2 March and it’s now day 3 of our trip and we’ve arrived in our 2nd city: Berlin. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Vintage
AMSTERDAM, 1 MARCH 2020
Our second day in Amsterdam was a blustery one, as you can tell from this photo! See what I wore and we got up to on day two of our 14 day, 7 city trip. Continue reading
AMSTERDAM, 29 FEBRUARY 2020
In the past whenever I’ve gone on holiday I’ve had a big suitcase. My mentality was to just chuck it all in and figure it out later. But this trip was different: we planned to visit 7 cities in 14 days, and I didn’t want to be lugging a big case around every two days. Continue reading
Hello, vintage
Hello, vintage. This top is another gift from my mom (gifted to her by a friend), and is probably from the late 1960s/early 1970s. The jeans are dead stock Levis from the late 1980s/early 1990s via eBay, and the shoes were purchased new 9 years ago. Growing up we usually bought second hand because we … Continue reading
I’m giving up buying clothing for one year
The last time I purchased an item of clothing was on 19 November 2019. And now I’m aiming to not buy any clothing, at all, for a full year. Why? Because I’ve run out of space in my home I could do with saving more money for my future and I feel guilty shopping when … Continue reading
Why most garments end their lives in landfill
At the moment, the onus is on us as consumers to manage our textile (clothing, bedding, towels…) waste. There’s no accountability with brands, and unlike plastic, glass, paper, aluminium we don’t have curbside collection – because the infrastructure to manage textile recycling doesn’t exist en masse. This means a lot of our garments ends up … Continue reading
What I wore: a lace midi dress and slides for a sunny summer day in the park
Summer in London isn’t known for being hot (usualy: mild, pleasant, a bit drizzly), but this year Europe has been experiencing one helluva heatwave. And I just don’t have enough season appropriate clothes to keep up. Continue reading
What I Wore: styling a blazer without looking ‘corporate’
The other day I received a survey email from Topshop asking me all about blazers, when I wear them, etc. Apparently blazer jackets are going to be a trend item this spring, and I’ve already got two in my closet that I never wear. And I had two other ones till I donated them in February … Continue reading
What I Wore: anniversary brunch
For my first What I Wore post of the year I figured I’d share with you what I wore for my anniversary brunch with Jeff. Continue reading
Exploring South London
They say that Londoners don’t cross the river unless forced by employment or the lure of alcohol; only bad things lie on the other side. Well, that’s just not true – the bit about the bad things, anyway. The bit about not crossing except for employment or alcohol? I’d say that’s 99.9% spot on. Here’s … Continue reading
