ROME + EATING
This is a post about two great places to get pizza al taglio (a kind of square pizza you buy by the slice) and two great places to get some truly excellent gelato in Rome. We selflessly tried out...
View ArticleASOS X STAND UP TO CANCER
I'm ruddy proud to be a part of the Stand Up To Cancer campaign currently going on at the moment, I've donated this Missguided two piece and this And Other Stories skirt to the ASOS Marketplace trading...
View ArticleWOMEN IN CLOTHES
For my birthday this year one of my best friends Eleanor (who, incidentally, is a nominee for the Women Of The Future awards, wow) gave me this beautiful book and it hasn't really left my side since....
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION: DIRTY DANCING
There are so many things wrong with Dirty Dancing. For example, I understand that despite the film being set in 1963 they would choose a song that is very decidedly from the '80s for the final dance,...
View ArticleOCTOBER LOVES
I WANT TO WATCH HOCUS POCUS AND THE CRAFT. I WANT TO EAT HALLOWEEN-INSPIRED CAKES AND SWEETS.I'M EXCITED IT'S GETTING DARK AT 5.30PMI also want to cook everything in this Hemsley and Hemsley cookbook,...
View ArticleBEE AND PUPPYCAT
Our friend Timothy (of the amazing People I Know comic) introduced us to this cartoon a few days ago and I can't stop thinking about it. It's created by Natasha Allegri and it's wonderful, plus Bee...
View ArticleCROCHET CARDIGAN
What's the official term for when you can't stop buying things that are crochet? So much so that you might as well have a Google alerts for it, invest all your money in the crochet industry (since...
View ArticleJUNGLE'S JUNGLE
This is a review I wrote of Jungle's debut album for The Talkhouse. Because, you know, music. The music industry is a bubble. Actually, it’s like several bubbles inside one another. It seems that the...
View ArticleI HEART VIVIENNE
OK, so here is my thinking: if I wear the Minnie Mouse ears I got from Tokyo Disney Sea (be still, my beating heart) then I could maybe wear this ASOS two piece as a Halloween outfit, right? They even...
View ArticleTHE SCORE: SCREAM
(This is a post I originally wrote for Noisey<3)Hey, do you like scary movies?Released in 1996 the first installment in Wes Craven's incredibly successful series of classic slasher movies (we're up...
View ArticleDARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CUPCAKES
I've never been that into cupcakes, mainly because a cupcake equals a set portion of cake. I will eat as much cake as I want, thanks, I don't need nobody telling me how much I should have. This...
View ArticleTEEN WITCH SPELL BY SPELL
I dug up this piece I wrote a while ago because it's a great example of '80s crazy-teen films, and because I completely adore this movie. In general I love films about witches. Not ones where they’re...
View ArticlePRINTS ON PRINTS ON BOOTS
WINTER IS COMING. Well, actually, it's here. I spent a lot of time yesterday researching chocolate advent calendar options, and there is a jar of mince pie filling in my kitchen cupboard. While...
View ArticleNOUGHTIES STYLE ICONS (GULP)
This is a piece I wrote for The Debrief (who I love) about some scary/exciting style reboots headed our way. We have some news. And you might want to take a seat for it. Look, there's no good way to...
View ArticlePATTY & BUN
Finally made a trip to Patty & Bun, burger purveyors famous for their great quality patties and incredible rosemary sea salt chips. Oh my lord those chips, I was gasping for water after eating...
View ArticleEMBROIDERED VELVET AND LEATHER
First off, seen so many good films recently - Mr. Turner, Interstellar, Imitation Game, Hunger Games...You know, all the "Game" films. None of which has anything to do with this outfit, but it's nice...
View ArticleEMMY THE GREAT 'SWIMMING POOL'
Before she moved to LA, Emmy was the Woman In Music I was closest to, we pooled our weird obsessions with Sweet Valley High, Dawson's Creek and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's friendship and turned them...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD
I'd never made gingerbread before, but it's super easy, you just mix everything together with a bit of egg and golden syrup till it forms a dough, then you roll it out and cut into shapes. I love...
View ArticleTEEN WITCH + JUCE
This isn't really an outfit post, it's a jumper post, because I love this bit of wool a lot. Especially since it reminds me of one of the greatest films of all time - a movie I wrote about a couple of...
View ArticleST. LUCIA AND ALICE MCCALL
We've just returned from the dreamiest holiday in St. Lucia (thanks Mum and Dad!) where we stayed in an amazing hotel, with bodacious food, excellent activities - BEACH VOLLEYBALL ANYONE? - and hot,...
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