Recently you might have seen my post about the delightful floral “Royal Ascot” dress that the wonderful people at Taking Shape sent for me to review. If you missed it, you can check it out here – trust me, it really is a stunner. The second dress they sent me was just as beautiful,…

Earlier this year I had a lovely email from ‘Taking Shape‘ asking if I would like to try some of their items. I had the most gorgeous dresses arrive; a black & gold, a pink floral and a black & cerise number. All three were absolutely stunning, fitted like they were made to measure…

Without repeating myself too many times, I have an ongoing collaboration with Shein Clothing which means they usually send me four or five items every 6 weeks to review. I recently showcased the fabulous long mustard coat which has been doubling up as a dry robe for me on my sponsored swim. If you…

Northampton! Not quite as exciting as the lyrics of the Sting song ‘An Englishman in New York’ but this particular Englishman was pretty spectacular. I am talking about a relatively new café that has opened up locally called “The Eccentric Englishman” Located in what used to be the original ‘weights and measures’ building, which…

For many of you vintage aficionados you will have been as dismayed as I when I received the email to say that Miss L Fire were closing down. Having been a lover (and wearer) of their shoes, it was a bit of a shock, given that they were one of the first vintage reproduction…