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 »

If you are a regular of the Caradiaz blog, you will know by know that I am a big fan of American fashion. I love the freshness, simple elegance and understated luxury of clothes by designers like Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors,… 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 »

If you thought Twiggy was perhaps the oldest model in the world still working, forget it! Octogenarian Carmen Dell’Orefice gives any model out there a true run for their money!The still glamorous American beauty started modelling in 1946 at the tende… 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 »