Summer in the countryside and the essential linen dress

I call this dress the Frankie dress – essentially it’s only an Italian label linen dress I scored in a boutique on Portobello Road this spring. The reason it is called the Frankie dress is…

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Highlights of the Milton Keynes Handmade and Vintage Fair

As a Milton Keynes resident I feel ashamed to say this is the first year I’ve discovered Milton Keynes Handmade and Vintage Fair. Launched by Jacqui Lewis, the fair has been running since 2010. Only a…

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Repping Turkey on date night with traditional Çarıkçım shoes

Those who know me will know I am proudly Turkish and when the opportunity to collaborate with the Turkish shoemakers Çarıkçım came up, I was instantly excited. YEGÂNE, which means ‘unique’ in English, was my instant…

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Highlights from the Fashion Africa Conference exhibition

The second edition of Fashion Africa Conference organised by Jacqueline Shaw, founder of The Africa Fashion Guide and The Fashion Africa Conference and the author of Fashion Africa – came back much bigger than the 2013…

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You know the British summer has arrived when…

Ah, British summer – those elusive five days of the year when good ole Blighty rivals Marbella and men are out and about sans tops and women a brighter shade of lobster. Having lived on…

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