The M&S Pieces That Always Prompt ‘Where’s That From?’ Questions
It was at a fashion week afterparty, of all the ridiculous places, where I had my most memorable M&S moment. I was wearing this absolutely gorgeous chocolate brown silk bias-cut…
The £25 M&S Find That’s Being Mistaken for Designer
I’ve got a confession to make. Last month, I was at a fashion editor’s dinner—you know, one of those slightly awkward affairs where everyone’s secretly checking out what everyone else…
The Marks & Spencer Classic That Has a Cult Following Among Fashion Editors
The first time I noticed it was at London Fashion Week, four years ago. I was huddled in the queue outside a warehouse in Bermondsey, making small talk with a…
The ‘Quite Nice’ Cardigan That’s Caused a Stampede at Marks & Spencer
It was my mum who first mentioned it, which should have been my first clue. “Have you seen that cardigan in M&S everyone’s talking about?” she asked during our Sunday…
The M&S Basics That Fashion Stylists Secretly Rely On
The first time I caught a proper fashion stylist with an M&S carrier bag, I nearly spat out my coffee. We were backstage at a shoot for a luxury magazine—you…
Beyond Balmoral: Modern British Country Style Without the Royal References
I’ll never forget the look on my urban-dwelling friend Zoe’s face when I picked her up from the train station for a weekend at my parents’ place in rural Yorkshire.…
Mind the Gap: What Londoners Wear vs. The Rest of Britain
The first time I went home to Sheffield after moving to London, my mum looked me up and down and said, “Well, don’t you look… London.” It wasn’t exactly a…
What to Wear to Meet Your Partner’s Middle Class Parents in the Home Counties
There’s a special kind of terror that grips you when your partner casually mentions, “So, Mum and Dad have invited us for Sunday lunch next weekend.” Not the blind panic…
I Found My Gran’s 1960s Mary Quant Pieces in the Loft and They’re Brilliant
It started with a leak in my parents’ loft. One of those slow, insidious drips that had been quietly soaking through boxes for months before anyone noticed. Dad called in…
The Marks & Spencer Collection Pieces That Keep Selling Out Immediately
The scene: 7:38 AM on a Tuesday. Me, still in pajamas, frantically refreshing the M&S website while simultaneously trying to make coffee without taking my eyes off the screen. The…
The M&S Knicker Drawer Refresh: What Fashion Editors Actually Buy
Last month, during London Fashion Week, I found myself in the green room backstage at a major show, surrounded by models, makeup artists, and fellow journalists. The conversation had somehow…
The Art of Looking Nicely Put-Together Without Appearing to Have Tried
It happened again last week. I was at a book launch in Shoreditch, wearing what I considered to be a fairly straightforward outfit – wide-leg jeans, a white shirt, loafers,…