On my way to Australia this year I stopped off in India for a month.  Like many other countries in Asia, India is humid, hot & sweaty. It's also conservative, so wearing skimpy tops & shorts isn't safe or appropriate - good news for us women of a certain age…

Meanwhile, here are a few of the fashion shots we managed to get in NYC.  Not many of the Advanced Style type ladies around as it was Thanksgiving and most of them were out of town.  But I did catch up with Tziporah Salaman & my great friend from Tokyo, designer Yoppy, of Little Sunny Bite…

I wanted to share with you what I packed for my recent trip to New York because it would work as well for anyone going away for the Christmas break, to a similar climate, if you're travelling by train or 'plane and can't take a lot of baggage. 

Regular readers will know I am really into colour but for a capsule wardrobe for five days of smart, casual, parties, and mixed weather, nothing works better than monochrome with the odd flash of colour. I managed to get 5 different looks into a small carry on case…

I had such a ball in Byron last winter that I am now counting the weeks to my next visit - January 2016! 

This has to be one of the highlights from my last trip:, a fashion shoot for the vintage shop Trashwith my gorgeous,  glamorous "children" Teddy and Branson, I only wish they were my real kids!  Hopefully, there will be more shoots to share from Byron in the New Year…

Welcome to another look at what I've been finding on the High Street.  It's not all about vintage, retro and pre-loved shopping.  Sometimes the cheaper end of the high street chains, aimed very much at the younger shopper, come up trumps when it comes to finding something special…

You know how much I love vintage and retro, but I do shop on the High Street too and so I thought I would share a few outfits with you, this week and next, that I have worked on to make them look a bit edgy and retro.  A scarf here and a belt there can make all the difference if you want your high street buy to look a bit different and distinctive…