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Johnnie Boden and I – a love-hate relationship

January 18, 2014 By Ellen 7 Comments

It all started so well. More than a decade ago (ok nearly 15 years), back in the days I still thought attending mums and toddlers groups were a reasonable use of my time, I overheard a conversation.Some of the yummiest mummies were talking about this fab new place to buy clothes. Oh? Where’s that? Boden […]

Filed Under: Boden, clothes, fashion, Johnny Boden

When getting dressed is a challenge

February 22, 2013 By Ellen 3 Comments

It would be entirely wrong to say that I haven’t got anything to wear, I’ve got a wardrobe full of stuff.  However, there is always room for something else, something that has the magical makes you look younger/taller/slimmer/yet still essentially you factor.  So when I was challenged by Netvouchercodes.co.uk to create an outfit for under […]

Filed Under: fashion, netvouchercodes, outfit, shopping, tunic.

How to fail at fashion and social media all at once…

December 21, 2012 By Ellen 12 Comments

A bit of a turkey Earlier this week I had an interview for some work… something interesting that would slot nicely into the portfolio career. I was all organised – I’d read as much background as I could find, printed out CVs as requested, put on makeup and dressed as a grown up. A bit like a […]

Filed Under: cautionary tale, clothes, fail, fashion, fashion fail, journalism, Portfolio career, social media, twitter, work

Trench warfare: style statement from an Aspie

April 19, 2012 By Ellen 10 Comments

Last night, Boy One announced that he would like one of those dressing gown coats. You know? With the tie thing that’s like a belt but not quite. Oh?Eventually it transpired that what he wants is a trench coat – detective style. Like Columbo, or, his hero, Skulduggery Pleasant. (Last time I wrote about Columbo, the actor […]

Filed Under: aspergers, boys, fashion, trench coat

I’m in handbag heaven and you can come too

June 1, 2011 By Ellen 2 Comments

This is not a sponsored post – I just want to share the love (and the discount) If I were Divine Empress of the Known Universe for a day, I’d make splendid handbags available on the NHS to all women – particularly those over their ideal weight or who have to perform tricks to cover […]

Filed Under: fashion, handbags, VVAmore

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