The Fourth Trimester Series: BIRTH
Sharing your birth story has almost become a rite of new motherhood passage, with both film and photography becoming pretty normal delivery room add on. And while there is plenty to say about, for me personally and for many other mums I’ve since met and spoken to, your little one’s…
The Fourth Trimester Series: FEEDING
You’ve been through the birth, got your bundle of joy home and are looking forward to getting to know each other. But, for many women, the ‘bubble’ of newborn bliss isn’t quite the glowy fantasy they had imagined with feeding challenges consuming the whole experience. Struggling with both the physical,…
Taking Baby Steps Back To Confidence Post Birth
Confidence is something which we all aspire to in one way or another, but having self-belief isn’t something which stays at a constant level, or that once you attain lasts throughout your lifetime. It ebbs and flows and even the most assured woman can suffer crises and setbacks depending on…
How To Always Have Something Wear No Matter What The Party
The smell of summer is finally here and while there’s much to enjoy about the heatwave, the ‘events season’ also brings its fair share of sartorial challenges. Looking at the dates piling up in your calendar can make even the most frugal shopper suddenly feel the pressure to go wild…
Segueing Back into Style With Modern Classics
The ‘fourth trimester’ or the three months after you give birth are a rollercoaster of highs and lows with relentless sleep deprivation and a bundle of joy who turns into a mini demon at the strike of midnight. From breastfeeding trials to physical recovery, it’s a tricky time of adjustment…
I Didn’t Know About Prenatal Anxiety—Until It Happened to Me
First published on MyDomaine.com HERE, this account of my pregnancy experience addresses the little-discussed challenge of pre-natal anxiety and the impact it can have on your happiness, mental health and pre-birth preparation. When you’re unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, your evening dreams and daytime reveries are often occupied with imagining…
Home Sweet Home: Nursery Tour
Putting a nursery together is one of the nicest tasks of pregnancy preparation, and so closely tied to the nesting instinct. But while I loved decorating my baby’s room, I also found it made me feel anxious with superstitions often playing on my mind. That constant fear of what ‘could’…
Fashion Entrepreneur Roberta Benteler On Buying, Burnout & Bouncing Back
German entrepreneur and influencer Roberta Benteler is a front row stalwart and one of the most stylish women on the international fashion circuit. Launching her own game-changing business—the now-shuttered digital fashion destination Avenue 32—and managing a team of 45, from the outside she appeared to have self-assured success in hand.…
Rejina Pyo on Being Broke, Nearly Closing Her Label & Not Taking Maternity Leave
One of the most talented emerging names on the London Fashion Week scene, Korean-born, St Martins-trained designer Rejina Pyo has become both a retail and street style superstar. But building a brand rarely translates into overnight success and often the years of graft are edited out of the story. Here…
Two Trimesters Of Getting Dressed & What I’ve Learnt
It’s not news that dressing a bourgeoning bump can be a challenge—grappling with a constantly changing body shape which goes through random growth spurts over the nine months of pregnancy is clearly no cakewalk. However, you don’t need to entirely ditch your personal style just because you’ve got a little…