If you’ve ever emerged from the shower or returned from walking your dog with a clever idea or a solution to a problem you’d been struggling with, it may not be a fluke. Rather than constantly grinding away at a problem or desperately seeking a flash of inspiration, research from the last 15 years suggests that people may be more likely to have creative breakthroughs or epiphanies when they’re doing a habitual task that doesn’t require much thought—an activity in which you’re basically on autopilot.
One September song on my playlist and my mind wandered immediately to autumn days and the beautiful transition between the two seasons. I hope I am not too early in my autumn selection, and ideally there will be warm weather for a little longer still before we are able to enjoy this selection... These are key statement pieces that can easily build your wardrobe, and are perfect for pairing with basics.
For the second instalment of this series, we’re looking at the fashion trends for 2017 as seen from the runways, from shocking PINK to the return of the 80’s, to fashion news, such as KATE MOSS’ 38th Vogue cover.
FROM THE PRETTY PASTEL dresses & beribboned hair at Dior to Alexander Wang’s last show for Balenciaga, here are a few...
AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED EARLY LAST week that 80-year-old American author, Joan Didion, would be starring in French fashion house, Céline’s,...
From Marlene Dietrich’s top hat & tails in the 1930 film Morroco, to the headlines proclaiming “Garbo in pants!” whenever the Swedish actress was seen traipsing about on Hollywood Boulevard in trousers, women of the time were already, way back then, beginning to borrow pieces from their husbands’ closets.
SPRING HAS SPRUNG in florals and lace, and especially lovely in this new fashion editorial, belle d’ajours, by Pamela Hansen in the March issue of Madam Figaro. The beautiful shoot features model Giedre Dukauskaite in sexy little black lace dresses by Dolce & Gabbana, Jason Wu and Elie Saab, and even sexier sheer little white dresses by Stella McCartney and Nina Ricci. Belle d’ajours, indeed.
TWO LOVELY THINGS : brass & leather, this brass kube chair in ford white faux leather, and the Saint Laurent Lulu leather shoulder bag . . .
Cosy cashmere and lacy underthings, ballet flats and candlelight — a few favourite things for autumn . . . №...
Today is there design work and a photo shoot, the processing & post-production of images, some serious Dropbox issues, a still-missing camera...
AT THE OFFICE : a dash of rouge to powdery neutrals and other lovely things . . .
. . . positively living in summer greys these days — soft pullovers and fancy tees, cotton-jersey slogan tops and...
. . . have been very nearly living in a soft chambray top and sexy white jeans lately — the perfect late-spring and leading into summer outfit, it’s crisp and chic, with a touch of rock & refined . . .
. . . whether a handcrafted folding brass stool or a stunningly chic shoulder bag, everything is better in...
