Pearl Lowe - clothes designer and more

Britpop rennaisance woman Pearl Lowe looks like a woman who's got it all - she's had a career in music, she's a writer, a clothes designer, mother to daughter and model Daisy. But as this video shows, she's had her fair share of challenges along the way.

We loves ya, Pearl!

Winter boots time

We've been taking a look at the ladies shoes from Peacocks range and are pleased to report that there's a lot there at good prices for winter boots.

What with the winter predictions now saying 'whiteout' we thought it best to be prepared and get a pair of warm boots before the snow inevitably starts a-fallin'.


In other news, we've been checking out some of the spring 2011 ranges and it looks like - so far anyway - that next year could be another bumper 12 months for all you shoe-a-holics out there. A stylish 12 months at that...

Autumn clothes

The sun is shining and the sky is blue. But summer's gone, as the temperature drops and the night falls ever earler each evening.

For clothes enthusiasts, this is a good thing - time for layers, coats, boots, jerseys. It's much more fun than flip flops and shorts. The shops this time of year stock the new season's clothes, and it's time to think about replacing last year's stuff, and maybe assembling a new look.

Luckily here in the UK we have what's known as a mild climate - that's not to say it doesn't sometimes get too cold, but thankfully we don't experience the sub-zero all that often. And Autumn in the UK is generally the perfect weather for wearing a few layers of clothing - it's a cool season, but not too cool, and also never too warm. There's little chance that you'll opt for a heavier jersey or coat then find yourself sweltering on the way to work in the morning.

Please drop us a comment with any Autumn recommendations for us to check out.

Buying shirts -

Buying shirts is back in, it seems. In ye olde days of old the only time people would wear stylish mens shirts was to work, or something formal. That was back in the days when it was cool to appear to be "rebellious" or something. But the shirt is back with a vengeance - and long may it continue. While t-shirts are perfectly reasonable, nothing speaks of style quite like a shirt.

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We want style icons #2 Dappy

N-Dubz burst on to the UK music scene in about 2006 with their infectious blend of attitude and cool tunes. Band mamber Dappy (left) has a refreshingly eclectic fashion direction, and stands out from the hoardes of ordinary-dressed people in the urban music scene.

How to shop for evening dresses online

1. Make sure you have a computer and an internet connection.

2. Start browsing the sites you love. And go further afield too, seek out new places of worship (sorry, I meant retail...!). You can do this by entering the relevant words for your search into a search engine. Say you wanted green dungarees (which I know you don't it's just for example's sake) you type in those very words and abracadabra a list of sites that sell these will appear.

3. You can narrow down your search by including a place name as well, plus other words like 'cheap' or 'party', or whatever's appropriate to your enquiry.

4. Making your choice. You'd think that t'internet would be the place for impulse buys, wouldn't you? And that we'd all be broke by now, having spent all our spare cash on impulse purchases. Well, strangely, internet shopping generally doesn't work like that. Knowing that you don't have to buy on the spot like you would in a shop, and having the freedom to pop back anytime to the site means that in fact impulse buying is rare. It also minimises mispurchases. I have - not yet anyway - ever got something online and thought wait, it has to go back. Not once.

5. Once you've perused the available evening dresses online, and made your choice, it's a simple matter of filling in a few details, making the payment, and then waiting for the postie. Simple as anything.