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That Jacket: H&M S/S 2013

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That Jacket: H&M S/S 2013

As great as it is seeing all the upcoming high street collections for next season, it's sort of bittersweet when you become fixated on a...

Drew, Charlotte and Tommy doing good at the Chateau

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Drew, Charlotte and Tommy doing good at the Chateau

I always admire designers and fashion brands who look past the profits once in a while and use their kudos to support valuable causes and ch...

Winter Wish List

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHDf-9IvfUtHN5IkFcD62fJXQQ9IX66-VNjeXpeZHV72BFjdEWlbQ-Tnx-2zYG7WR5L1sxL5b8At4W8L0Ii7JCS-kr0WT4jRmmUZ9uW0a06jJda4TRBd5fOh08UEPqheKmrNpt_aYD9M/s1600/outfit-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHDf-9IvfUtHN5IkFcD62fJXQQ9IX66-VNjeXpeZHV72BFjdEWlbQ-Tnx-2zYG7WR5L1sxL5b8At4W8L0Ii7JCS-kr0WT4jRmmUZ9uW0a06jJda4TRBd5fOh08UEPqheKmrNpt_aYD9M/s1600/outfit-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now there's no more Winter sun getaways on the horizon, my mental wish list is firmly made up of cold-weather pieces in which to keep warm. These are just a few of my current favourite finds which I reckon would make getting out of bed in the morning just that little bit easier... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clockwise from top left:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/eh3ak4zw" target="_blank">Topshop black sheepskin biker jacket</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/ivbtz3k4zw" target="_blank">Topshop camo print skinny jeans</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/eh29k4zw" target="_blank">Isabel Marant Primo Fur coat</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/iqqq2hk4zw" target="_blank">Alexander Wang turtle knit jumper</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rstyle.me/n/dfutk4zw" target="_blank">Isabel Marant berry embroidered boots</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Winter Wish List

Now there's no more Winter sun getaways on the horizon, my mental wish list is firmly made up of cold-weather pieces in which to keep wa...

Back from Paradise

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5hTWvPwqhxFGSCGfl6xtaxZLcmWCfdidMOXSdkXW9_6tzt60r83ePOtRjz6Rq7ULfn4fV6F8PQjiB3YFLRrM7__oMT24-UXXZO20bJtubdbCSn448WLe3xvWwY7SFzxN48q05X6Ev44/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5hTWvPwqhxFGSCGfl6xtaxZLcmWCfdidMOXSdkXW9_6tzt60r83ePOtRjz6Rq7ULfn4fV6F8PQjiB3YFLRrM7__oMT24-UXXZO20bJtubdbCSn448WLe3xvWwY7SFzxN48q05X6Ev44/s640/Unknown.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So after an amazing 9 days in beautiful Goa, I'm now back at my desk with a heavy heart and lots of wonderful memories. The above was taken on the beach at sundown on our last night in paradise which, shivering under 4 layers today, already feels like a bit of a dream.... </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've been wishing myself back in India ever since we touched down at Heathrow yesterday, but I'm now looking forward to going through the many, many photos from the trip and sharing lots of them with you all very soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo by <a href="http://jameswright1984.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">James Wright</a></i></div>

Back from Paradise

So after an amazing 9 days in beautiful Goa, I'm now back at my desk with a heavy heart and lots of wonderful memories. The above was ta...