Category Archives: fashion

No New Clothes: Sustainable shopping, and is vintage ethical?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Lucy

Being green and ethical isn’t always easy. When I start thinking about my impact on the world and the ‘right’ way of doing things, the possibilities are seemingly endless. I’d like to preface this by saying that I feel like … Continue reading →

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What I Wore: True Blue

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Lucy

Today was a miserable, cold day and I woke up a bit down in the dumps. It seemed fitting to dress the way I felt, ‘blue’. Though putting together this outfit actually had the opposite effect and it ended up … Continue reading →

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DIY Sequin Bird Sweater

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Lucy

Hello, I’m back again with another way to jazz up an old jumper. Though this one doesn’t involve cutting it up! I don’t know about you but I’ve been stockpiling woolies in this chilly weather and have had some great … Continue reading →

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What I Wore: My Mum’s Dress

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Lucy

When I was growing up (and now) one of my all time favourite things was looking through my mum and dad’s photo albums. Being teenagers/young adults in the 60s and 70s, they had an awesome sense of style (perhaps where … Continue reading →

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Autumn Wardrobe: Pumpkin Spice

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Lucy

Living in the UK, we don’t go quite so mad for pumpkin-flavoured everything come halloween time. Pumpkin in a can… what’s that all about? But I do like carving a pumpkin (or squash, or turnip) for all hallows eve, and … Continue reading →

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Vintage Inspiration: Moonrise Kingdom

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Lucy

Like any Wes Anderson fan, I was stupidly excited to see his first film in three years (and first non-animation film in five), but I was head over heels in love when I realised that his new film, Moonrise Kingdom … Continue reading →

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Judy’s Comes to Manchester

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Lucy

If something is worth getting up early on a Saturday morning for, you know it must be pretty good. And Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair is just one such thing… Judy’s is a top-notch vintage fair which travels around the UK’s … Continue reading →

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We Heart Handmade… Clothes

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Lucy
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Well Read: Fashion To Die For?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Lucy

Welcome to a new monthly feature on the Fi & Me blog where we review a new(ish) book that we’d like to share with you. For our first book, we’ve chosen the non-fiction book To Die For – How Fashion is … Continue reading →

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What I Wore: Thrifty Finds

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Lucy

Brrr! It’s gone very cold round here all of a sudden. I’m actually quite glad about this as it at last feels a bit like winter, rather than some never ending-autumn merging into spring (hello global warming!) I’ve hardly needed … Continue reading →

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