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A tiger won’t change his stripes and neither will my son

April 8, 2011 By Ellen 3 Comments

When it comes to clothes I think there are probably two kinds of people – those who dabble with a bit of variety and those who know what they like. Boy Two is of the latter variety. It’s not that he doesn’t care what he wears, on the contrary, he will not wear something that […]

Filed Under: fashion, sponsored post

Where does Kylie keep her reading glasses?

March 16, 2011 By Ellen 5 Comments

Varifocals. Var-i-focals. That’s what it’s come to, dear reader. I was at the optician this week and, um, my eyes are starting to show the deterioration typical of someone of my age. All along I was blaming the dim lighting (you know, bulbs that magic themselves from 60 to 40 watts), the dirty windows and […]

Filed Under: aging, fashion, glasses, kylie

Hairdressers, you make me curl up and dye.

February 15, 2011 By Ellen 2 Comments

When I was a child I used to wonder why you paid a hairdresser when essentially you gave them your hair. They swept it up and, as far as I could fathom, kept it. My understanding of crimpery hasn’t got any better over the years. Put it this way, I can’t work out why perms […]

Filed Under: Clairol, fashion, faux pas, hair, makes you wonder, perm

Woolflaps – a new fashion faux pas

January 25, 2011 By Ellen 15 Comments

I happened through Glasgow’s Central Station this week on my way to work, for once leaving the car behind because later the Panther of News was treating me to a night out at The Stand. And on my way, rushing through the Goths and pigeons, I suddenly spotted a new trend. It’s a trend inasmuch […]

Filed Under: cardigans, fashion, faux pas, twitter

Gok Wan-related heresy

June 19, 2010 By Ellen 9 Comments

I’m going to say something shocking, it’s been on my mind for a while. Here I go – Gok Wan is pants. There I’ve said it and I’m expecting an army of Gok-worshipping, shopping-obsessed harpies to be waiting for me around the next corner. What’s brought this outburst on? Well if you’ll just cease the […]

Filed Under: fashion, Gok Wan

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