Portraits of Style

Saben 'Portraits of Style'

A few months ago, I was asked to take part in a Saben shoot called 'Portraits of Style', in which a handful of their favourite fashionistas (who me?!) were asked to dress up a bag from their new collection. Because one of their bags is named after her, my daughter Poet also got her moment in the limelight and boy does she work a pose now whenever a camera comes out!

Secretly 16 weeks pregnant at the time and battling horrific (all day all night) morning sickness, I fell back into the comfort of my Kate Sylvester lambie coat and Love Story jeans. A model I am not, but photographer Mike Rooke was so charming and easy to work with that the shoot was over before Poet could ask for a second lollipop.

I love it when brands do something a little different, a big thanks to Saben for having me!

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Tell me about it, stud

Love this saucy little collar from Saben, it would look so cute over a Juliette Hogan print dress, or a white button down, or on a bare-chested waiter...


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Saturday Scrapbook : Dreaming of a white Christmas

Miss Marc Headphones from Shopbop.com

One of the things I feel nostalgic about is the cold, sometimes snowy Christmas you get in Europe. Wrapping your hands around a steaming cup of mulled wine and perusing the Christmas markets is so traditional it feels like you're in a Hans Christian Anderson fairytale.

The last Christmas I spent in London, it was so cold and snowy we finished a packet of toffee pops and a bottle of Champagne before even getting out of bed, and that was just to stumble up to our local pub for a 7 course Christmas lunch. Needless to say, we were in bed again by 4pm (it was dark anyway, and Santa Claus the Movie was on - the real one, with Dudley Moore). So, although my photos of the day are beautiful (it was the only snowy Christmas Day I spent in London), I actually found myself wishing for strawberries and cold chicken salad in the sun. 

So, today's Saturday Scrapbook celebrates a different kind of white Christmas. One that can be enjoyed wherever you are in the world; the white Christmas wishlist.  

White bag from the Saben colab with Madeleine Harman

Moochi Hideaway Hat

Snowberry Instant Deep Cleanser from MyBeautyStore

Karen Walker Double Frill Cuff Shirt

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Bare Beaunz : Sherna

I've talked a bit about time travel lately, after seeing Midnight in Paris and watching Pete Murray live, and today's Bare Beaunz is the epitome of beauty from another time.


Sherna is the design & production manager for Saben, and she is one of the prettiest and loveliest people I have met. Her style is modern vintage, and her signature cat-eye flick always inspires me to dig out my liquid eyeliner (usually with disastrous results - we already know I can't draw).


Anyway, there are certain people you meet and you just know they are destined for great things. So, without further (girl crush) ado, I present to you...Sherna.

I just bought...
the most beautiful silver bow heels from Topshop. They were sold out online, so my sister-in-law traipsed around London until she found them for me.

I'm about to buy...
MAC Neon orange lipstick and the new Lana del Ray album.

I wish I could buy...
A round the world ticket, via New York then onto somewhere I know nothing about, like India.

I never leave the house without...
My iPhone.

The last time I laughed was...
on the weekend, watching my husband watch the rugby. He is a total rugby lover, and his commentary and passion made me laugh out loud.

My secret pleasure is...
watching a whole TV series in one go. I just watched The Hour, it's a thriller set in the 1950s and it was really good.

If I died tomorrow I would be remembered for...
My kindness and my style. I hope!


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