Christmas Party Outfit #2 – Green & Gold

Another Christmas party, another big skirt! This time it's the mother of all big skirts from Choies (last seen in blue here). I usually reserve this skirt for Christmas Day, but then it doesn't make it outside the house and it seems a shame to keep such a gorgeous thing behind closed doors, no? Plus, [...]

Christmas Party Outfit #1 – Black, White & Red

So, I did a lot of harping on last week about what I wished I was wearing to my two Christmas parties. Two separate posts goddamit! I wrote about what I'd wear if I was allowing myself to buy anything new. I wrote about what I'd wear if I was considerably richer. The only thing left to [...]

Reasons to be Cheerful – My Nieces

It's a funny old time of year, Christmas, isn't it? I don't know about you but I find myself on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster during the festive season, swinging precariously from giggly and excited to blue and melancholy with just the sound of the wrong Christmas song. And that's just every year - [...]

What I Wish I Was Wearing To My Xmas Party #2 – The Delux Edition!

My Nana always said that even early on in life I had expensive tastes. She was right - when I used to pilfer her Marie Claire magazines and pore over the fashion editorials my eyes were always automatically drawn to the priciest item on there. Unfortunately I'm also a bit of a stinge - the [...]