Tomorrow night is bonfire night—and although I usually post on Sundays, last night I was at Battersea Park’s fireworks night, and I was there enjoying the show! I was a little worried that the family-friendly night would be a little boring, but there was tons to do – at least 15 food trucks, a carnival-like amusement park, a live brass band playing jazz and pop … Continue reading Celebrating Guy Fawkes Night: Tips and Insights
If you’ve only got half a day in London to see as many famous landmarks as you can, try following this path – it took me three and a half hours to see so much of London! Continue reading See London’s Famous Landmarks in 3.5 Hours
My partner and I stayed in Cavtat, Croatia for a little under a week in September. We found a village where there’s a little something for everyone! There were jewellers and antique shops; coffee shops and fancy restaurants; museums and ruins. The more I saw of it, the more I liked—even the things I wasn’t expecting, which included… Continue reading 7 Things That Surprised Me About Cavtat, Croatia
Bullet journalling a single notebook where you can track your year, singling out whatever is important to you in a way that no pre-made notebook can. You can use it as a diary or journal; you can use it as a scrapbook, saving bits and pieces like concert tickets and paper trinket. People track time (days, weeks, months; appointments, dates, meetings, anniversaries, etc.) as well as milestones. Goals get their own pages, and progress is tracked creatively. Continue reading Why Autumn is Perfect for Starting a Bullet Journal
A huge part of sustainability in fashion is keeping your nice things nice; preserving them, so that they don’t become easily disposable. But how can we keep our clothing nice if we’re not sure where to begin? Vaccum bags. I bought these when I was moving (to save space in my boxes), but since then I’ve been using them to store my off-season wardrobe. They’re … Continue reading 3 Things That Will Preserve Your Clothing
I’ve been thinking about my clothes lately; I know my wardrobe is OK, but it’s not doing everything that I want it to. Sometimes it feels like a hodgepodge: old band t-shirts mixed with tailored pants; blazers from 2010 that miraculously still fit; “event shoes” that I’ve been passing over for comfy trainers since before COVID hit. There’s no theme, no unity to what I … Continue reading Why I Want (But Will Probably Never Get) Colour Analysis
My made-to-measure womenswear course at Central St. Martin’s started last weekend. It was exciting (expect an update soon!) but I soon realized that I didn’t have all the tools I needed to create my own clothing patterns. Determined to not show up next week without tools—and with only Sunday to shop—I headed for the only fabric shop I could find that was open on Sunday: … Continue reading London Gem: One-Stop Sewing Shop Ray-Stitch
I’ve realized lately that the sustainable changes I’ve been making re: my wardrobe aren’t due to some change in personality, new trend I’m looking to follow, or based on new information I’ve gotten.
The changes I’ve been making are due to one thing: money. Continue reading Sustainability VS Privilege
I feel like it goes against the whole “sustainable” idea to be into trends—because following trends closely typically means discarding and replacing items quicker than they wear out due to them not being the “in” thing. But lately I’ve been seeing a trend I love on TikTok: the Coach Purse Spa Day. Continue reading Trend I Love: Coach Purse Spa Day
A problem that I’ve created for myself is that I both want to curate a wardrobe that looks and feels good and be sustainable about it, when the most sustainable thing I can do for my wardrobe is wear the pieces that I already have. Continue reading Is Building A Wardrobe A Sustainable Goal?
No Small Wander 