I don’t have a summer holiday booked yet this year, but that doesn’t stop me coveting a whole new wardrobe of sun-appropriate threads… Summer style —and I mean sun-drenched, frolicking on the beach, wandering through dusty medinas and lounging languidly on the terrace, cocktail in hand— is my absolute weakness, despite the fact that I wilt instantly in temperatures over 25°, and my skin turns lobster red at the slightest sign of a sunbeam.    My dream destinations are always

I love a good, unexpected, fashion collaboration! Browsing new SS18 collections this week I came across a truly wonderful capsule range from high street heroes Warehouse, who’ve partnered with one of my favourite spaces in London, the Barbican, to create a range of patterns inspired by the Centre’s imposing fortress design, as well as the tropical plants of it’s hot-house conservatory, a secret-gem of tranquil paradise right in the heart of the city. By exploring the Centre through the women

You’d have thought, having made the decision to move up North, that I’d have invested in a good raincoat well ahead of time, right? Wrong. Well, partly.    I have great options for keeping me warm in the depths of winter, but right now I’m severely lacking something waterproof that will take me through this transitional season of ‘somewhat chilly, but exceptionally damp’ and not have me too bundled up against the chill and therefore unprepared for it to get

With both Awards Season and the London Design Festival upon us, this month has been all about smartening up my act a little and hunting down a few statement pieces guaranteed to turn heads, whilst still retaining my love of comfy casual.. For the Northern Blog Awards this past weekend I was delighted to discover Manchester-based fashion brand Lavish Alice, who hooked me up with the most fabulously swishy black satin one-shoulder asymmetric-hem dress**, which made me feel über-glam and