Pretty Powerful- giveaway

When Bobbi Brown asked me to write about my inspiration, I didn't need to think twice. My mum (as seen here in Spain, circa 1974, picking oranges from a cooler- tres glam) is the most inspirational person in my life. She's the strongest person I know, dresses beautifully in outfits of grey and tonal beige and always looks fabulous. Plus, she's bloody good at putting lipstick on using the rear view mirror whilst driving.  She's held our family together through the toughest times I've ever experienced and she's always supported our decisions, even when I told her I was moving across the world for a boy. And she's never once said I told you so when I've called crying with homesickness and feeling sorry for myself. 

Thanks mum. 

So, to celebrate just how awesome my mum is, Bobbi Brown is giving away this rather lovely Pretty Powerful makeup palette. To enter, leave a comment on this post and tweet using the twitter button below, making sure you use the hashtag #prettypowerful.  Winner chosen at random next week. 

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Fig Crostini

Goat cheese fig crostini is all I can think about when I'm hungover. To make, drizzle honey over sliced figs & pear and roast for 10 minutes. Finish with sweet balsamic glaze.

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Pour La Victoire Giveaway

{Shoes: c/o Pour La Victoire (currently on sale) shirt: F21, skirt, belt & pin: vintage, bag: Zara, ring: Sportsgirl, necklace: c/o Sheyna. Photos by Netty}

I love these Pour La Victoire wedges because they make me damn tall, and it's nice to be on normal people height level for once. 

Now, everyone loves shoes, and everyone loves free shoes even more. The generous folk over at Pour La Victoire are giving away the gorgeous grey pair featured above and all you need to do to enter is follow these easy peasy steps. 

1) Hit the Facebook like button below 2) Leave a comment on this post together with your email address and 3) Like Pour La Victoire on Facebook www.facebook.com/PLVshoes and follow on them Twitter here www.twitter.com/pourlavictoire. Random winner selected next week!  Contest is now closed. Congrats to Brianne Lee! 

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Gingham

I wore this to the Anna Sui show last week when I had twenty minutes to make it from Union Square to Lincoln centre in rush hour. That day I learned these Marc Jacobs sandals were not designed for running nor subway stairs at high speed, that this orange vintage gingham check skirt is dangerously close to splitting and that Anna Sui's silk prints for next season are just awesome. 

{Skirt: vintage, shirt: H&M, shoes: Marc Jacobs, Bag: Mulberry, necklaces: vintage, stone necklace: c/o Sheyna, ring: H&M} Photos: Netty

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Geranium

I've had this shirt 'forever' which is secret code word for Forever 21. I like to pretend it's silk (even though we all know it's polyester.) I'm drawn to geranium tones and this shirt joins a collection of nail polishes (essie: Meet Me at Sunset- you can't beat it), purses and even a terribly malnourished geranium plant (caring for plants is not a strength of mine.) This colour is a reminder of the long hot summer days we're reluctantly waving goodbye to. 

{Shirt: F21, shorts: vintage, shoes: Ann Taylor, bag: mulberry, belt: Zara, necklaces: mix of vintage and c/o Sheyna}

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Pleats Please

Pleats are my wardrobe staple and this grey accordion skirt is a new favourite.   

{Skirt: c/o Alainn Bella, top: Elie Tahari, bag: Mulberry, belt & shoes: vintage: ring: H&M, bracelets: c/o Sheyna, stone necklace c/o Sheyna}

Get 15% off full priced items at Alainn Bella by using the code lucy

Create your own jewellery and get 20% off any purchase at Sheyna by using the code Lucy20

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Back on the Grid

{From top, left to right: Anouk Colantoni and Nicole Warne looking muy lovely, Brahmin: check them out, gorgeous bags aplenty. Candice Lake demonstrating her best photographer yoga, whilst Anouk Colantoni looks every inch a New Yorker next to two yellow cabs. Candice holding up traffic on 6th Ave- no models were harmed. Nicole from Gary Pepper Vintage, absolutely stunning despite the drenching rain and 4.30am call time.}

So, I've completely fallen off the map recently and there is a reason why. I don't usually go into detail about what I do for a living, but when I'm not posting pictures of myself (which sounds almost as ridiculous as it is) I'm dreaming up creative campaigns and digital strategy for fashion brands. So, as you can imagine, around this time of year everything gets rather busy and I don't have time for outfit posts. And trust me, there's no better formula for mismatching outfits and dark circles under the old eyes like pulling together a 24 page advertising shoot in five days, which includes an international photographer and cast, various NYC locations, and the tail end of a hurricane.

Miraculously, it all came together and we shot Brahmin's Holiday look book with the gorgeous Candice Lake, (who is just as stunning, funny and talented as everybody says she is.) It intermittently poured with rain all day but the crew was amazing and all I can say is, thank god for the luxurious RV- our temporary Tribeca home which housed a crew of 30. It was literally 4 times the size of my apartment.

Now Holiday is shot, it's onto Spring!

Check out Candice's take here.

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