Hiding behind my boyfriend’s hoodie
My first “I love you” would come only a month before my now boyfriend of almost three years would leave to build a school in Kenya. We had gone from seeing each other practically every day to a singular text
The power of a memory
https://vimeo.com/146000661 My last days with her, were spent avoiding her. My sweet Italian grandmother that always openly held me – the grandchild from London she never saw as much – as her favourite. I never knew what type of cancer she was diagnosed
The little girl who loved to play in the mud dressed in her fancy clothes
So let me tell you a little bit about my childhood. I lived in Zimbabwe for the first seven years of my life before I moved to England in June 2004, where I of course picked up the Geordie accent
Goodnight Grandad John
To most people it just looks like any other blanket that sits on the end of your bed for display, or for those times when it’s not quite cold enough to climb in your actual sheets. I can’t quite find
The engraving of love: gone but never forgotten.
Have you ever looked at someone’s selfie and thought there might be more to it than just a pretty face or a nice outfit? Not picking out the bad but more why they are taking a photo of themselves instead? Can
A true love story never ends: Rekindling treasured memories in my nana’s fur coat
My fascination for vintage clothing began when I was 15 years old, as I yearned to be different. I’m not sure how it started, maybe being brought up on Britpop and then darting towards bands such as The Jam and
Three-year-old me prophesied my future fashion sense
On 10th June 1997 my mother gave birth to her first child, me. What an exciting time, a new life joining the world. So, obviously, my parents were showered in gifts to try and prepare them for the most stressful next
From baggy to classy: A story of how I gained my confidence
Growing up as a kid the least important thing is how you are dressed. Furthermore, as life goes on and you become self aware of your own appearance you start to develop a sense of style. However, everyone makes a
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride?
Opening a wardrobe to the scent of blossoming bouquets, spilt champagne and burnt out confetti is something every bridesmaid can relate to when looking back over their dresses from someone’s special day. But just like the lingering aroma of happy
Grandfather chic – how an old binoculars case became my night out essential
When he passed away 10 years ago, my sister Katie and I immediately knew one of the items we needed to keep was the binoculars case. He was at one with nature; days were spent walking his lovely dog Ben
From a coma to prom night – my story
From my early teens, I had enormous boobs and while having big boobs is every teenage girl’s dream it was more like my living nightmare. My boobs were of great size and weight that killed my back and shoulders to
My not-so-wicked Stepmother
When you are a young child clothes don’t mean an awful lot. However, my relationship with my step-mother, Lorraine, is one of the most important things in my life and my first memory with her is buying a dress. Lorraine is