Sparkling Star Shoes by French Sole for Starlight Foundation

This weather tends to make us confine any elegant shoes to the back of the cupboard until the sun shines again. My feet have been in encased in ugly old boots for the last month and I think they're a bit fed up. I do hate the words 'practical footwear'. It summons up the idea of Crocs (urgh!) and clonky old clodhoppers you can purchase from the back of the Radio Times. 

I do love a pair of glamorous flats so you can imagine my delight when I saw these beauties in French Sole. (I love French Sole) As fancy as a pair of heels but flat. Hurrah! So even on slippery slushy streets I can maintain my balance after one too many rum punches. To appease my guilt for shoe shopping in January (when I am most definitely defaulting on my gas bill) I discovered these shoes have actually been created by French Sole for the Starlight Foundation and HALF of the money from every pair go to this wonderful charity which makes me feel very warm inside.
They're looking a bit low in stock on the website but I called the wonderfully helpful people at the shop and they had my size. I realised the reason I gravitated towards them was because they reminded me of my favourite Anya Hindmarch Valorie clutch which I have mentioned before. 

Then I thought I could wear them together but (even though my sartorial motto is generally 'More Is More') I fear that would certainly be considered overkill...










Too much?!

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Bedtime with Poplin Pyjamas

I am a teenager when it comes to bedtime. I will happily put the lights out well past a reasonable hour and then if given the chance I can sleep late into the afternoon. This obviously isn't conducive to a normal lifestyle or holding down a job. I have three alarm clocks and have had countless cautions for being terribly late, simply because I COULD NOT get out of bed.

Poplin pyjamas have not helped my predicament. I have been on the search for some proper pyjamas for a while now and have finally found the perfect ones. Poplin was founded by the very lovely Lucy Archibald last year just as wearing ones nightwear in the daytime trend was taking off . Poplin offers beautiful, luxurious and elegant items to wear in bed or just to lounge around in. Anyone who saw me over Christmas can vouch for the fact that I very much lounged in my new pyjamas at any opportunity and felt a bit bereft while they were in the washing machine.

They arrive in the most beautiful box and are soft, comfortable and definitely worth investing in. They are stocked  in quite a few places but their website is simple to use and gloriously wholesome to look at. I am wearing the Iris set but am saving up for the ones called Grace...both pyjamas and nightshirt.

Get yourself some in time for the chilly January - you won't be disappointed. You also won't be able to get out of bed - just saying.

Third and fourth image are taken from the Poplin website

www.poplin.co.uk

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