If you’re one of those people who gets up early on a winter morning, puts on your jewellery and shivers as the cold glass, metal or gemstones touch your skin, maybe what you’re in need of is some felt jewellery. These necklaces and bracelets are made of wool, which will keep you a lot warmer [...]
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Rather Beautiful Things – All Made in the UK
September 21st, 2011 · Uncategorized
I came across Little Dye House while browsing notonthehighstreet.com – and I liked their stuff, so I looked up their main website and snatched a few bargains from their ‘last chance to buy’ section. I am now the proud owner of a lovely lace-edged camisole and cardigan. They also make something which is very hard [...]
Nyan Cat Scarf!
May 16th, 2011 · Uncategorized
If I could knit, I’d knit every meme on the internet. Well, if I was a prolific enough knitter. There are a lot of memes out there. Could there even be more memes than yarn? Who can say… Anyway, the absolute coolest thing made from yarn at the moment is this Nyan Cat Scarf: It’s [...]
Spring Greens
May 4th, 2011 · Uncategorized
Spring is most certainly in the air, the water, the ground and the ether. This is the kind of weather that makes us want to wear green things, and what better place to begin than selecting a green gemstone or two? There are loads of different green gems – here are few favourites: So – [...]
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Cameo Appearance
May 1st, 2011 · Uncategorized
by Georgina Today I am taking fashion inspiration from the woman to our left, whose name was Judge Mary Margaret Bartelme. She lived between 1866 and 1954. It’s her neckpiece I’m after. It’s an Edwardian lace collar, featuring a cameo pin in the centre. A cameo is a carving usually made into a gemstone, to [...]
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Shopping for Gym Clothes
April 25th, 2011 · Uncategorized
Guest post by Harriet In an attempt to obtain sporty-looking and gym-worthy clothes, I decided that the most obvious place to begin my search was the sports shop in the town centre. I went into it. It had enormous escalators, and smelt of sportiness and new trainers. It was all a bit intimidating. Most of [...]
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To The Gym!
April 25th, 2011 · Uncategorized
Guest post by Harriet I have never been a sporty person. Thus, I do not possess sporty clothing. However, when I decided a few months ago that I really ought to do some exercise and it should be a) not in my house, where there is clutter and a myriad of exercise-preventing distractions, and b) [...]
A New Twist on the Little Black Dress
December 21st, 2010 · Uncategorized
The Little Black Dress – it’s the ultimate dinner party, gallery-opening, first-date, office party classic. Allegedly, no woman’s wardrobe can be complete without it. Traditionally it may be worn simply with pearls, sheer tights and black stiletto pumps – but how about this new twist? Team a black dress with white or black and white [...]
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Splendid Spats
October 20th, 2010 · Uncategorized
Guest post by Helen. Spats, or to credit them with their full name, spatterdashes, are not currently available on the High Street. But maybe they were once… Their mainstream fashion heyday was around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when they were worn as a shoe protection over part of the shoe and ankle. [...]
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