I don’t think I know many women who haven’t watched and loved Breakfast at Tiffany’s a thousand times over. It speaks to the greatness of the film that it still resonates so much with women of every generation. It wasn’t until a couple of years after I first saw the movie that I read Truman Capote’s original book. There were some definite stark differences between the book and what eventually made it to screen. So when I was recently sent ’5th Avenue, 5 A.M. Audrey Hepburn and the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, I couldn’t wait to read more of the story of how this cult classic came about. Read the rest of this entry »

I often get asked how to blog. Beyond simply creating a site, there’s the upkeep, staying organised the constant content creation. When you start out, you think you’ll have loads to say, but guaranteed, every now and then, you’ll fall flat. Well, my good friend and mentor, Jo Gifford, has created an eCourse to help kick start your creativity and set you on the right path to blogging success. I’ve taken the course and can tell you, she has some really great tips to share. Take a look at what the course covers:

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As you know, I’m a fiend for anything to do with high heels. Last night, this little gem dropped in my inbox – no press release, no explanation, just a link to this artist, Mark Schwartz’s website, High Heeled Art. For whatever reason, I was drawn to it, so I thought I’d share. If you want to look at some pretty art, all about shoes this weekend, go take a peek.

You’re welcome!

One of the most popular posts I’ve written on this site was one I did a couple of years ago about how Europeans dress better than Americans. It seems to be something people Google a lot: ‘why do Europeans dress better than Americans?’ Or ‘Americans dress lazy’ or other such terms often lead to that blog post and it still gets people leaving comments on it. It’s a weird topic. The comments section is filled with smug Europeans or angry Americans talking about how judgmental I am or how Europeans are either gay or have really poor hygiene, which has nothing to do with anything. Admittedly, the style in which I wrote that post was pretty harsh, but has my viewpoint changed? Do I still believe Europeans dress better than Americans?

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Last week, I was invited down to the Stella McCartney store in Chelsea to meet the lady herself and discuss her new season collection for Adidas. Full disclosure – I’m a bit of a Stella fan girl. Her Spring/Summer 01 collection for Chloe is still one of my favourites, so I was a little giddy at the opportunity to meet her.

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Let’s talk a little about jealousy. It’s a bit of an uncomfortable topic. No one likes to admit they’re jealous. We’re all like to think we’re above it, that we have ourselves together and are far too mature to stoop to such lows, letting such a silly emotion as envy creep into our lives. But let us all collectively dismount our high horses for a second so we can have an honest discussion about it. Jealousy can rear its ugly head over the most trivial of things and can be such a toxic feeling. It’s important we acknowledge it and find a way we can manage it within ourselves.

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Making friends when you’re a kid is so easy. Basically the only entry requirement is liking the same colour – as long as you have that much in common, you’re best friends forever. You can bond over that shiznit for hours when you’re seven, breaking down the infinite shades of emerald that bring you joy and that’s enough for a lifelong bond. That person often ends up quite literally being your friend for life. But as you grow older, leave high school and university and find yourself in all these new situations, all of a sudden you’re late twenties/early thirties feeling like, ‘hold up, how did I ever make friends?’ It’s something that is rarely discussed, but seriously, how do you make friends as an adult?

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I’ve been reading a lot of great stuff on the net recently. Just when you think the internet has become nothing but cat videos and pictures of food, some excellent wordsmith pops up and restores your faith in the art of the written word. I love coming across articles that give me plenty of food for thought and I have revisited the following articles many times, drawing on their wisdom or just marveling at how well written they are. So, naturally, because I love you guys (group hug?), I thought I’d share the links here so you too can benefit from their greatness. You’re welcome.

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Around the middle of last year, I started to identify certain traits about myself that I thought may be hindering my progress in various areas of my life. Irony of all ironies, life seemed to get in the way of me sorting them out. Going to Shanghai at end of November last year was quite a life changing trip for many reasons but it really got me thinking about changes I want to make. All this thinking resulted in frantic pacing of my hotel room at 3am one night. I got my notepad out and started frantically scribbling what was going on in my head. What resulted was a manifesto of sorts, a document of how I want my life to change and things I want to do differently. So here’s some stuff I’m actively working on as I move forward into this next chapter of living:

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I get asked questions about running all the time, mainly about how to simply get started in it. I do what I can, answering emails and tweeting out 140 characters of advice here and there, but I figured it was about time I put all that info down in one place – an easy to follow beginner guide, if you will, to channeling your inner badass and hitting the streets. And so, over the Christmas break, I wrote a book!

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