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The Trends: Autumn/Winter 2019

The leaves are turning and crisping into shades of russet, ochre and mahogany, signalling that my favourite season is upon us!! ….And it is one of two contrasting sides. On one team, there is Minimalism and on the other Flounce and Sequin.

I’ll be backing both teams and attempting a bit of fusion of the two. I’m thinking; an ivory lace sequinned blouse under a grey flannel blazer with distressed jeans and a high gold pump or a bohemian silk midi dress under a fitted waistcoat with 70’s knee high boots.

So, what are the key trends this season and which ones will you fall for?

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What I wish I'd known at thirty-five...

My book club is the craziest thing- no one reads the book!

It is strictly non-fiction (that’s a rule but reading the book isn’t!) which explains the madness somewhat as it makes it easy to read a chapter here and there and still be united by the essence of a book club.

At this month’s club, after a catch up on life and a few glasses of wine (let’s face it, that is the real substance of most book clubs) with much shock, we actually started discussing a chapter in Norah Ephron’s, “I feel bad about my neck” In the chapter entitled - “What I wish I’d known”, number eleven on her list is;

“Anything you think is wrong with your body at the age of thirty-five you will be nostalgic for by the age of forty-five”

What do you wish you’d known?

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