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 »

Forget Lady Gaga. If fashion history has a truly fearless, eccentric style icon, it is Italian fashion doyenne Anna Piaggi, who sadly passed away today at almost 90 year of age.Originally a translator for Italian publishing house Mondadori, Piaggi ma… more »

As you probably know by now if you are one of our regulars, at Caradiaz we love jewellery but not just any jewellery. We don’t do diamonds, pearls or ‘flimsy’ but are rather more interested in the unique and the unusual, the big, bold, ethnic-inspired n… 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 »

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 »