in too, much to my dismay but…

It’s a long time since I’ve owned a pair of blue jeans. Something about them just screams ‘normal’ to me and they’ve never quite fit into my mix and match wardrobe. But, since denim has made a spectacular comeback thanks…

Play Purse began its life as ‘no. 5’ in an ongoing project called Item No. The purses quickly gained popularity and took on a life of their own, so the London-based designer behind the collection introduced Play Purse as its…