Fashion & Beauty

Audrey & Hubert De Givenchy: Haute Couture Fashion is born out of a beautiful friendship

Do you know the movie Sleepers? It’s one of my favourite ones. At the beginning of the story the narrator says: “This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than blood.” I use this sentence as a spark to speak about one of the most enduring friendships, between two shining stars in the Fifties, Audrey Hepburn in cinema, and Hubert De Givenchy in fashion. They met by…
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Top Tips to tame curly and mixed race hair

One of our most popular blog on London Mums is about how to take care of mixed race hair. If you’re a parent of a mixed race child or a kid with naturally curly hair, you are certainly familiar with  the nightmare that can be. Curly hair is different in texture than straight hair and it requires a special hair care routine. Tip 1. Don’t over wash curly hair – washing it every day…
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Fashion Trends: Women’s Spring / Summer 2015

Every season we all await for the fashion trends that will make us go crazy when shopping for new handbags or clothes. We have identified the four hottest fashion trends in Women’s Spring / Summer 2015.  Designer Charlotte Ronson with models during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at The Pavilion at Lincoln Center on September 5, 2014 in New York City. Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty…
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Why do we love Vintage Fashion so much?

Why is vintage fashion back on trend? Why do we feel so drawn to fashion from the 50s and 60s? Call me crazy but I am the kind of girl who feels really nostalgic about those amazing two decades after WW2 when people rebuilt their homes, their confidence, when there was so much optimism for the future, when there was very little technology and every new gadget was rather seen with scepticism to…
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Fashion Trends AW14: The only guide to London Fashion Week you need this season

It’s that time of year again when Somerset House becomes home to the fashionable and the fabulous, the glamorous and the gorgeous. Designers from all over the world fill luxury London hotels and models sashay down runways lined with editors and bloggers alike, frantically scribbling in their notebooks, while the paparazzi are out in force trying to get that all important snap to splash all over…
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Fashion tips for Summer 2014 By Celebrity TV stylist and designer Mark Heyes

It is always very difficult to decide what to wear during the Summer when we are challenged by the weather. We have asked Celebrity TV stylist and designer Mark Heyes to give us some advice and here are his Fashion tips for Summer 2014.  Colour Don’t be afraid of embracing some colour for this Summer Season 2014. There are amazing hues to choose from, and remember you can use it to…
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Fashion: Handbag trends for Summer 2014

We love fashion, don’t we! Handbag trends for this Summer 2014 are quite quirky and bold. If you are a new mum or have had another baby, do not despair as fashion has landed in maternity and changing bags too. From geometric shapes and bold colours, here are Summer handbag trends for London Mums to look out for. QUALITY Established in 2013, Leather Handbags Callista is renowned for…
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Skin Spring cleaning and detoxing tips

Many of us overindulge over the rainy and gloomy Winter. Whether that means we eat too much bad food, drink too much alcohol or have too many sleepless nights (or in some cases, all of the above…) during the Winter months, the resulting effects are usually etched all over our faces. These simple skin Spring cleaning and detoxing tips will help regain a young looking skin. Hands up if you…
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Fashion: The little orange dress - Is Orange the new Black?

The pressure to look slimmer during the summer is huge. It’s all in the perfectly sculpture body image that the media portraits everywhere. It seems we cannot, except we can actually. Over the years I have learnt that acceptance is the best thing to do to live better in my own skin. In fact after I turned the corner of the 40s I have started feeling more confident with my body image (without…
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London Fashion made easy - Tips to get the glam look of your favourite film actress

London Fashion Week is over for 2014 and I ponder what is really ‘edible’ in the real world for real women of all the clothes shown by such amazing looking but often skinny models. Realistically none of the quirky fashion shown is suitable for mums on the go so I decide to rely on the advice of Natalie Hartley, Fashion Director at Glamour magazine, who has has teamed up with Netflix…
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