Lanvin Arpège (maybe vintage)

Happy winter solstice. We’ve now officially shifted from autumn and have another bout of gales. Not much rain and not a ‘named’ storm. Just wind. I remind myself to be thankful we’re now very slowly inching back into the light.… Continue Reading

Mainstream Designer Sniffing: Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs,

Hey POSSE! Last minute gifts? I know most of us don’t really get to the mainstream designer stuff anymore so I thought it might be good to know a couple that I was asked to buy for people. It makes… Continue Reading

A Random 3

So I am once again stealing from taking inspiration from my cohorts here on the Posse. Cinnamon wrote about the latest Victoria Beckham, which sent me off to Surrender to Chance to order. I also added two others, but for… Continue Reading

Special Treats

I just got back from a week in Savannah, Georgia. It was lovely – I stayed downtown in the historic district, and in addition to the usual tourist-y stuff I did my share of wandering around all the beautiful squares… Continue Reading

I do trends so you don’t have to

Today, we start with a some holiday snark and then move briefly on to candles (there’s still a bit of snark regarding the candles). I no longer get dressed up for the holidays. I do try to be more presentable… Continue Reading

TWO WEEKS till Christmas

Oh My Giddy Aunt! how are we here so bloody quickly?!? This year has sped by and I’m hardly ready to embark on another year, let alone the whole Christmas debacle. TWO WEEKS! Nothing has been organised. My BFF and… Continue Reading

The Holidaze

Well, the holidays seem to be coming fast ‘n furious this year. I suppose because this year American Thanksgiving took place later in the month than usual (the last Thursday in November this time was the 28th), so there was… Continue Reading