It’s been a little while since I took part in SIA because I kept missing the deadlines but I’m thrilled to be back! This week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece is Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh by Rembrandt. Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar (14 Shades of Grey), Terri (Meadow Tree…
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Who’d have thought that you could combine tweed, a flat cap and Harry Potter and look good? But where, one asks, is Harry Potter? It’s actually in the little backpack I’m using here. Not literally. I haven’t actually got a miniature Harry Potter in my bag lol. The bag was…
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This week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece is Dining Room in the Country by Pierre Bonnard. Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar (14 Shades of Grey), Terri (Meadow Tree Style), and Daenel (Living Outside the Stacks). Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other…
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Two little words. Polka dots. What do they make you think of? For me, I can’t help but start singing that old song by Brian Hyland (I did have to look up who sang it lol), “…it was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow, polka dot bikini, that she wore…
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Since turning 40, five years ago, I’ve discovered a love of blogs belonging to other women my age and older (there are a few younger ones that I enjoy too, of course). There are loads of amazing bloggers out there who are in Britain and the US (and beyond), but…
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One thing I’ve been keen to do with The Grey Brunette is to invite some amazing bloggers / influencers / Instagrammers over for a chat, and the first person who came to mind was Greetje from No Fear of Fashion. Not only are Greetje’s posts usually full of bright colours…
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