SHOPPING

I don’t know what it is with me and loungewear: honestly, I think I’m actually a completely different person  in my head than I…

I love jersey dresses. As someone who loves to dress up, but who rarely every has an excuse to actually do it, jersey dresses…

Topshop red floral ditsy print wrap dress  I seem to spend half my life (Or the part of it dedicated to shopping, at least:…

I give you fair warning: this post is basically just going to be dress porn. Well, dress and skirt porn, anyway: Chi Chi London…

Slight change of pace today, folks: it’s been absolutely ages since I showed you anything other than shoes here, and I’d like to get…

Need a quick break from all of the Christmas-related content that’s probably filling your screens right now? Yeah, me too: which is why I…

Gift Boutique ‘Make a Wish on a Rainy Day’ candle I firmly believe that you can’t go far wrong with a scented candle: in…

I’ve been really loving Next this season: I think I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s a brand I’ve been guilty of overlooking in the…

I have two pieces of good news and one piece of bad news. I’ll give you the good news first, shall I? OK, here…

2016 was, amongst many other things, the year I rediscovered Mango. I used to shop there a lot when I was in my late…

Jersey pyjamas jersey dressing gown jersey sleep set woven pull-on velvet bow slipper I should never have looked at the Boden nightwear section. The…

black sequin tube dress / floral embellished dress / sequin pencil skirt / petal back sequin top / ‘Cilla’ court shoes/ embellished embroidered cami Oasis. I know perfectly…

Closet London is one of those brands that kind of dropped off my radar for a while, before bursting back on to it in…

I’m sure no one with an internet connection (or, you know, any access AT ALL to the outside world) needs me to point this…

TFI Friday, folks. Here are some things to buy to celebrate the end of another week! Closet London dark green 3/4 sleeve dress I’ve…

Pretty lingerie and nightwear is one of my big weaknesses in life. I have tons of the stuff – and yet, I never seem…

One of my favourite autumn purchases of the year so far is something I didn’t actually expect to love quite as much as I…

I’m a big fan of skirts, as I’m sure regular readers will already know: in fact, I prefer them to dresses, purely because they’re…

We’re heading towards the middle of November already (yikes!), so I figured it was time to take a look at what’s on my Shopbop…

Betty London isn’t a new brand: in fact, I can’t even claim it’s new to me, because you see that cropped trench coat in…

Actually, there’s no need to answer the question in the title: I’ve been obsessed with pink coats for a couple of years ago –…

H&M is absolutely killing it this season, seriously. I tend to shop from the website fairly often anyway – mostly for basics – and…

[Buy it here] As I write this, I’ve literally just taken delivery of my new winter coat (Which is this one from Oasis, just…

If you read my post on Karen Millen’s amazing tailored dress, you’ll already know I’m partial to a bit of workwear: even although I…

It’s the last day of October – and trust me when I tell you, I’m just as surprised as you probably are about that –…

I’m still obsessed with knitwear, and I’m still obsessed with the colour grey, so it would stand to reason that I’m ALSO obsessed with…

Oasis silky floral midi dress No, YOU’RE obsessed with checking out the Oasis website – even although you know you have absolutely zero chance…

I always love it when the new season Next directory drops through my door: or is left on the doorstep, rather – that thing…

When I spotted this gorgeous tailored dress at Karen Millen last week, my first thought was that it would be the perfect thing to…

A slight change to this week’s post: this column used to be called ‘Five on Friday’, and featured five things I’d spotted during the…

I’m trying to stay away from the Oasis website right now. I mean, I’m not trying particularly hard, as the presence of this post…

Remember Quiz? It’s the mall brand every UK-born teen has probably shopped at – and which the rest of us probably just walk right…

Sainsbury’s floral tea dress I’ve been searching for a decent floral tea dress for what feels like forever now, so you can imagine my…

Don’t you just love an online store that has an ACTUAL ‘Wishlist’ function, that you can add items to at will, and then bravely…

It’s been a while since I did a post solely dedicated to the wonder that is ASOS.com, so I figured it was time to…

Happy Friday, ShoeperWomen! Here’s a quick look at what I’ve been coveting this week… Zara buttoned tube dress I’m crazy about Zara’s current collection…

September marks the start of biker jacket season for me. It’s not a very long season, unfortunately: unless the summer is particularly cold, or…

