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Colour of the year 2020 // Pantone Blue

Pantone has revealed their colour of the year for 2020 as PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue. A colour to infuse the new decade with calm, confidence and stability. The colour of the sea and sky classic blue is deep, and meaningful bringing stillness to the body and mind. ‘We are living in a time that requiresContinue reading “Colour of the year 2020 // Pantone Blue”

POLKA DOT TREND // MY TOP FIVE

The Polka dot is your go-to investment piece this year. For winter sun or summer sophistication. This print is probably the vintage of the vintage when it comes to fashion history. It dates back to the 1920s representing a youthful, fun and trendy generation. From the mid to late 1920s it became a staple patternContinue reading “POLKA DOT TREND // MY TOP FIVE”

Plus Size Workwear

A change in season can leave us a little bit confused about what is still ok to wear and what may be passed on to charities etc. However buying a brand new wardrobe can be a little pricey. I’ve created a simple plus size workwear wardrobe which I think could work really well and beContinue reading “Plus Size Workwear”

Homemade granola

Not a lot of text, just the recipe to this yummy homemade granola! So here we go: You will need:– Jumbo Oat Flakes– Nuts (whatever you like, I use pinenuts, almond flakes, walnut and cashew nut bits)– Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, milled seeds or flaxseeds, chia seeds) Mix your jumbo oat flakes, nuts andContinue reading “Homemade granola”

The boiler suit

“Fashion has a habit of throwing us curveballs that we initially scoff at, before eventually wondering how we ever did without.” YES, that was totally me! At the beginning I thought, oh not again the comeback of those mechanic garage workwear look alike. Then I went into a couple of high street shops and triedContinue reading “The boiler suit”

Capri

“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time & this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again” – Azar Nafisi That quote describes exactly the feeling I had whenContinue reading “Capri”

Positano

“Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone. It’s houses climb a hill so steep it would be a cliff except that stairs are cut in it.” John Steinbeck Positano is a beautiful little cliffside village on southern Italy’sContinue reading “Positano”

Portugal and how to travel sustainable

“If there is one portion of Europe which was made by the sea more than another, Portugal is that slice, that Portion, that belt. Portugal was made by the Atlantic.” – Hilaire Belloc, Places, 1942 I heard a lot about Portugal from different people, but it was never really a place that was on myContinue reading “Portugal and how to travel sustainable”

Yerba Mate Tea

“I reached the place of our vibouac by sunset and drinking much mate, soon made up my bed for the night. The wind was very strong and cold, but I never slept more comfortably.” – Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle, 1936 Picture by @carolitahome (https://www.instagram.com/carolitahome/) Billions of people start theirContinue reading “Yerba Mate Tea”

Less is the new more

“Buy less! Choose well! Make it last! Quality, not quantity! That is true sustainability!” Vivienne Westwood Now here is my question: how many shoes do you own and how many of them do you actually wear? This blog post is a very short one but with many pictures and styling ideas with just 3 pairContinue reading “Less is the new more”