• Autumn/Winter 2014/5,  fashion,  High street,  shopping,  style

    The Autumn Collection from Phase Eight

    The Autumn collections are coming thick and fast, and this Saturday I’ve decided to turn my attention to the fabulous new collection from one of my favourite High Street brands, Phase Eight. Phase Eight can always be relied on for bringing class and elegance to the table. They understand the need for dresses with sleeves, always have lengths which are not thigh revealing, and have designs that step some distance away from what the rest of the High Street is reveling in. They also take cues from the decades of fashion that I love, the bias cut evening dresses from the 1930s in their Collection 8 range, and the full…

  • celebrities,  fashion,  High street,  shopping,  style

    Cheryl Cole’s first day back at The X Factor

    It was probably one of the worst kept secrets in showbiz, that a certain Ms Cheryl Cole (or is it Tweedy, or just Cheryl…not sure I can keep up with all the name changes.) would be making a welcome return to the X Factor for 2014. Nicole Scherzinger and Gary Barlow have both left the series, and with Cheryl and Simon Cowell returning, we have a judging panel that hark back to the glory days of the programme. I for one am glad to see the Sassy Ms Cole back, I always loved her interaction with Simon, who clearly fancied the pants of her. I am now looking forward to…