I have been packing books away this morning – we are having some building work done in the house and I don’t want my books to get messy – and I came across what I call my private ‘Egyptian Library’.I fell in love with Egypt and its history when I was… more »

Not happy with floral prints every spring/summer, fashion designers have now extended their love of camellias, dahlias, daisies, gerberas, roses, tulips and other ‘blooming’ flowers to their winter collections.Don’t get me wrong, I do love flowers bu… more »

I am feeling a bit cheated by the Spring/Summer 2012 prêt-à-porter collections, or rather by some of the top designers, who have shown so little consideration for everyday clothes – that is, unless your life revolves around fancy yachts and cocktail part… more »

The new season at Caradiaz starts with a new face: model Florence Clarkson.With the original face of Caradiaz, Marian Masiá, now based in Spain and away from the limelight and her successor, Alice Phillips, off to university, we had to put our skates… more »

As people around the world celebrated the summer solstice (or the winter one if in the Southern Hemisphere) last week, my memory went back ten years ago – well before I set up Caradiaz- to the beautiful country of Perú, where my husband and I spent part… more »