This is something for your bucket list!  I think everyone should try and do Glyndebourne just once in their lives.  It's part of the English heritage: full evening dress, a picnic in the gorgeous grounds, a bottle of bubbly & Opera…

Well, I survived my five days of music, mud & mayhem!  There was no mud, it was more of a dust bowl, and it was probably one of the best Festivals I have ever been to!  Every night the headliner was a band or artist that I truly love (Alt J, Portishead, James Blake & Noel Gallagher to name a few), and for the first time at Latitude I got to see a comedy from start to finish (The Last Leg) and a ballet on the Lake from start to finish (Sadler's Wells).  I stumbled across Gareth Malone & several choirs, danced my sox off, spent quality time with one of my oldest friends, met lovely people, ate delicious food, especially at new addition Blixen, and had a ridiculously awesome, exhausting & relaxing time…

Dalia and I, friends since school, now go to 3 Friday Nights at Goodwood every year. It's a great event 'cause you get to enjoy horse racing, lovely food and drink, and then get to dance your socks off to a hot DJ.  In this case, both meanings of the word "hot", we got Idris Elba!  Who knew such an amazing actor was also a great DJ…

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…