When it’s still snowing outside your window in early April, it’s hard to get your mind into spring fashion mode. The only thing that says spring in such weather are all the different magazine covers trying to convince us that we do want to wear pastel colours with our pale skin. Pastiche of 90s pastels…
December is my absolute favourite month of the year for so many reasons. I love the romance that fills the air, the lights and decorations, the cheerful giving and people being together, and even the cold. Don’t even get me started on the food, drinks and cakes. Everything is just a little bit better in…
During my lifespan I don’t think I have ever seen such variety in fashion as this autumn/winter, and it is all but boring. Forget about all the things you have tried to get your head around in regards to Scandinavian fashion and throw it out the window. There is absolutely nothing minimalistic, black, white or…
Do you remember the ‘90s – the decade of grunge, ‘Friends’, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and the first supermodels? There is definitely a revival in the air, but like any revival it involves sorting through the odds and ends of a decade to find the pieces that still look fresh today. BACK TO THE ‘90s: A…
2016 was one of the most politically and culturally bumpy and unstable years of recent times. The turbulent US election, Brexit and Black Lives Matter still continue to make daily headlines. As we know, difficult times inspire some of our most interesting and fascinating art. I believe that if we’ve learned one thing from the…
The weather gods have been playing with our minds (and wardrobes), as normally by this time of the year we would have packed away all our summer staples a while ago and snuggled up in our new knits. Winter’s coming! But not in 2016, so how can we implement autumn styles into our summer wardrobe…
Trends come and go, but great skin never goes out of fashion. On the spring/summer 2016 catwalks, complexions ranged from dewy and fresh to sculpted and perfected, but with one common denominator standing out from the rest: ‘glow’. And let’s ‘face’ it, we all want to look our best and our youngest and there is…
The summer holidays are approaching and whether you’ve a tendency to over-pack, under-pack or panic-pack, this part is the least fun. But with a little planning and some half-decent luggage, it needn’t be! Eventually, the bags always seem to get packed, even if everyone follows a slightly different routine. Delightful or frightful? For some people,…
At the time of writing this, my grandmother is due to turn 90 in three days, and even though we are 52 years apart, I think she cares just as much as me about her appearance and what she is wearing. And since she doesn’t live in England, she has no idea that you should…
As spring/summer edges closer, it’s time to start considering new season styles. Technically we are still meant to dress for winter, but in reality we’ve all got our eyes on next season’s trends. So, Brandon and Brenda A lot of influences this season comes from the ‘90s – a decade of fashion that in many…
It’s a new year, it’s a new day, it’s a new life, and we should feel good … Get in shape in style As it’s January 2016, many of you are already several days into your new year resolutions, and as each year bring its own personal goals and challenges, none ever carry as much…
You have probably already had your first Julefrokost (Christmas lunch) invitation in your inbox. If you haven’t been to one before, you might want to prepare yourself and read up on the event. It’s a one-of-a-kind mixture of festive cheer and excessive drinking that often results in the release of a year’s worth of pent-up…
