Making Life more Beautiful
Not very long ago I had a wardrobe that included orangey reds and bluey reds, soft greyish pinks and bright pinks, greeny aqua and pea soup green, cream shirts and white shirts. I had more than enough clothes because I … Continued
Have you ever decided against purchasing an item because the buttons are horrid? I have bought cheap garments (a £25 cashmere jumper from Primark comes to mind) and changed the tacky “faux” diamonds for dark grey ones. And sometimes a … Continued
I recently realised I didn’t have any purple in my wardrobe. I had been looking for a dress, but when a colour is not a seasonal fashion favourite you will not find it in the shops. This is a great … Continued
Little girls want to look older – that’s me in my Mum’s Nylon nightdress, feather trimmed bed jacket, gold slippers and sunglasses. Then once we are older we want to look younger. Perhaps we all just want to be 19 … Continued
This is what an Auditor looks like. Chris Wilson is our Internal Audit Partner from KPMG. Here, with his corporate backdrop, he wears Auditorwear – charcoal suit, white shirt, slightly patterned blue tie. It’s an effective formula that certainly looks … Continued
I am a little bit in love with purple. It’s made from blue and red and is a good colour for most people. But the absence of yellow means it is not a great colour for people with warmer complexions … Continued
Just before Christmas giant retailer Marks and Spencer announced that its toys from now on would be gender neutral. As the company stated on Twitter, following a campaign by Labour MP Stella Creasy – “Hi Stella, we’ve listened to customer … Continued
Henry VIII was partial to wearing Cloth of Gold – this was fabric woven from thin strands of gold, and in this lovely portrait by the marvellous Hans Holbein, we see it encrusted with real jewels, fur, velvet, silk and … Continued
A skirt is basically a piece of cloth that surrounds the lower body. Because the hips are rather larger than the waist the garment has to be tapered to sit on the waist and not fall down, but has to … Continued
“Individuality” “Obama is cool” “Oh no! Not with Dad jeans and trainers!” “Individuality with confidence”. Yes I think that is it. Individuality with confidence. Cool implies trend-setting, creating a style or view or product that others want to copy. But … Continued
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