There are a lot of independent shops in Crouch End, but one that is a real favourite of mine is Little Paris on Park Road, N8. This lovely store, which stocks everything French, has already been featured in Time Out's 100 Best Shops in London. You can find anything from vintage furniture … [Read more...]
Christmas Shopping Event in Belsize Park, NW3
If, like me, you are still struggling to find the perfect Christmas gifts, there is a pop-up shop for one day only to be held at 7 Lambolle Place, Belsize Park, London NW3 4PD, which could solve all your tricky present-buying dilemmas.The Last of the Christmas Pop-ups by Constant and True will … [Read more...]
New jeans love: Nudie Jeans
I love shopping at Liberty's store in London (although my credit cards don't), and every time I'm in town for a meeting I suddenly find myself in this fantastic store. I don't quite understand how it happens....This time, as well as drooling over the new deliveries of designer handbags and jewellery … [Read more...]
Danish YWCA Christmas Fair in Hampstead
I now have a nearly full set of Nordic Christmas Fairs in my basket of seasonal shopping activities. The last one (I promise) was a Danish one, which was held at Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead. This is an annual occasion and seemed very popular with locals and those travelling a bit further away. … [Read more...]
Swedish Church Christmas Fair in London
Most the Nordic Churches in London seem to have picked this weekend to open their annual Christmas Fairs. The Swedes were first off the mark, with the opening day today, whereas Finnish and Norwegian expats can enjoy buying their own festive wares from tomorrow. The Danish Christmas market … [Read more...]
Same old, same old
Do you sometimes feel that you want to wear the same clothes all the time? Especially when the nights draw in and it gets cold outside, I become a hermit, not just in mind, but also in what I wear. And when I find something that I'm comfortable in, like this poncho below, I find myself putting … [Read more...]
Barbour jackets
When I first moved to the UK in the 1980's, Barbour jackets were worn by what I can only call Hooray Henries and their female counterparts - or anyone aspiring to a certain social strata. A muddy Barbour was a must for every naval officer or naval wife at the annual Army v Navy rugby match at … [Read more...]
Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out
Bond Street, London Don't you sometimes miss good old fashioned high-street shopping? I get most of my clothes - even shoes - online now and never seem to have time to get some serious retail therapy in London. When we moved here a year ago (I know - doesn't time fly?) from the sticks, I imagined … [Read more...]
Mary Queen of Shops and My Mother
Mary Portas. Photo: Telegraph.com I am extremely happy to see that Mary Portas new collection at House of Fraser is aimed at the over 40's. As she says, it's this market segment that has money to spend - not the one populated by the 20-somethings. (Sad as that may be). So why are the models in … [Read more...]
A favourite dress
I bought this dress at Bergdorf Goodman in New York some eight years ago. It's by Moschino Cheap and Chic (cheap it wasn't, however) and I've worn it so many times I cannot remember. The pattern and the style just never seem to go out of fashion, plus the stretchy cotton jersey fabric is such good … [Read more...]
