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January 27, 2012 at 12:00:31 PM
Good shot
I watched We'll Take Manhattan on BBC4 featuring Bailey who is such a legend in his own studio time. And my shoots with him have always been entertaining Just after this shot with Germaine Greer, the baby boy she is holding, peed right in her face...More


January 11, 2012 at 04:24:38 PM
A Bigger Splash
We were in a very Hockney-esque mood when we shot our fashion story, A Bigger Splash, for the new Epicurean Life magazine, which coincides with David Hockney’s new exhibition, A Bigger Picture..More


October 24, 2011 at 04:20:47 PM
Show Time
It was show time again at Beales in Bournemouth and another sell-out evening of 500 tickets with a waiting list for the hotly anticipated Girls Night Out Fashion Show. This is one of my favourite shows to style with an amazing collective creativity from the team and great appreciation from the audience.....More


September 29, 2011 at 05:21:38 PM
Frocks Away
It was a Foxtrot Alpha Bravo shoot for Epicurean Life at Shoreham Airport in West Sussex. Billowing ballgowns were shown with spectacularly high attitude on the real runway by Linda W along with our other beautiful model, the vintage Stampe SV4c.....More


July 25, 2011 at 01:24:28 PM
Uptown Twirl
We shot the amazing Christie Brinkley, Uptown Girl, for Hello magazine, last week. She is in London, starring as Roxie in Chicago at the Cambridge Theatre, the location for the shoot - and hence my debut on the West End stage styling Christie in glamorous gowns...More


June 14, 2011 at 05:48:24 PM
Glamour Born
For some, the glamour of being in a celebrity magazine comes early. Having only just made her first appearance to the world four weeks ago, baby Erin, daughter of Laurie Brett (Jane Beale in Eastenders) makes her celebrity debut in Hello, this week...More


May 19, 2011 at 09:40:05 AM
To The Glamour Bournemouth
Last week it was Girls Night Out at Beales of Bournemouth. There was a packed audience for the hotly anticipated trend led catwalk show that is the highlight of the evening. So no pressure....More


May 3, 2011 at 10:38:03 AM
Fast Lane Fashion
The much anticipated new issue of the ultra glamorous Epicurean Life will be published soon. The 10 pages of fashion, Top Gear, features high mileage perfomance chic for doing the Social Circuit.....More


May 2, 2011 at 02:14:38 PM
To The Faded Glamour Born
Just brushing off the dust, literally, from shooting the Earl of Shaftesbury, his wife Dinah and their 3 month old baby, Anthony, featured in Hello, this week. We shot in Wimbourne, Dorset on their 5,500 acre country estate...More


February 17, 2011 at 07:05:23 PM
Rag Trading
I spent a day this week, trawling around rows and rows of rails at Olympia and Earls Courst for the Pure London and Pure Spirit exhibitions.....More


January 25, 2011 at 01:14:30 PM
Style With Altitude
I never thought that I would be saying this, but the key accessory in the mountains, this season, is the helmet. More...More


December 14, 2010 at 03:57:25 PM
Coat Couture
Fashion Moment of this week has to be buying an embroidered silk coat from Juliet Dunn. More...More


December 3, 2010 at 11:36:07 AM
Sock Treatment
Just discovered socks with furry tops. Genius! £7 from Topshop. This is definitely my Fashion Moment of this week. Meanwhile, Fashion Moanment must be Mrs Gary Lineker in plunging neckline during plunging temperatures when all of us are digging out our thermal vests. More...More


November 25, 2010 at 06:03:05 PM
Fashion Moment
Can't wait for Spring 2011 and the tan cutwork leather dress for £165 from Mint Velvet as modelled by their fab PR, Beth Francis, at the press preview in London, this week. Watch the rails and website: www.mintvelvet.co.uk. Snooze and you will lose out on the hottest buy of the season.....More


November 11, 2010 at 12:40:23 PM
Glam Tidings
Next week, I am shooting glam fashion for the relaunch issue of Epicurean Life. Azzy Asghar, the publisher, has my complete respect and admiration for bringing back this much loved highly glossy magazine.More


October 18, 2010 at 02:08:25 PM
Artful Dodging
"Can I take your coat, madam?" You don't hear that so often these days. Could it be because too many people ARE taking your coat but without asking? Which is what happened to me (see last blog) when another well-heeled diner exited the restaurant in my beautiful vintage camel.....More


September 13, 2010 at 03:04:30 PM
Sequins of Events
Finally finished two major shoots - one so epic featuring glamorous metallic eveningwear that a rail collapsed under the sheer weight of sequins. As, indeed, did I after five days' prep....More


August 17, 2010 at 02:29:15 PM
Looking Cool
Just back from very glamorous wedding in Seville where the noon time temperatures hit 50 degrees. More


July 5, 2010 at 03:13:37 PM
Chic At The Price
I don't think that it has been so easy to dress stylishly for so little since the 60s when Biba was the cash-strapped girls' best trend.....More


June 18, 2010 at 03:24:19 PM
Shopping Mad
Currently, while looking for stylish business looks for a City client's shoot, I am searching for a glamorus evening dress for moi......More