Boden sale and clearance – what to buy and why

By |2024-06-25T16:59:19+01:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: Sale, Style|Tags: , , , , |

Another of the big sales has begun and as with John Lewis there are some great value buys to be had if you're quick.  Today I'm taking you through the Boden sale and clearance - what to buy, the great value pieces that will work hard in your wardrobe. Here's my deep dive into the styles that are worth looking at. Dresses Timeless summer dresses I have this linen dress in a brighter red from last year's collection and it's [...]

Shop the John Lewis sale with me

By |2024-06-21T16:55:14+01:00June 21st, 2024|Categories: Retail Review, Sale, Style|Tags: , , , |

It's slightly terrifying that we've reached the end of season sales already isn't it? And it's always significant when John Lewis launch theirs because they fire the starting gun for the rest of the retail industry. There's a lot to plough through this year. The bad weather may have made us all grumpy for the last few weeks but it does mean that there are great buys to be had - some are reductions but the real gems are in [...]

Summer at M&S – from casual to dressed up & midlife lately

By |2024-06-15T18:24:49+01:00June 14th, 2024|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I think this will be my last post on the main SS24 collections. We're approaching the longest day so we're growing ever closer to sale season but as you'll have seen from the new TV ad, M&S have gloriously defied the traditional retail calendar with a new release that's bursting with colourful style. And it makes sense doesn't it? Summer has barely shown its face yet in the UK so there's no way that any of us want to see [...]

Midlife travel solo – what it taught me

By |2024-06-11T16:52:28+01:00June 11th, 2024|Categories: Project Happier, Relationships, Travel|Tags: , , , |

Midlife travel solo Last month I told you all about my women only trip sailing around Thailand. That post looked at where we went and what we did but there was so much to say that I couldn't finish with what it taught me and that's what I want to talk about today. People set out on midlife travel solo journeys for all kinds of reasons but travelling without Mal wasn't something I'd ever thought of doing before and I'm [...]

How to analyse the shapes and brands that suit you

By |2024-06-07T16:57:29+01:00June 7th, 2024|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: , , , , , , |

I haven't worked with John Lewis for ages - there's a new team in place and so today's post is going be a little bit different. I usually do a summer post earlier than this and I tend to go straight to their own brand ranges because I find they suit all kinds of different body shapes and sizes. The good thing about working with new people though is that they have different approaches and they asked whether this [...]

Me+Em review – Retailer Spotlight

By |2024-06-04T20:35:34+01:00June 4th, 2024|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've had lots of people requesting a return to the brand specific spotlight posts that I ran in the autumn. SS24 has been a bit of a juggle in terms of work, travel and blog so I haven't had time to put a consistent series together but today I'm delighted to be bringing you another one, this time it's a Me+Em review - Retailer Spotlight. Me+Em - brand background in a nutshell Disclosure: [...]

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