The Invention of the colour purple. The Guardian.
It’s not often that a teenager mucking about in their bedroom results in a commemorative blue plaque. But that’s what happened to William Henry Perkin in…
Top 10 personalised Christmas presents 2014. The Guardian.
Sticker book, from £5.15moo.com The possibilities for creative personalisation at Moo are vast and varied. From mini cards (the BEST business cards) to posh postcards,…
The Queen Mother taught me how to sew beautifully. Published in the New Statesman.
I may have mentioned, in passing, that I was once seamstress to the Queen Mother. This is not exactly true, because it evokes an image of…
You will never have to worry about your wit or conversation being sharp as long as your clothes are. The Guardian
Carefully lower your paper and let your eyes fall upon the first person you see. What’s your first impression? Posh, pikey, yukky or yummy? (Looking in…
The return of the siren. The New Statesman
Sometimes, fashion can be like a loving mother – blind to the faults of its offspring and periodically pushing them to the forefront of the trend…
In defence of the tie. Published in The Guardian
Last week a civil servant who works for Birmingham social services accused his bosses of sexual discrimination for asking him to wear a tie to work;…
BBC Radio 4. Woman’s Hour. The state of the magazine industry.
I was in a really bad mood when I did this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2002_35_mon_03.shtml
Socks appeal. Published by The Guardian.
What the weather will be like when you read this, I do not know. But if it’s hot, as they say it will be, then you…
It’s dress down every day in Britain. Published in The Observer.
We should never have got rid of starch. That’s what done us in. The moment we stopped starching collars and let them flap all over the…
When I sewed the royal hem. Published in The New Statesman
The year was 1984. The autumn leaves were golden, almost as majestic and beautiful, warm but regal, empathetic but distant, in their way, as she was.…
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