I recently came across a Pap shot of actress Ali Larter, 37, mum of two year old son Theodore, styling it out in one of my favourite combos - denim and leather – as she left the Chateau Marmont in LA. Pregnant Kim Kardashian also rocked a leather pant and shirt at the beginning of...

Skinnies or straight-leg jeans just work so well with ankle boots it’s like someone had a plan in mind. And with this ridiculous weather we’re having at the moment, it makes sense to still be wearing a boot, it’s just that we’re desperate to shed the UGGs, wellies and...

I do like my clothes to work hard – as in, can work in various different outfits for several occasions, rather than helping me to load the dishwasher and take the bins out. Although that would be nice… (my current wardrobe of reprobates are so lazy, they just hang there). Today...

For today’s quick-fix Friday, your weekend social-mummy outfit: checked shirt, leather-look leggings, faux-fur gilet and ankle boots. Done. Just add arm candy and a smile that says ‘Woohoo! I can now offload the baby onto Husband / Grandparents / friends while I collapse in front...

It’s all very well tempting you with new-season retail therapy, but it’s not like we’re just spending on ourselves anymore, is it? And with kids comes waterproofs, nursery fees, new shoes (a fitting every eight weeks?!), gymboree classes, music lessons… So there’s...

You might be quite happy with last autumn’s coat and boots, thank you very much, and don’t want to be splashing out on a whole new-season wardrobe. Or maybe you’re not sure which trends will float your boat. Either way, the easiest way to update your wardrobe is with...

As every good mummy knows, a fabulous  good coat is so exciting  very sensible when the shiny new shopping season  cold weather is drawing in. Today’s selection will see you through frosty mornings at the swings, smugly working a look at the school gates, and that perfectly timed...

It’s definitely that time of year, as I’ve already had at least four separate requests for a blog post on boots. And there’s nothing I love more about the colder season than boot shopping, so here are the pairs that made my edit. Whether you’re pramming round the park,...

Wave bye bye to summer and hello to autumn/winter. OK, so it’s a bit brrr, but with military tailoring, snuggly knits, day-to-night sparkle, edgy leather and cutesy owl prints, what’s not to love? Bring on the cold, I say. Take your pick from the capsule wardrobe below to create...

Every mummy wardrobe needs a striped Breton top. They work both day and night, and to prove it, here are a couple of bump & beyond outfits I put together just for you:   £28, Jojo Maman Bebe at zalando.co.uk £34.99, Mamalicious at newlook.com £18, maternity...

I was wearing a simple top and leggings combo last week, but I ‘made it my own’ (blame X-Factor being back on telly for that classic Louis Walsh soundbite) with the help of accessories. The tunic-top-with-leggings-and-pumps outfit is an easy and very wearable mummy look, but...

If you’ve decided to stay in the UK for your summer hols, you’ll know that layering is key. One minute the sun is beaming down, the next you’re all goosebumpy as the clouds have come in and suddenly there’s a definite breeze, too. The solution? Take a simple...

Some clothes work whether you’re avec bump, trawling around after a toddler, meeting the NCT mums for lunch or going out for dinner with Hubby. And I love  these value-for-money Bump & Beyond pieces. Obviously, the item itself has to be the right shape for you to be able to wear...

Let’s face it. This British summer has been anything but summery so far (give or take the odd day-long heat wave). Which is why it makes sense to think about layering, especially when those clouds crop up over your picnic on the common, the stars begin to twinkle over your open-air...

It’s not unusual for us mums to ditch the jewellery once the baby pops out (as in pops out of us , not pops out to the shop for a paper). And it’s understandable, as we don’t want to injure the newborn with sharp-edged blingy rings, or be injured ourselves by the toddler...

Apparently, new research from COMPEED® reveals that British women are wearing the highest heels in Europe (average heel height 3.3 inches), probably due to us being statistically shorter. Or just because we love the way we sashay into a room when we’re wearing them. The problem is,...

Sometimes I see an item in a shop or online and think Ooh. That would work on so many different levels. And obviously, most of the time, I use this as my purchase justification, more to myself than my other half. But there really is a great satisfaction to be had when you can get a lot of use...

As the weather is brightening up a little (as a nation, it has to be said, we really are obsessed with the weather, aren’t we? That and the price of petrol…), I thought we might venture into at least thinking about getting our legs out – even if it’s just a plan to do...

I know we’ve had a lot of rain recently, but let’s not forget we did have a week of summery weather just beforehand, which means there has to be more coming (right? Right?). So I’ve been doing a bit of online retail therapy for stylish summer flats, in readiness for showing...