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Style icons – A tale of two Jessica’s
Continuing with my look at the ladies whose wardrobes I would happily fall into I turn my attention to two ladies who share the same first name, as well as the same, impeccable, ladylike sense of style. Jessica Chastain has had a stellar year in fashion in 2014. As well as being one of the best actresses of her generation, she is also a lady I always look out for on the red carpet, interested to see how she sets off that porcelain skin and Rita Hayworth hair. She makes both fabulous and interesting choices, from shimmering royal blue metallics that are the perfect choice for a redhead, to citrus…
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Birmingham Town Hall
If you have a small child, you will know all about ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea.’ To put it in its simplest terms, it is one of the most beloved and popular children’s books of all time. Written by ‘Mog’ author Judith Kerr, The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a wonderful story of a rather large tiger, who visits a little girl called Sophie and her mother, and stays for tea, literally eating the family out of house and home. The latest production of the stage version of the story is currently midway through a run at Birmingham’s Town Hall, and is totally thrilling its audiences, young and…
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Style Icons – Kiera Knightley
I love Kiera Knightley style. She has such an incredible sense of fashion and was absolutely top of the list when it came to looking at style icons who have impressed and truly made their mark. Kiera Knightley style is always impeccable, from head to toe, and I love the fact that she often opts for looks that are incredibly demure – a real stand out in our days of skin and beads looks from the likes of Rihanna and Miley. In a similar way to Felicity Jones who I wrote about yesterday, Kiera Knightley style often takes its cues from styles and icons from the past. Bias cut satin…
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Style Icons – Felicity Jones
I am now starting a round-up of people who have caught my eye with their style choices, and I am starting with a lady who I believe will be a huge star in 2015 with her role as Jane Hawking in the Stephen Hawking biopic, ‘The Theory of Everything’, for which she is already receiving fantastic reviews and the possibility of an Oscar nod. I am talking, of course, about the super stylish Felicity Jones. Felicity has a retro elegance that to me brings to mind the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Leslie Caron, a supremely pretty, gamine look that has an innocence that belies her incredible charm and talent.…
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Merry Christmas from Fashion-Mommy
I’m signing off now to enjoy a wonderful family Christmas. It really starts tonight when we make a trip to Birmingham’s Electric Cinema to watch Home Alone, and is then family all the way, making memories with every passing hour. So it feels fitting to take this opportunity to wish all the fashion-mommy readers and friends a very merry Christmas. I hope Santa brings everything you wished for, and that your days will be merry and bright (yes, plagiarizing Bing Crosby there.) May the coming year be a good one, and I look forward to sharing new stories and memories with you in 2015 – a year which will mark…
