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Two good kids’ activities apps

Both of these free apps provide inspiration for kids’ summer activities – they both do broadly the same thing but I find Hoop (which is the icon above) slightly more user-friendly than Kidadl (below). For example, even though I have set my childrens’ ages on Kidadl, it still offers me events suitable for 10yo. But still – I have both… View Post

Hobbycraft

  I refused to do craft with my kids the day Kitty started nursery. It was the nursery’s idea. “They come here to make a mess!” said Kitty’s nursery teacher,”not in your house.” Goddamnit, I thought, you’re right. Since then crafting is BANNED, even though my kids love it. It’s all they want to do. I relented a few months… View Post

Hush AW18

VERY strong collection from Hush this season. Everything is terrific, your problem will be choosing what you want. The headline is that they have changed their sizing, which if you are a regular Hush customer you will know is a big deal. Hush used to be the place where if you were a size 12 you took an XXXS and… View Post

Raincoat 2018

  If you, like me, simply don’t suit a trench coat and want to tear up and set fire to all those millions of bloody stupid effing magazine pieces that tell you to buy a “classic trench” then don’t despair. They don’t suit you because (probably) like me you have broad shoulders and so have the air of a rugby… View Post

Forget what I said…

… about boots. I have FOUND SOME BOOTS I CAN WEAR. I was on a shoot for my M&S column today and they had these black buckley boot things and they are utterly tremendous in every way. DO NOT DISMISS THEM! because you think they will be clumpy or look odd or be uncomfortable. They just look entirely modern and… View Post

Carousel Jewels

I am extremely taken with this little jewellery brand, Carousel. Extremely affordable (but in no way cheap) original jewellery, which looks like the sort of thing you might have found on your travels, but you never do. Unless on your travels you happen to go to a little boutique jeweller in a town, in which case – you might as… View Post

Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott

This book is about Truman Capote and his “swans” – a group of rich, some famous, gorgeous women with whom he hung out. The twist in the tale is that he then wrote a tell-all piece in Esquire magazine, sharing their darkest secrets. They were incredibly pissed off about it, as you can imagine. This is not a new idea… View Post

The Spike Live

Okay!!! This is happening. In October there is going to be an EVENT and I am going to be in charge, which I’m totally fine about and not at all worried. SCREAMS CRASHES CAR DRINKS EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE. It will be at the Tom Dixon “space” in King’s Cross, London, 8pm on an October date TBC. There will be… View Post

Things I can’t wear

I’m sure I’m not alone in having certain things, shapes, colours, items of clothing that I simply cannot wear. Off the top of my head: fondant pink; lavender; frills; puffy sleeves; A-line skirts; nail varnish; lipstick, cinched waists… oh god I’ve got to stop now or I’m going to get depressed. Boots is the one I’m saddest about. I wish… View Post