Fashion Focus

British nightwear brand Yawn has expanded their range for summer with the introduction of three new prints plus mix’n’match and lighter style options. Their hand-illustrated prints and thoughtful details have been applied to new cotton robes, short PJ sets,… Read more →

How would you like to wear a piece of Turner or Canaletto? Or perhaps an Audubon ornithological sketch is more your style… or a pattern of historic rifles. Rampley & Co shrugs off the reputation men’s clothing has for being stolid and dull to bring… Read more →

I enjoy the clean white lines of minimalist style as much as the next gal, but for me bright, bold and eccentric prints will always rule the roost. Vivid colours lift my mood, put a spring in my step—and when the prints include a ‘Punky Parrot’ with a fabulous hair-do… Read more →

If there is one piece of jewellery that is desired above all others, it is the engagement ring. Historically the tradition of exchanging bands of precious metal to commemorate a special pledge to someone, either as rings or bracelets, goes back thousands of years.… Read more →

Whatever the season, I’m the type of gal who will almost always have a pair of sunglasses to hand. It seems my pale eyes just can’t deal with even the slightest brightness! So I tend to be on the look out for new, exciting brands of stylish (and affordable) sunnies to add… Read more →

LOUIS XIII Cognac—Harrods, from £575 (miniature) or £2100 (700ml) to £60,000 (Methuselah)

If you’re feeling generous towards the cognac connoisseur in your life this Easter, you couldn’t do much better than Remy Martin’s legendary… Read more →

My current sock obsession: Look Mate London. Created by brothers in a London coffee shop, through the process of merging two lists. One, a list of people they wanted to work with, the other of all the things they felt passionately about. This led to the birth of Look Mate… Read more →

Landon Tyler home fragrances, various prices

Landon Tyler is a new brand of home fragrances, featuring candles, diffusers and gifts for every season, formed by a team with a vast experience of working with only the best home fragrance brands on the market, who… Read more →

Mirabeau en Provence rose wine, from £9.99, Waitrose and other selected outlets

Get pleasantly pissed with mummy over this lovely dry rose in the palest of pinks, as you recall glorious pre-Brexit villa holidays in the South of France, and will the English summer… Read more →

The typical family home has changed a lot over the last 300 years. It has evolved to not only incorporate advances in technology and the availability of new materials, but also in line with how we choose to live our lives. What hasn’t kept pace, however, is the layout… Read more →