Yves Saint Laurent once said ”Accessories are what, in my opinion, pull the whole look together and make it unique”, (and he would know having introduced jewellery to his couture collections and runway shows in 1962). The cheapest, simplest top can be transformed by a statement necklace. If I am wearing something plain with a…

Well Ladies, for those of us working from home, it looks like the time has come to get our ‘ish’ together …. ……no more staying in ‘that’ onesie all day, no more scraping your hair back into ‘that’ scrunchie (whilst you drag your way over to the fridge or biscuit tin …… again!!!) The days…

Dorothy Parker once quoted ‘ men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses’ Maybe in your day daaahhhllliinnngg, but times have moved on and being a girl who wears glasses, I have never had any problems – keeping the men was more of a problem!!! It is now seen as niche to wear glasses,…

Casual Chic I have always been a fan of the Oxford Bags, from the early days of watching old b&w movies with my dad. The most iconic figure to wear them was of course, Katharine Hepburn. I love this look , it’s just so retro but soooo wearable present day Today we can dress up…

Hi, I don’t want to come across, in these early stages, as someone who is so sure of herself and super confident in their own skin, that is certainly not the case. It’s only as the years have passed that I have found a way to be happy (er)in the way I look – and…

Hi there. My name is Val and I am a ‘shopaholic’ and a fashion addict – there I have said it!!! I have always strived to make the most of myself, albeit there is slightly more of me at the moment, (thanks to something called a pandemic) working from home does that (too close to…

After breaking my hip a couple of years ago (I now have two metal pins holding me together – great fun when I bleep going through airport security!!), I had to seriously rethink the height of heels on ‘going out’ shoes. I found it really difficult to find anything other than a kitten heel, which…

Go back 71 years and you will find 2021/2022’s must have outfit……… the boiler suit/ jumpsuit, otherwise known (in 1940) as overalls.  With the outbreak of war in 1939, women were required to replace the male workforce, which meant dressing in appropriate attire, particularly when working in the ammunition factories and so the overall took…

Ladies Ever wonder why your dream winter coat doesn’t look good on you? It might just be something as simple as the wrong style for your body shape.  We are not all fortunate/unfortunate enough, (depending on how you see it), to be blessed/burdened with what are deemed to be “perfect” bodies. We juggle work/life balance, often…

Fashion’s newest icon I was as much a fan of Villanelle (Jodie Comer)’s outfits in KILLING EVE, as I was of the TV series, in fact, erase that, more of……… so, I thought I would bore you with some of my favourites. I love this 70’s style vibe, not so sure about the boots with it…