The first week of September is when children across the Northern hemisphere go back to school. As I was leafing through fashion magazines while sticking labels on my son’s school clothes, I noticed that the preppy style is also back on trend for the 2013-2014 AW season. As much as I love the tailored and … Continue reading
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Green Stilettos Go On Holiday (Part 1: Slip and Slop)
It’s sizzling hot here in Switzerland and soon we will be joining other holiday-makers in making our way to the Mediterranean coast. This means it’s time to pack the bags! Anyone growing up in Australia in the 1980s would be familiar with Slip-Slop-Slap, the iconic sun protection campaign launched by Cancer Council. It has since been … Continue reading
My Green-and-Glam Wedding
The wedding season is officially open! Vogue.com has just published its annual wedding guide, featuring garden parties, grand soirées and everything in between. And I celebrated my ninth (gulp!) wedding anniversary this week. While I think that my wedding was reasonably glam – celebrated in one of Switzerland’s most famous hotels in Montreux, the embodiment of … Continue reading
Vintage Vibes
I have this very green-and-glam friend who has Italian style in spades with some French je ne sais quoi thrown in. As I was drooling over her zebra print bag one day, she nonchalantly said: “Oh, I have plenty more like these that my grandmother had left me”. Needless to say, I was intrigued. And … Continue reading