Workwear in a heatwave
I’ve always worked in creative industries and therefore I’ve never really had to commit to a ‘work wardrobe’. Increasingly it seems fewer and fewer people do as dress codes have … Continue reading
A city break in sunny Cardiff
Cardiff is said to be the wettest city in the UK. I was shown around for the first time over a weekend recently and discovered that rain or shine, it’s … Continue reading
Anti-Social Media
I wrote this post a few months ago when I had just left my job in social media and was feeling a bit cynical about the whole thing. Now I … Continue reading
Three reasons to book a weekend in Bordeaux
I go to France every year because my dad lives there. This is great, because I am guaranteed a visit filled with good wine, even better food and stunning coastline … Continue reading
How to win at January
I had a chat with a colleague in the lift the other day; I usually only see her in the lift and so our chats are mostly about how cold … Continue reading
Five of the best: Puffer Jackets
When I was at school, there were the ‘Barries’ and the ‘Shazzers’. This was our name for the intimidating, B+H Gold smoking, sexually active teenagers who would probably still terrify … Continue reading
Hip Hop Yoga
Last Monday I went to Hip Hop Yoga – say what? Hip Hop Yoga at Hackney House in Old Street, is exactly what it sounds like – yoga to a … Continue reading
It’s 6 o’clock in… Flight Club
It seems it’s not enough just to go for a drink in London anymore. Us Londoners are addicted to trying something new and we’ve got an emerging wave of pubs … Continue reading
AW Key Trend: Ankle Boots
Okay, so ankle boots alone aren’t exactly a trend – once autumn rolls around, everyone reaches for their trusty boots-and-black-tights combo. For a couple of years, I’ve been hunting down boots … Continue reading
AW Key Trend: Velvet
Let me take you back to 2001, and the toilets of my middle school. It was the end of term disco. I was busting a crushed velvet top with draped … Continue reading
5 of the best swimsuits
The swimming costume is back, and we’re all slightly bored of seeing Kim Kardashian’s ass. The despicable forced undressing of women wearing burkinis on the beaches of the French Riviera … Continue reading
It’s 6 o’clock in… Boro Bistro
There are so many reasons you need to go to Boro Bistro, not least of them, the loos… yes, the loos. I don’t normally make a habit of recommending … Continue reading
AW Key Trend: Camo
I’m done with summer really. I mean, in Britain, it never amounts to much anyway but I am done with arriving to work sweaty and harassed in a rubbish outfit … Continue reading
Five of the Best: Raincoats
As if Brexit wasn’t enough reason to want to leave the country, the weather has turned unbearably crap. Now don’t get me wrong, I actually love thunderstorms. The lightning; proper … Continue reading
Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate Blake Lively nowadays
She may not be the world’s best actress, and that Preserve website venture didn’t go so well. But hell, the woman can dress. In the spirit of women supporting women, … Continue reading
What to do this weekend? Take a hike…
Cold, mild, raining, sunny, hail, arctic winds…the weather can’t make up its mind, and neither could I when it came to finding something different to do at the weekend. I … Continue reading
It’s 6 o’clock in… the John Snow
No, not the ‘you know nothing Jon Snow’ Jon Snow. Nor the crazy tie-wearing, Channel 4 news anchor, John Snow. It’s the John Snow pub; an anonymous looking watering hole … Continue reading
Why we all need to ask, ‘who made my clothes?’
Who made my clothes? That’s the question Fashion Revolution is asking us all to consider as it highlights the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, where 1,133 garment workers … Continue reading
15 Things Every Woman Should Have
The phenomenon of ‘oops bag spill’ images which is currently sweeping across Instagram has led to lots of discussion about what we carry around (or wish we did), including … Continue reading
It’s a nice day for a… cheap wedding?
Weddings though. So big, so expensive. Now, it’s great to be a guest at fancy weddings, but if you’re organising one yourself, dropping a couple thousand on canapés, cars and centrepieces … Continue reading
It’s 6 o’clock in…Bedford & Strand
I’ll say it now, the Bedford & Strand is my favourite wine bar in London, so recommending it publicly is like sharing my favourite film with someone I really like, hoping that a) … Continue reading
Work it three ways – your mum’s wardrobe
My mum, bless her, has a top which was relegated to the fancy dress box almost immediately after my sister and I banned her from wearing it. Its turquoise, has … Continue reading
It’s 6 o’clock in…Planet of the Grapes
First of all, if you’ve never been down Bow Lane, you should go. A lot of the City’s historic streets have simple yet delightfully descriptive names, but years and years … Continue reading
Are we all getting tired of Fashion Weeks?
There was a time that I followed the relentless biannual cycle of fashion weeks like my life depended on it. And whilst my Instagram feed is still abuzz with blurry … Continue reading
Drunch. The Boozy Brunch hits the Big Smoke.
