NAVY & BLACK

Wearing: Persol glasses, Theory dress from Farfetch, Ann Demeulemeester ankle boots, Dagmar cuff, rings by Backstage and Maria Nilsdotter

I bought this dress back when London was having an extreme heatwave in May;  my wardrobe is filled with separates to be layered up and mixed and matched, which is a nightmare when you just want to be cool and comfortable. I have very few dresses, so I decided to take action and buy this Theory dress from the Farfetch sale. I love the draped back, and the huge front pocket, also the awkward spacing between hem, leg and shoe. 

Photos by Kit Lee

INTERIOR DECORATING

In order of appearance:

1. Inters white narrow shelving from Achica          2. Chloe braided sandals, new from the Farfetch sale

3. Sunglass stash     4. St Tropez sun top up moisturiser & bubble bath from my monthly She Said Beauty Box

5. Fresh Peonies from Columbia Road flower market  6. Ann D ankle boots  7. Christopher Kane jelly clutch beside Encens magazine

8. Rupert Sanderson batman-esque heels    9. Petrol Dr Martens    10. Ann Demeulemeester triple lace boots

Finally my room is becoming how I want it to be, much to my boyfriends begrudging tones, the shoes shall be on display! Even though I'm moving house in a couple of months, I wanted some shelves that could fit into the tiny spaces I have left; when I stumbled upon this one on Achica, I couldn't believe my luck! It's the perfect minimal design I was looking for, easy to put together, and the perfect size to put shoes, accessories and even floral displays on. 

I can tell I'll be changing it up every few weeks, right now it's acting as my shoe overspill - new sandals that are dreaming of sunnier climates and winter boots that are bringing me crashing down to British summer reality.

L'ECLAIREUR

One of the highlights of my Paris trip was being shown around the cult boutique L'eclaireur. They have six stores in Paris alone and are Farfetch's biggest retailer; what sets them apart is that the stores are designed by artists, not architects. The Sévigné was designed by Studio Arne Quinze; with the interior made of layered cardboard, covered with silver car paint and laid next to television screens set in the material; the space certainly is unique. The walls are also interactive; pull of a leaver and a screen comes up to reveal a clothes rail beneath or a hidden mirror, designed so that every buyer will have a totally different experience when shopping here each time. In this store you will find every favourite from Celine to Givenchy to Haider to Ann, the buying is impeccable. Aside from the Demeulemeester, the furniture in the space was a particular highlight for me, I can't remember which architect it was designed by, but the giant pony hair morphed couch deserves a space in my future home, I think. I'm looking forward to discovering the other five stores when I go back to Paris!

24 HOUR PARIS

My 24 hour Paris trip with Farfetch was filled with excitement - we'd gone for The Playlist event in the evening which left us a day to explore the city. After we'd checked in to our hotel, Le General, we headed out in our car for the day (now I know how good those fashion editors have it); first we stopped of at L'eclaireur for some fantasy shopping and then afternoon tea at the Ritz! Unfortunately no photos were aloud inside except for some sneaky Instagrams, which was a shame but I get that it's probably better for everyone else not to have my fat DSLR sticking in their face. The rain was pretty terrible whilst we were there, we sat eating our afternoon tea and the buckets of water being thrown off the Ritz canopy was quite mesmerising to watch! After this it was time to get back in the car and head back to the hotel for Ladurée macaroon time. The next day we had time for breakfast and then it was back to Gare du Nord where I was headed back to London and straight to the Sanderson for an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea, where I was more than welcome to take pictures. What a perfect end to the perfect trip! 

Thank you to the Farfetch team for such a wonderfully organised adventure and to Alex and Karen for the fun company!

P.S. - Can we please talk about the pills for breakfast at the hotel? I can't think of anything more 'fashion'; there we have a perfectly normal breakfast buffet and then on the end little jars and spoons of pills to make you happy, younger, more beautiful. I wonder if this is the future?