Shopping

If I’m to take the magazines I read and the marketing emails I receive as a barometer for my social life, I should be attending at least ten Christmas parties this year. How many do I currently have in my…

Despite my best intentions, I haven’t yet formally declared my undying love for crochet on this blog. If I could, I would live out my days in a large yet not ostentatious, semi-minimal/semi-cosy loft, crocheting under a blanket with my…

I am officially undergoing a fast fashion detox. It’s been a long time coming as I’ve steadily meandered my way towards a more sustainable wardrobe. However, for all my second hand shopping and DIYing, the odd high street purchase just…

Fitting rooms rank among my least favourite places on earth. They’re up there with train seats next to open mouth chewers and the Apple store. They’re unfeasibly hot, badly lit and never quite clean (why is there always a rogue…

If no one sees you wear it, did you ever really wear it at all? The dilemma of a ‘wasted’ outfit is one I face daily. I mostly work from home and generally go straight to the gym once my…

With the beginning of autumn/winter comes a shift towards the dark side. Swathes of black and grey hit the shop floors and we’re expected to adapt our wardrobes accordingly. But the thought of being reduced to the same colour palette…

After being an extremely inactive teenager who gave up dance and found every excuse not to do PE, I’ve transformed into the type of adult who voluntarily gets up at 6am to go to the gym. I started to get…

‘Transitional dressing!’, ‘What you should be wearing this a/w!’, ‘The perfect coat that will take you from the office to the club!’, ‘If you buy one pair of boots this winter, make it these!’. These sorts of articles are everywhere…