Last year I spent all my weekends and every cent of my paltry intern’s salary ‘drunching’ – aka drunk brunching – in the Big Apple. Big, boozy brunches are huge … Continue reading
It’s 5 o’clock in…Cecil’s
I’m a sucker for a tucked-away bar. A hidden gem. But you know the sort I’m talking about…it often means you have to schlep miles, but you convince yourself it’s … Continue reading
Do you masturdate?
Hello my name’s Anna and I like to masturdate. What? Yes, you read that wrong I said I like mastur-date. as in the verb to masturdate e.g. going out alone … Continue reading
Ever-soaring property market forced you into a home of Sylvanian-family proportions? Me too. Here’s how I’m styling it out…
“World! I’ve bought a flat and finally made it onto the London property ladder!” I (metaphorically) cry from my building’s rooftop, jumping about like a loon, fist-pumping the air and … Continue reading
Why can’t we get rid of clothes we never wear?
Everyone has a few items of clothing in their wardrobe – mistakes some people might call them – things you pined after for ages, or just fell in love with … Continue reading
What’s the deal with Villoid?
Perennial gamine it-girl Alexa Chung has been branching out of late. Roving reporter for Vogue magazine, celebrity girlfriend (if the Daily Mail is to be believed) and as of September … Continue reading
Never been skiing? Here are five reasons why you should hit the slopes
I’m on countdown to my ski holiday in France. This will be my fourth year in a row on the slopes, and while it’s THE most expensive week in my … Continue reading
Work it three ways: dresses over trousers
Ah the Nineties, remember how great they were? Everyone had a crazy braid, pre-break down Britney was still topping the charts nd Sabrina the teenage witch was the coolest thing … Continue reading
5 of the Best: party boots
I am a boot girl. The first time I ever hankered after a pair was Julia Robert’s over-the-knee leather boots she wore in Pretty Woman. I remember being captivated by … Continue reading
Work it three ways: the statement midi skirt
At the end of the summer I bought a red midi-length skirt from ASOS. Having never owned anything quite so scarlet before, I was psyched about this this swishy bad-ass, … Continue reading
Essena O’Neill – is Instagram really to blame?
Nineteen year old Instagram sensation Essena O’Neill dramatically quit social media last week. In a video posted on her Youtube channel she unleashed a barrage of vitriol against the ‘fake’ … Continue reading
It’s 5 o’clock in…Terroirs
Tucked sort of between The Strand at Charing Cross, and Trafalgar Square at the point where you’d probably be heading to the National Portrait Gallery or the chaos of Leicester … Continue reading
The Book Club: November’s novels
Like all other basics around the world, Autumn is my favourite season. Those perfect Sundays, blue sky and orange leaves, cold in the air but not enough to make you … Continue reading
Five of the best: roll necks
Winter is coming. It’s time for hats, scarves and big coats. Hooray! This winter, roll necks are in and they are actually everywhere. LWF saw fashion’s finest on the street … Continue reading
Looking back at a month of fashion – 10 highlights from Spring/Summer 2016
Christmas might be around the corner but Spring is not as far away as you think. If the fashion shows passed you by, here are my top ten highlights from … Continue reading
The Book Club: October’s best reads
The nights are closing in, good TV has returned to our screens and a slew of autumnal festivities are on the horizon (too early for the C word?). In other … Continue reading
It’s 5 o’clock in…The Piano Works
Stepping into The Piano Works was like turning up to a party that you could feel was just about to get going…and get really good. Ok, so this isn’t the … Continue reading
Is London Fashion Week still relevant for a second-hand style junkie?
London Fashion Week. That time of the year when getting a table for dinner in central London means grappling with the likes of people who hardly touch their plates. But … Continue reading
It’s 5 o’clock in… Antidote
After-work drinks? Date night? Dinner with the girls? This is a column dedicated to sharing the good and the great of where to go when it’s time to clock off. … Continue reading
Hungover at work? Eleven tips for dealing with the pain
We’ve all been there. A couple of ‘thirsty Thursday’ drinks somehow turned into Karaoke and the next thing you know you’re rapping Eminem’s Lose Yourself at 1am and chasing it with another round … Continue reading
Laser hair removal – the verdict
About six months ago, I took a plunge and handed over a wad of cash for a course of laser hair removal. Fed up of applying creams, razors and wax … Continue reading
Let’s follow Michelle Obama’s lead in speaking up for girls around the world
Michelle Obama is the latest high-profile name lending her voice to a campaign promoting education for girls, and that’s no bad thing, writes Anna Williamson. Michelle Obama’s visit to London … Continue reading
Saying goodbye to the nine to five: why more people than ever are becoming career multitaskers
Guest blogger Alex Williams examines why more and more of us are ditching the daily grind and becoming career multitaskers – whether we choose to or not. Meet today’s millennial. … Continue reading
Six reasons why you should go to Wimbledon 2016
“I think I must be in heaven!” These were the words uttered by my friend as we stepped through the gates of the iconic Wimbledon lawn tennis grounds last June. … Continue reading
Style & Then Some 