What a treat! On a beautiful September day, unusually warm and sunny for the time of year, I headed to The King’s Gallery to view The Late Queen’s Clothes Exhibition. Our timed entry slot was 11:45am, and thankfully the queue was surprisingly short. The visit was made even more special because I attended with fellow Stylist Lucy Barrett. […]
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What did the 2nd Annual Survey of Women’s Thoughts about Dressing and Shopping reveal? [Part 1 Summary]
In December 2024 and December 2025 I invited women to complete an anonymous 18 question survey, to explore how the modern woman thinks about dressing and shopping. In 2024 109 women responded, and in 2025 that number rose to a fantastic 169, giving me even richer data to analyse. This [Part 1] Summary focuses on […]
Goodbye summer, Hello autumn
In climate terms, 1st September heralds the autumn months (September, October and November). The amount of light in the UK reduces because of the way the earth is tilted towards the sun at this time of year for us in the UK, and so we go from summer to autumn. I wonder what this year’s […]
What is life about?
Possessions Having recently lost my last parent, the experience of clearing a lifetime of accumulated things (clothes, odds and ends like Christmas cracker contents, as well as pills, glasses and photographs etc) it makes one think about what is important in life. Whatever you believe happens after death, the truth is that we leave this […]
Which NECKLINES suit you?
What makes a neckline work for you? I used to think your best neckline was to do with your face shape. Yes, that does have a bearing on it, but there are some other factors that also impact a great neckline. For example, the width between your shoulders, proportion of shoulders to hips, your bust, […]