by | Jul 25, 2020 | Dressing Above the Keyboard
There’s a new phrase circulating around your wardrobe, it’s called ‘dressing above the keyboard’, well it was new to me when I first learned of it. You see in this time of still working from home for some of us, where Zoom and Skype have become...
by | Jun 17, 2020 | Designer Musings, Ethical Fashion, Lifestyle
When I first embarked upon my couture business full time, I was naïve as to some of the challenges that would lie ahead. Don’t get me wrong, whilst not coming from a perspective of setting up a business through rose coloured glasses; having assisted others set-up and...
by | Apr 27, 2018 | Bodyshapes, Designer Musings, Dresses, Dressing for Special Occasions, Fashion and Older Women
Ageing and Women’s Fashion – Who makes up these crazy rules? ‘I’d like to meet the people who police our wardrobes telling us what we can and cannot wear, especially when women reach a ‘certain age’. As for the certain age,...
by | Jan 18, 2017 | Style Tips
A friend came to visit me recently, with her she bought 4 department store dresses that she had purchased from well known brand names. My friend’s complaint, she had only worn each of the dresses a couple of times, but they were coming apart at the seams, she...
by | Sep 30, 2014 | Holiday Fashion
The escapism that a holiday provides is also an opportunity to dress up, not that we should need an excuse to don our fine attire and strut our stuff! However, time away from the daily routine of work, bills and housekeeping is also time away from your regular...