Sunshine, swimwear and a peek inside the John Lewis summer edit

By |2026-05-22T13:44:20+01:00May 22nd, 2026|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: , , , , , , |

There's a particular kind of optimism required to style a summer edit on Newcastle's quayside when the East wind has clearly not got the memo. Linen, in May, with the Millennium Bridge arching overhead and the Tyne glowering below (the down jacket came off between shots but the goose pimples stayed put). However I'd been invited to do a John Lewis summer wardrobe edit and if anything I think the colder the shoot, the harder you dream of warmer [...]

A wardrobe clearout

By |2026-05-20T14:14:08+01:00May 15th, 2026|Categories: Sale|Tags: , |

It's just a quick post from me today. We had a horrible journey back from Croatia with plane delays resulting in us finally crawling into bed at 7.30am yesterday morning so everything feels upside down. I haven't had chance to write a blog post so instead I'm sending the Midlifechic Boutique live as I've been gradually filling it during my latest clearout. As always I'm raising money for Blood Cancer UK. Almost everything is brand new with tickets - [...]

The Queen and I – elegance followed by the everyday

By |2026-05-20T14:12:08+01:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: Style|Tags: , , , , , |

You're going to find this a post of contrasts today. I want to start by talking about an exhibition of Queen Elizabeth's style that I previewed recently and end with distinctly less regal everyday life in Newcastle. Right now I'm in Croatia, tomorrow we're due to head off for a few days of sailing around the islands and I'm praying that the weather forecast will improve. If you want to see if it does (or whether we spend our [...]

The slow stitch of time

By |2026-05-20T14:39:32+01:00May 1st, 2026|Categories: Family, Relationships, Style, Travel|Tags: , , , , , |

A week with my adult children - and the small impacts I didn't know I'd had... Ok so I'm still playing catch-up. We're rewinding to the Easter weekend today and a story that I've been dying to tell you, I've had to bide my time and now it's here. For those of you who come for the clothes there isn't much to show you today - but for those who come for the meandering midlife tales there's more. [...]

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