I decided to do a series of posts on the various aspects of choosing, buying and using a designer bag. I did a lot of research on this when deciding on buying my investment bag and decided I might as well use all the information I have. Its best I start with the basics –…
Beyond Marie Kondo – After Decluttering
I love Marie Kondo. I like her principles on dealing with stuff. For me, it is distilled down to: not to get too attached to material things, clutter doesn’t calm the mind so do want you need to reduce it. Simple enough.
Last Minute Valentines Day Gift Ideas
Lets face it. If you’re reading this now, you’ve probably spaced out on getting a Valentines Day present for your significant other. No judgement here, happens to the best of us. The good news is we’ve got you covered. You have one last shot at wow-ing your girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband/’just friend’/cat/dog (again, no judgement remember?) on Valentine’s…
How To Choose and Buy Good Quality Clothing
Every fashion or lifestyle magazine or blog now promotes the minimalist shopping experience. The basic aim is that you should buy less clothing and when you do buy clothing make sure its good quality clothing, classic pieces that last a long time. This sounds perfectly reasonable. And sensible.
Everything In My Reformation Cart
You know I always try and shop less, buy second hand and basically try to minimise my shopping. This has been quite successful until now. I think I am quite fed up with my poorly fitted clothes and really want some good quality well fitted and ethical clothes. I thought Reformation fist the bill for…
3 Chic Stores of Paris to Visit
So it appears the one benefit of Brexit is the fact that as non-EU residents we can get a VAT refund on our shopping. Include the fact that everything is already cheaper in France and so on, I got onboard with shopping in France. There are probably a hundred or so chic boutique stores in…
JAMA by Fashion and Frappes
If you follow me on Instagram you will already have some idea what JAMA is! JAMA by Fashion and Frappes is a new collection of 12 outfits – 3 dresses, 3 shirt and short sets and 6 kurta top and trouser sets designed by my sister, Bidisha. Jama means clothing in our mother tongue Bengali…
5 Best Ethical Brands for Basics (So You Don’t Have You Go to Uniqlo or H&M)
Now in all honesty, there are days when I cannot survive without my Uniqlo heat tech tees. I pretty much wear them everyday to work or on the weekend and cannot imagine my life without these. And you know what? Thats ok. Please don’t deprive yourself of something you need to try and do some…
Tall Brown Boots
I feel so bad this is my first original post for 2022. But I haven’t really felt like dressing up and haven’t gone to many places in the beginning of the year due to the Omicron situation. I did finally go to Soho for dinner recently and it was so fun! I wore my new…
How My No-Buy Year Is Going (Its Complicated)…
I’ll be honest – I did avoid writing this post. You can probably guess why. In summary, my no-buy year has not be a thumping success although I won’t say its been total fail either. So lets assess. You might remember I made a bold declaration earlier in the year to do a no-buy year….
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