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 since Linda Evangelista, Nadège du Bospertous and Stella Tennant in the 1990s, had I come across another short-haired brunette making it to the top in the modelling industry. I’m talking about Dutch beauty Saskia de Brauw.I first spotted Sask… 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 »

Have I told you that I am mad (my husband would probably say ‘totally obsessed’) about handbags? Yes, the ‘bag gene’ runs deeply in my family: my sister has it, my niece has it and even my 3-year old daughter is already showing the signs.Luckily for… 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 »