This week I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about coats: specifically THIS coat: J Crew Majesty Peacoat in mint J Crew’s ‘Majesty’…

H&M, people. It’s from good ol’ H&M, AND it’s only £40, too, which is why, when I saw it over at She Comes in…

Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s your weekly look at five things I’ve been coveting lately! Needle & Thread dress Needle & Thread is one of…

Happy Friday, everyone! Here are five things I’ve been coveting this week! Dorothy Perkins black and white hounstooth top I’m kind of in two minds…

I should never have opened up the Warehouse website. I swear they’re just doing this to taunt me now: Warehouse light blue lace shirt…

I’m in two minds here: on the one hand, I’m nowhere near ready to start thinking about winter coats (although I was tempted to…

Closet floral wrap dress I gotta tell you, sometimes I REALLY wish my job didn’t require me to trawl through the internet every day…

ASOS WEDDING Jacquard Midi Prom Dress Although I’ve talked a lot recently about how my style has changed slightly this year, one thing that…

Oasis Tipped Bow Tank Top I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be classing a TANK TOP, of all things, as one of…

I love ASOS: it’s both my biggest time-waster, and the source of a large part of my wardrobe. In fact, some months I wonder…

Tops and knitwear are amongst the most neglected areas of my wardrobe. I seem to be forever finding dresses and skirts I want to…

All items: Ted Baker I’m one of those people who’s been known to use new workout clothes as a way of motivating myself to…

Head to-toe-black has always been one of those looks I envy on other people, but just can’t pull off myself, thanks to my vampire…

Happy Friday, everyone! Before you head off to enjoy your weekend, here’s your weekly dose of shopping temptation… I’m going to just try to…

OK, so I’m sure you don’t need to be a bride to be able to wear this dress, but when I found it, my…

I’m a little bit late to the bandana party (now THERE’S a phrase I never thought I’d type! Doesn’t a bandana party sound fun,…

HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE! I don’t know about you, but now that the weekend is almost here, I’m planning to kick back, relax, and… well,…

So, it’s finally summer – but here in the UK, you wouldn’t necessarily know it, would you? If, like me, you’ve been dreaming of…

It’s Friday! Here are five things that caught my eye this week! ASOS Salon floral print midi prom dress I know I say it…

So, Shopbop have another sale on : which could get kinda dangerous for me. Or it COULD, I guess, if the items I wanted…

Well, ShoeperWomen, it seems we’ve reached that time of year when I just want to buy ALL THE THINGS. I’ve added quite a few…

Dresses for wedding guests are some of my very favourite kind of dresses: in fact, some days when I flick though my wardrobe, I…

Dress: Horrockses at ASOS I’m not sure if Horrockses is a new brand to anyone else, but its definitely new to me, and when…

This week’s Five on Friday has no real theme: it’s just a roundup of some random items that caught my eye this week. So,…

Last week I wore my favourite yellow dress on a sunny summer’s day, and it reminded me just how much I love this colour. Yellow…

Last week’s Five on Friday centred around floral mini dresses, and this week I thought I’d continue the floral theme with five floral midi…

I’M A LITTLE BIT ADDICTED TO STRIPES.  OK, make that MORE than a little bit addicted. Stripe tops, stripe skirts, stripe dresses, stripe shoes……

I don’t normally wear mini dresses – floral floral print or otherwise. It’s not that I don’t like them: I actually do, and when…

For this week’s Five on Friday I’m indulging in two of the biggest loves of my life: stripes and dresses… BODEN MARA SWISHY STRIPE…

One of the things I spend far too much time thinking about in life is what to wear during a flight. This is one…

Uh-oh. I KNEW I shouldn’t have looked at the Boden website yesterday: I just KNEW it. I’ve been waiting for some of the items…

The little white dress edit:  1 /  2  / 3 I’m a huge fan of the little white dress.  I know the classic LBD is…

I’m only exaggerating very, very slightly when I tell you that NOT buying this dress is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had…

I’m having to try REALLY hard right now not to make a reference to THAT ‘Devil Wears Prada’ quote. Can I do it? OK,…

LOUNGEWEAR is one of the areas my wardrobe is most lacking in, right now. Every single month, I tell myself that as soon as…

I WASN’T ALWAYS A HANDBAG LOVER. I mean, I’ve always liked handbags as much as the next woman, but for most of my life…

