Fashion Focus

The Restory, an on-demand shoe and handbag repair and restoration service based in Notting Hill, boasts expertise ranging from traditional shoe and handbag repairs, to speciality services like colour restoration, hardware replacement and sole painting.… Read more →

Taylor Taylor London changed the face of hair salons from clinical, functional places to award-winning interior designed havens, complete with longer appointment times, world class hair stylists, a free cocktail bar and a truly welcoming atmosphere—plus… Read more →

What do you love most about your dad? Mine (still Daddy, which I’m aware is a blow to my street cred) encouraged me to study Latin, listen to Classical music and stay up into the small hours, drinking wine and discussing politics. He took us on amazing holidays, chucking… Read more →

Pinafores have come into their own this year, as we wear them everywhere from work to first dates. They’re comfortable, cute and can be paired with a wide variety of tops and jackets to create different looks—they’re the ultimate versatile piece. But if you… Read more →

This year’s London Fashion Week saw designer Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen return to the location of her first ever McQueen show twenty years ago, The Royal Horticultural Halls. The 2016 Autumn/Winter collection drew you into a world of nighttime creatures… Read more →

 

Bloomon Dutch Flower Delivery Service, £20.95—£31.95

A regular delivery of stunningly original modern bouquets? Don’t mind if we do. Just choose what size you want, how frequently you want it delivered and leave the rest to the talented Bloomon artisan team,… Read more →

One Mayfair, the church-like venue off Oxford Street, housed Julien Macdonald’s extravagant 2016 Autumn/Winter collection this fashion week. An alien tribal range of bold patterns and cutouts in a vivid metallic and black palette stalked the runway. With extra… Read more →

Bloombox Club Subscription—£45

Bloombox is a brilliant idea—a seasonal plant delivery service, including care instructions, soil and hessian planters. The special Mother’s Day offer includes three 3-litre shrubs and some summer flowering bulbs… Read more →

Let the floral obsession consume you with Neue’s SS16 collections. Founder and designer Alice Tibble uses the natural beauty and form of flowers and her fascination with colour and pattern to create original prints blended with modern wearable shapes. A soft colour… Read more →

My husband aside, I have always attracted men who dismiss Valentine’s Day as commercial nonsense, a conspiracy between card manufacturers and florists to make idiots of us all (no bouquets for me then). Fair enough—it probably is. But while it’s perfectly… Read more →