Wardrobe Stories: Erika
I found her in Beyond Retro on Great Marlborough Street, when I was looking for something to give me a 90s look for an event that I have long since
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A Lockdown Love Letter to 63 Strangers (And Their Clothes)
I feel like I’ve always known how important clothes were, but until I started studying them at university, I didn’t have the vocabulary to talk about it. Then, when I
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Do we need to get dressed during lockdown?
As I think most of my blog’s readers know by now, in addition to having a full-time job and updating this site in my spare time, I also help to
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Stay Home: How to keep your spirits up
So, what a weird year 2020 is turning out to be, huh? I thought that this year had to be an improvement on the last one, but here we now
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A wardrobe for the senses
First came the dress that rustles when I move. Although it’s not a party frock it very much sounds like one, and this startled me at first. I bought it
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New Year, Fresh Start
So, as you can see, my writing’s been a bit ‘on hold’ so far this year. I’m two weeks into a brand new job with a brand new employer and
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Beauty standards, ageing and confidence
I’ve spent more years than I care to imagine working out how to love my reflection. It might sound strange to anyone who doesn’t identify as a woman, or wasn’t
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Breasts and Bras: History, Health and Fashion
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am working with the UAL Lingerie Society to organise a mini-symposium entitled ‘Breasts and Bras: History, Health and Fashion‘. The event is taking place
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Second Hand September
I love clothes and, as a result, I have a lot of them. Although they are essentially practical items, designed to protect me from the elements (and the unwanted attention
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Five beautiful and ethical underwear brands for Valentine’s Day
If you’re thinking about getting a lingerie gift for yourself of a loved one for Valentine’s Day, but don’t want to buy into some of the more problematic areas of
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