Spring is my favourite season for clothes: it’s (hopefully) warm enough for bare legs/arms, which means I can dust off all of my favourite…

The Shopbop Spring sale started today, which means you can get up to 25% off your order there by using the code ‘BIGEVENT16’ at…

Jolie Moi Twist Knot Bardot Prom Dress, £39.99 Can you believe this dress is on sale for just £39.99? Or that, despite that, it’s…

Hybrid ‘Rosalie’ dress, £145 I was determined to find a non-floral dress to show you today (Which is harder than you might think at…

Hell Bunny ‘Bloomsbury’ dress, $88 I currently own a couple of hundred Hell Bunny cardigans (OK, I’m exaggerating: it’s about 5…) but not a…

Louche Raquel Blossom Dress, £49 One of my very favourite dresses is by Louche, so although I haven’t bought anything from the brand for…

Chi Chi Tamsin dress, £71.99 I just can’t get enough of Chi Chi London and their beautiful dresses lately – as you’ve probably gathered….

Missguided floral skater dress, £45 Missguided describe this dress as a “midi dress”, but it’s definitely not “midi” length on the model, and might…

Hobbs Princess Ameila dress, £249 The Hobbs Spring/Summer 2015 collection is packed full of beautiful pieces: I’ve chosen the ‘Princess Amelia’ dress as my…

Coast Ellie May stripe dress, £150 Coast released this dress in black and pink last year, and I guess it proved popular, because here…

M&Co nautical print tea dress, £39 M&Co is another brand I don’t often check out, but when I came across this dress, it prompted…

ASOS Wiggle Hem Bandeau Dress in Floral Print, £55 I promised myself I’d try to ration the number of times I featured ASOS as…

Pretty Dress Company ‘Cara’ swing dress, £145 If ever a brand was well-named, The Pretty Dress Company would be that brand. Because they sell……

Boden Rosalyn dress, £99 At any given time, I always have a huge Boden wishlist, and this year is no exception: in fact, there…

ASOS Structured Skater Dress in Texture in Floral Print, £42 If this dress was just a couple of inches longer, it would probably be…

Chi Chi London ‘Mel’ dress, £64.99 OK, let’s give this whole ‘Dress of the Day’ thing another go… I love dresses. You’ve probably gathered…

It’s been a while since I did an ASOS roundup, so here’s a quick look at some of the gorgeous dresses that have been…

  top / bottoms / shoes / headband / water bottle  If you’re anything like me – and, indeed, the rest of the internet…

[All trousers available at ASOS] Skinny styles have reigned supreme for years now in the world of trousers and jeans, but these days there’s…

When I spotted this floral body at Topshop last week, I got really excited. I thought it was a a one-piece swimsuit, you see,…

At this time of year, it’s impossible to think about shoes without also thinking about hosiery. I wish it wasn’t so. Unlike many of…

Hobbs is one of those brands I associate with the words “classic” and “grown up”. They sell great quality pieces, in timeless styles, which…

After all of those 70s-inspired previews we’ve seen so far this week, it’s refreshing to see something a little bit different from a spring/summer…

Continuing my flash-forward to summer, today I’m taking a quick look at the Marks & Spencer spring/summer 2015 preview. If you’d told me a few…

Happy new year, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a happy and relaxing festive season, and are looking forward to 2015. As always, the…

Peplum hem coat, £65 I have an embarrassingly large collection of outerwear, but I reckon I could easily get by with just two coats:…

The jury may be out on whether it’s possible to find stylish holiday sweaters, but one thing there’s absolutely no doubt about is that it…

H&M silver sequinned trousers, £29.99 Silver sequinned trousers – or ANY colour of sequinned trousers, come to think of it – are something of…

Faux fur coats and jackets are a big trend for autumn/winter 2014: but what do you think of them? Last week, this long faux…

How I wish I could get away with this shade of pink! Miss Selfridge have been on a roll this season with their winter…

I’m a huge fan of anything vaguely preppy / nautical, as my regular readers can attest. Stripes? Check. Anchors? Check? Any combination of navy,…

I Deserve New Shoes… or so says this River Island t-shirt, anyway, and who am I to argue with the wise words of a…

I wrote a roundup of some of my favourite winter coats a few weeks ago, but fashion moves fast these days, and many of…

Given my well-documented love of the midi skirt, you might find it hard to believe, but there was once a time when I was…