June 2021

Fab Find: Crest Work Travel Tote

I urgently needed to find a suitable form of hand luggage that would do double duty as a work tote when I’m travelling. I took a …

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Trend: Clogs

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Link Love: 3 Post-Pandemic Retail Trends

Fashionista reports that as people move out of big cities, fashion retail follows. Even though many clothing rental companies saw a dip …

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Linen: To Press or Not to Press

A recent forum thread that raised a question about caring for linen items got me thinking. Given that linen clothing and scarves crease …

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How to Prevent Shoes from Rubbing

We try our best to purchase footwear that is comfortable from the get-go. But sometimes even comfortable footwear can rub, especially …

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Checking in: Word and Colour for 2021

Back in January, for the third year in a row, I chose a word and colour for the year. I like the simplicity of a single word to keep …

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Team Pattern or Team Solid

There has been a large variety of pattern in retail over the last few years. From bold and bright, to quiet and subtle, and everything …

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Checking In: Style Goals for 2021

We are halfway through the year and fifteen months into the global pandemic. I can barely believe how time has flown by. In the US, …

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Link Love: The Micro-Core Phenomenon

By now, you’ve probably heard of ‘normcore‘ and ‘cottagecore‘, but Refinery29 reports that “the …

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Colours that Look Fab, But You Don’t Wear

I have a colour-rich wardrobe full of my favourite colours. I wear the colours I love because they make me happy. Colour is an …

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The Pros and Cons of Three-Quarter Sleeves

Three-quarter sleeves stop roughly midway between the elbow and wrist. They are longer than elbow sleeves, but not quite …

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