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Make a Splash with New Season Swimwear
Classic swimwear is timeless – a black swimsuit, big sunglasses and red lipstick will never go out of style. However, this year’s new season swimwear is fun, playful and (best of all) flattering – many brands are now offering figure-control swimwear that ranges from swimming costumes with tummy-control panels to shaping bikinis with high-waisted retro bottoms. Vintage style is making waves in swimwear with 1950s and pin-up influences, and colour blocking completes its total fashion takeover with a foray into swimwear. Finally, beach cover-ups bring the sheer maxi trend from the city to the sunshine. Vintage-inspired swimwear is everywhere this year. This floral and feminine bikini can be…
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Anyone for Tennis? Stylish Inspiration from House of Fraser
Wimbledon fortnight has started, and so for two weeks we all get really interested in tennis, albeit fairly briefly. There’s just something about SW19, with its perfect whites, strawberries and champers, Pimms, and the chance that you might spot a Middleton, that holds us all in thrall. And then, of course, there’s the fashion. Because whether you are attending the tournament, playing on centre court or just watching in your living room, tennis is a seriously stylish sport. House of Fraser are currently taping into the trend with crisp blazers from Ralph Lauren, neat shorts from Warehouse and Ted Baker and perfect white loafers from Bertie. Add in some super…
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Thomas Sabo launch Sweet Diamonds at The Langham
The Langham hotel is one of London’s finest, a sumptuous art deco haven at the centre of everything. This is where I spent a pleasurable Thursday afternoon a few weeks ago enjoying champers, cupcakes and some of the prettiest jewellery you will ever feast your eyes on when Thomas Sabo previewed their sweet diamonds collection. The Sweet diamonds collection is a real departure for Thomas Sabo, known for striking large pieces of silver jewellery, and, of course, its exquisite, highly collectable charms. Sweet Diamonds is a collection of delicate pieces that contain real diamonds framed by silver, and, for the first time, 14 caret gold. The collection is highly romantic,…
