Learning about fashion, gaining inspiration, is definitely aided by visualising the process. Curating what inspires you is an engaging and fun way of nailing down what you like. It provides a visual record that you can look back on. Pinterest is, for example, a website based entirely on the inspo album idea. So let’s take […]
Ways I’m Not a Minimalist – advice about Books, Gaming and Shopping!
When I first read about minimalism, this strange online community of people who pursue the idea of “less is more”, I was instantly attracted. But I was also counting the ways I’m not a minimalist. Ways that I could never be a minimalist. I wrote a post talking about the philosophical and political side of […]
The scariest moment of my life and how I got my original XBOX as a teenager (Gaming Minimalist!)
What does the scariest moment of my life have to do with my history as a gamer, and particularly my original XBOX? While fashion has been a key hobby for me in my 20s, for which I now control by following my own form of minimalism, gaming is a lifelong passion of mine. My history […]
Key item: The overcoat
Outerwear can be a tricky area for a capsule wardrobe. Enter: the classic overcoat. An easy way to elevate a casual outfit, or to tie together a smart or smart-casual outfit, an overcoat is (for me) a highly recommended investment. Let’s take a look! The overcoat as a smart / smart-casual jacket My current […]
Trousers in 2018 – Are skinny jeans dead as a trend? Two outfits with relaxed leg trousers
More and more, I can’t help but wonder – are skinny jeans “dead”? Of course, when they brought to an end the fascination with boot cut and ultra baggy trousers they were a breath of fresh air. A radical alternative that showed that trousers could be more than they had been for the 1990s and […]