I’m loving the cold snap and have recently re-instated a long leather skirt from my wardrobe to tackle the problem of cold legs.
Vintage, leather is working a treat, as is knitwear let me tell you, and I flagged up the merits of the coatigan in an earlier newsletter (do come and join us by signing [...]

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Hi,
I recently celebrated (yes I did celebrate) my 60th birthday and desperately need some advice on what to wear to suit my body. I am not even sure what my body shape is.
My measurements are 41″ bust, 36″ waist and 44″ hips, wow is that scary. I am 5ft 3″ tall and weigh 12 stone [...]

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Hi Caryn,
I bought your e-book for petite pear shaped recently and have had a great time reading, discarding and window shopping.
I really went to town on the discarding part and now find I have the ‘opportunity’ to build my capsule wardrobe virtually from scratch.
I really need 2 suits I can wear to work and want [...]

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Hi Caryn,
My sister is having an evening wedding reception & I don’t know what to wear!! I am only a size 6 & 5′2″ & don’t feel comfortable in shoes/sandals & would like to wear boots with a calf length dress. Would this be too much?
I’d also like to wear either a pink or black [...]

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Let me tell you why this garment works!
This season is one where most of us emerge from the warm and comforting layers that have seen us through chilly times, hoping to find the right look for the next few (generally unpredictable) months.
It’s a bit of a shocker if you have been wrapped in swathes of [...]

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