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Last week has been spent away from London, in my native Lisbon. After three years in the Big Smoke, I have to say the river-facing cobbled streets I used to ramble  through look somewhat foreign now -...

As I look through the window today, gazing at the leaves of my neighbour tree becoming greener and greener with each speck of rain, it seems slightly odd to be even remotely contemplating summertime, sultry...

A few years ago, whilst browsing a favourite design blog, I came across Rifle Paper Co. Although by then still a newborn, one could foresee a very bright future for this brand and its owners - illustrator...

Thinking of a perfect day out in London, few things come first on my list than having a coffee somewhere nice in the company of a loved one, followed by a relaxed 'vintage crawl' in search of some precious...

Most of us have a Kate Moss story. Mine takes me back to high school, when - a fresh-faced teen dividing my attention between Nirvana and fashion photography - I first laid eyes on a certain Calvin Klein...

On my way back to London after almost three weeks in New Zealand, I spent the final three days in Melbourne, a city everyone promised would make me feel at home with its cultural offerings and lovely retail...

After a three day stint in Sydney - where I've left a sizeable piece of my heart and a palpable desire to return - I've been spending the last couple of weeks in Wellington, New Zealand, where a mixture of...

One of the facts I truly appreciate about the time we live in is technology. Not only does it keep us digitally connected to loved ones - even if in totally different parts of the globe - the world of...

Once an advocate of clean and minimal, preferably something Helmut Lang, and most certainly black, a few years ago I've traded in my first sartorial love for a new one: the unique appeal of vintage...

The gardeners of the soul - commonly known as psychologists - have long been advocates of the somewhat lost art of penning one's thoughts into paper. Clearing mind clutter is indeed one of the best ways to...

Once upon a time, Léa Seydoux dreamt of becoming an opera singer, but it was at drama school, aged 18, that the French actress found her calling. In perfect Parisian nonchalance, her attitude to beauty is...

Some say boys don't make passes at girls with glasses, but if that were true, the forever allure of sexy librarians, bookworms, and 50s beauty icons alike wouldn't have crossed generations and nationalities as...