What I'm Wearing: h by Helen Bullock for Anthropologie - Part 3 of 4 Posted by Unknown |

Yes, I know I look slightly crazed in this photo, but, you know, just trying to mix things up a bit. I love the yellow and blue of this print broken up by the bold black and pink strips. This is a daydreamy creation with a wonderful silhoulette perfect for moseying around the house on a rainy day. It's the Citrus Strokes dress from the new h by Helen Bullock collection for Anthropologie. The shoes are Swedish Hasbeens and the bracelet is Bakelite by, I don't know who, but I bought it in a shoe shop that no longer exists.

See Part 1 with the Sweeping Maxi and Part 2 with the Flower Field Dress.

Christmas Gift Guide – 20 Prezzies For Under £30 Posted by Unknown |

1. Grace – A Memoir 2. Love Rocks earrings 3. V&A sequins purse 4. Large Hamam towel  5. V&A cream collar 6. Toast long knit sock 7. Lucia organic shea soap 8. Boohoo onesie 9. Tamasyn Gambell notebooks 10. Monki bobble hat 11. Anthropologie rings 12. Pied a Terre creamer 13. Diane von Furstenberg earphones 14. Alice Rose Lewis pin cushion 15. Penguin's Poems For Life 16. Christian Lacroix journal 17. Moore & Moore faux fur hat 18. V&A art & crafts bracelet 19. Dose nail polish 20. Paddywax tin candle Jane Austen

What I'm Wearing - h by Helen Bullock for Anthropologie - Part 2 of 4 Posted by Unknown |

Another of the gorgeous silk dresses, so aptly called the flower field dress, from the new h by Helen Bullock collection for Anthropologie. Ankle boots are old favourites – Encke by Hudson, current suede version here – and gold locket and rings are all vintage pieces from family. I know this isn't very weather appropriate but so easy to add a pair of tights and cropped cardie.

See Part 1 here.

Anthropologie Spring 2013 - Fashion & Home Preview Edit Posted by Unknown |

Managed another press day, this time a preview of Anthropologie's Spring '13 collection where there were some really nice surprises. A fabulous quilted black jacket with just the right amount of bead and sequin shoulder detailing; some very Illesteva round sunglasses by Copenhagen-based clothing and accessories brand Han; a cool grey marl sweat shirt (this collection is the first to include plainer block colour pieces to mix in with the usual brighter prints), some extremely covetous printed satin booties, gold sandals and paisley bomber jacket. And then the bright and colourful home line, which I couldn't keep away from as I'm a complete sucker for all things cushion and quilt shaped, and just look at those cute measuring spoons – luckily you can buy the current season measuring spoons right now, perfect Christmas presents. Shop more current season accessories and homeware below.

What I'm Wearing – h by Helen Bullock for Anthropologie - Part 1 of 4 Posted by Unknown |

When a dress transports you to a favoured romantic era – for me, Virginia Woolf and the bohemian Bloomsbury set – you know you're onto something good. I was thrilled to be lent the new collection h by Helen Bullock for Anthropologie to coincide with the launch this month. There are four dresses and there will be a post for each – with this one, the Sweeping Maxi there is just so much going on with the fabulous silk; like being wrapped in a huge abstract canvas every twist and turn gives you a completely new aspect of colour and pattern. Really this dress doesn't need much to go with it, but I couldn't resist throwing on a 1920s art deco flapper necklace (knotted halfway) and my highest YSL vintage heels from Bang Bang on Goodge Street (ok, the dress is a little long on me but never mind, right?). For more on Helen Bullock and the collection illustrations, see this earlier post.

What I'm Wearing Preview: h by Helen Bullock for Anthropologie Posted by Unknown |

There's something quite fantastical about a silk dress. This is the Sweeping Maxi, part of the new h by Helen Bullock collection for Anthropologie. Full outfit post to come.

h by helen bullock for Anthropologie Posted by Unknown |

Featuring long flowing swathes of fabric treated as canvases for bold abstract colour-bright designs in her SS12 and AW13 collections, Helen Bullock – a Central St Martins graduate who was spotted by Vauxhall Fashion Scout and has worked with Ossie Clark London and Galliano – has teamed up with the print obsessive Anthropologie for a capsule collection launching late November, the 20th to be precise. Rather than screen print repeated patterns (Bullock is not a huge fan of digital or screen printing) all the original artwork was hand-painted and stencilled. Here are the collection illustrations to give you an idea of what to expect. Watch this space for more on the collection pre-launch.